I have been reading these forums forever it seems and I am looking to put two ACI SV-12's inside my stage build. At 16w x 15h x 120long I can get the 466l enclosure with bracing WinISD recommends. I can either face the driver to the front with two 4" ports to the sides or face the drivers towards the sides with slot ports underneath the drivers. I am considering an O audio 500w plate amp for power, tuning would be to 18hz. My stage would be 18" high so I can basically build 2x4 walls for the joists and then line the walls with 3/4" mdf for the enclosure. Attaching the walls to the 2x4's should add significant bracing the the sub. This design would also take looks out of the equation.
My qestions are these being a 1st timer:
1. Are there any hidden drawbacks in my described design, something I am not thinking about?
2. The power side is not my strong suit, tips on wiring the two subs with one amp would be appreciated.
3. What are the thoughts on side or front mounting for the drivers? My preference is for side because that allows me to do a dvd shelf in the front and they would be better protected on the sides. My fear is the sound quality would suffer if driving into the walls (approx. 4' away) near a room corner.
4. If looks are not a factor, is screws for attaching the mdf an ok idea? People seem to shy away from using screws.
The driver info is as follows:
Impedance: 4 ohm
RMS Power: 350 watts (system power 500 watts)
Sensitivity: 90dB
Fs: 17.5Hz
BL: 8.9 Tm
Qms: 8.35
Qes: 0.41
Qts: 0.395
Vas: 250 liters
Cms: 1041.67
Mms: 99 grams
X-max: 12.87mm peak
VC Ø: 2" (51mm)
VC Height: 31.75mm
Air Gap Height: 9.652mm
VC Inductance: 1.45mH
VCR: 2.97 ohm
Frame diameter: 12-3/8"
Cut out hole diameter: 11-1/8"
Flange thickness: 3/8"
Depth: 5-13/16"
Overall height: 6-3/16"
Any other advice would be welcome. Again I am a complete noob and just looking for an interesting project and a reason for putting a stage in front of my screen. I have the drivers already but still need the plate amp which will be installed outside of the enclosure but on the side of the stage.
My qestions are these being a 1st timer:
1. Are there any hidden drawbacks in my described design, something I am not thinking about?
2. The power side is not my strong suit, tips on wiring the two subs with one amp would be appreciated.
3. What are the thoughts on side or front mounting for the drivers? My preference is for side because that allows me to do a dvd shelf in the front and they would be better protected on the sides. My fear is the sound quality would suffer if driving into the walls (approx. 4' away) near a room corner.
4. If looks are not a factor, is screws for attaching the mdf an ok idea? People seem to shy away from using screws.
The driver info is as follows:
Impedance: 4 ohm
RMS Power: 350 watts (system power 500 watts)
Sensitivity: 90dB
Fs: 17.5Hz
BL: 8.9 Tm
Qms: 8.35
Qes: 0.41
Qts: 0.395
Vas: 250 liters
Cms: 1041.67
Mms: 99 grams
X-max: 12.87mm peak
VC Ø: 2" (51mm)
VC Height: 31.75mm
Air Gap Height: 9.652mm
VC Inductance: 1.45mH
VCR: 2.97 ohm
Frame diameter: 12-3/8"
Cut out hole diameter: 11-1/8"
Flange thickness: 3/8"
Depth: 5-13/16"
Overall height: 6-3/16"
Any other advice would be welcome. Again I am a complete noob and just looking for an interesting project and a reason for putting a stage in front of my screen. I have the drivers already but still need the plate amp which will be installed outside of the enclosure but on the side of the stage.