diy sonotube

tecmo04
tecmo04 Posts: 421
edited July 2005 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
so all this talk about diy subs has realy inspired me to try one myself. unfortunatly i know absolutly nothing about this process. all i know is that i wnat to try and build a beast that can change my heart beat and shake my teeth out. so here are a few questions to get me started...

1-id like to build a sonotube so where do io buy the tube?
12" or 15"?
height?
plate amp or seperate?
size and leigth of ports?
cost?
hrs and difficulty of construction?
yada yada yada ...

any help and advise would be GREATLY appreciated.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited June 2005
    Let a little google in your life :D
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited June 2005
    im trying to get some expert input, hense asking the pros...
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by tecmo04
    d like to build a sonotube so where do io buy the tube?
    Try your local concrete supply company, the local Home Depot and Lowe don't have the big enough tubes (not in my area anyway) Also, sonotube is a brand name, but any of the concrete form tubes will do


    No pro here, but
    Originally posted by tecmo04
    12" or 15"?
    Not sure if you asking about the tube size or the subwoofer driver size, but for heart beat changing teeth rattling, I would go 15" driver

    Originally posted by tecmo04
    height?
    You gotta pick a driver first
    Originally posted by tecmo04
    plate amp or seperate?
    you choice, plate amp has many features not on a separtae amp, crossover, phase adjustment and such

    Originally posted by tecmo04
    size and leigth of ports?
    You gotta pick a driver first
    Originally posted by tecmo04
    cost?
    depends on your driver and amp selction, but it is easy to get a great sub for around 500.00(150 driver, 200 amp, 80 for the tube, 30 or so of wood (MDF) screws and glue, 50 for the finish)
    Originally posted by tecmo04
    hrs and difficulty of construction
    hard to say how long it will take you to make it, plan on 10-20 hours and it is not hard at all
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited June 2005
    Yeah, what he said.

    Since all the Ascendant drivers are probably gone, I would suggest getting one of the new AV12 or AV15 drivers from (former Stryke Audio). They are monster woofers.

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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited June 2005
    my .02, go plate amp. ive tried both routes and plate amps always worked better for me. Maybe its what they were designed to do, i dont know. but i get much better performance in my DIY subs from a plate amp.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited June 2005
    download a program called unibox ... its actually an excel worlcsheet with macros. You will need the specs of the driver first.

    I would probably go plate amp because it already has features lilce crossover and phase.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2005
    My DIY Sonosub is a 24"x36" tube with 2-3"x17" flared port kits and a bit of batting wrapped around the inside of the sonotube. It has a single 15" Tempest driver and is powered by a 250w plate amp from Partexpress.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited July 2005
    or try a program called winIsd... both have their advantages over each other but if you dont have ms excel use winIsd.
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