I'm looking into putting together my first diy sub for my home, but am not sure what I should be looking for.
My current setup includes a BIC America F12 sub that, while decent for the money I spent, does not cut it for watching movies even at lower levels. I believe the problem is that the low end extension starts dropping off a cliff at around 30hz or so.
With young kids around, I don't get to listen much at higher volumes, though do enjoy good punch and extension on those rare occasions that I do get to crank it up. 50% music 50% movies.
My room is fairly large 23x18x8 and opens into other parts of the house.
The sub will be placed along one wall either two thirds of the way from the front of the room (next to the couch) and I have a 36h x 20w x 18d space to play with. Those measurements are the absolute max dimensions including grilles, feet, plate amps, etc.
I'm looking for the best bang for my buck, and would like to keep the budget to $500 or so, but could stretch it a tad.
I'm liking the SDX-10 projects I've seen around here and would go that route, but am wondering if there is another build using the SD12 that may be more appropriate for my room size. I'm just having a hard time thinking that the 10 would be able to dig deep and play at a decent volume.
I am a total WINISD noob so please bear with me.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Aloha!
Brian
My current setup includes a BIC America F12 sub that, while decent for the money I spent, does not cut it for watching movies even at lower levels. I believe the problem is that the low end extension starts dropping off a cliff at around 30hz or so.
With young kids around, I don't get to listen much at higher volumes, though do enjoy good punch and extension on those rare occasions that I do get to crank it up. 50% music 50% movies.
My room is fairly large 23x18x8 and opens into other parts of the house.
The sub will be placed along one wall either two thirds of the way from the front of the room (next to the couch) and I have a 36h x 20w x 18d space to play with. Those measurements are the absolute max dimensions including grilles, feet, plate amps, etc.
I'm looking for the best bang for my buck, and would like to keep the budget to $500 or so, but could stretch it a tad.
I'm liking the SDX-10 projects I've seen around here and would go that route, but am wondering if there is another build using the SD12 that may be more appropriate for my room size. I'm just having a hard time thinking that the 10 would be able to dig deep and play at a decent volume.
I am a total WINISD noob so please bear with me.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Aloha!
Brian