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What I want is a pair of home stereo subs that can do 16 Hz with MINIMUM distortion and HIGH amplitude. I'm thinking that to do this, I'll need some serious cone area (15" minimum?) and a relatively BIG box. I'm open to using either a sealed or ported box. Rather than use a plate amp, I have available high-wattage stereo amps that I can run (one of my faves will be the old Crown DC-300a - another the Electron-Kinetics Eagle 7a). I think that the quality of these independent amps will audibly outdo most plate amplifiers for both low distortion and good control. I also want this sub to be relatively flat from 16 to 80 Hz. I can use DSP to touch up a few dB at either end, but I'd rather have a box/driver combo that minimizes the need for DSP and that lacks a highly-peaked frequency-response curve.
Now in my blissful ignorance, the above is what I think I want, but there may be good reasons for doing it totally differently. The main reason I'm wanting a DIY (and I'll be needing TWO of them) is because I'm sick and tired of all the horribly-ugly (and I'm being generous and restrained) big black boxes that the HT sub market currently offers. I'm also hoping to save some $$$. Assuming I can do the woodworking, should I look to a kit or to a home-design?
Thanks - a DIY wannabe
Now in my blissful ignorance, the above is what I think I want, but there may be good reasons for doing it totally differently. The main reason I'm wanting a DIY (and I'll be needing TWO of them) is because I'm sick and tired of all the horribly-ugly (and I'm being generous and restrained) big black boxes that the HT sub market currently offers. I'm also hoping to save some $$$. Assuming I can do the woodworking, should I look to a kit or to a home-design?
Thanks - a DIY wannabe