[Kevin Haskins]

You need a router, no easy way around it. If you try to do it with a sander it will end up looking bad.

Kevin Haskins
Exodus Aduio

 

[tcarcio]

I thought so but I figured I would ask. I will check to see if I can rent one....Thanks.

 

[tcarcio]

Well work got in the way of the build for a few day's but it is now sanded and ready for primer. I hope I can get it primed and wet sanded this weekend and then painted next week.

 

[tcarcio]

I just finished with the primer. I used auto primer and put three coats of it on with a wet sanding in between coats. It looks great so I will start final paint tommorrow.......:yay:

 

[Sonnie]

Well it's definitely shaping up. I am particularly interested in this build and to see some response graphs once finished.

 

[Aaron Gilbert]

Looking good! That sanding sure seems to be a ton of work, but it will be worth it to get the finish you desire. It's nice when you find a good combination of sandpaper and sander. I have found that it doesn't often pay to scrimp on sandpaper. The cheap stuff may look like a good deal, but if it only lasts 1/10th as long as the good stuff, and doesn't work well, that's just not worth it.

Out of curiosity, why did you use birch for the front and back if you're just going to paint it? It would make sense to me if you were painting the front and back, but only lightly, so you still could see the woodgrain. It doesn't appear that's your goal.

 

[tcarcio]

Thanks, I really just used the birch because I didn't have any other use for it. Well anyway it is finished and for my first build I think it came out OK. I haven't spent any time on it yet but I took a before eq and after eq pic to see how it looked. I don't know if I will build a grill for it but that I can do later if I choose. It was alot of work with all the sanding so I think the next one will be done with wood only or maybe a veneer. Oh well here are the pics, what do you guy's think?

 

[Kevin Haskins]

Your the man.... that is a lot of finish work. You won't catch me doing a painted finish unless it is with truck bed liner. The veneer finish is MUCH easier.

Great job!

Kevin Haskins
Exodus Audio

 

[tcarcio]

Thanks Kevin, It was alot of work but it was fun. Next time it will be veneer. And thanks for your help and advice.:T

 

[thxgoon]

Looks great! How's it sound so far?

 

[tcarcio]

Thanks, It sounds fantastic with music and I will check out some movies this weekend........

 

[Kevin Haskins]

Careful not to get crazy with War of the Worlds or something. You have enough power to pop the driver. For movies the ported build gives you substantially more output down around 20Hz.

Sealed designs are always going to struggle compared to ported when you consider output.

Kevin Haskins
Exodus Audio

 

[tcarcio]

In this enclosure what would be the max power I should run?

 

[Kevin Haskins]

You don't need any more than about 500W on a Shiva-X. If you look at simulations people will base their amplifier needs based upon what it takes to get to X-max. That isn't necessarily wise because program material is transient in nature. Your amp is capable of more than it's RMS rating in short transient burst and if you get something in the movie that calls upon huge output and you have the power on tap, the driver will do it's best to try and carry out it's end of the bargain.

Go read my Sticky on power handling because that is a good read for anyone building a sub. I'd limit your power by just using one channel of the EP2500. That is more than enough power.

Kevin Haskins
Exodus Audio

 

[tcarcio]

Great, thanks.......

 

[fredm]

Yeah watch out with that EP2500, that is just a ton of power.

You are not going to run a lowpass crossover on it?

 

[tcarcio]

I just use the sms to set up everything.......

 

[fredm]

Is that where it will sit? For me it would quickly become a footrest.

Looks quite nice, what was the final sandpaper grit used before painting?

 

[Sonnie]

Nice work indeed... :T

I don't think I would boost that low frequency, but rather use a 20Hz HPF if you can manage one. Then the sub can focus more on what it can really do.

 

[Kevin Haskins]

There is a variable high-pass filter in the SMS-1. I'd use it set to at least around 18hz. That gives you some more protection from really deep stuff.