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robert i put felt pads under my subs, mainly so i can move them around easily on my wood floors. but now i dont need to move them around much if ever. im wondering if the footing matters much at all. my google search didnt help. would the ideal situation be having the sub bolted down...

thanks again

robert technical question about sub cabinet stuffing: what is the effect of more or less polyfil? all i know is it apparently makes the driver think it is in a bigger cabinet, but i dont know what effect that has

sometimes it feels like king kong is banging on the walls still want to experiment more with placement however

finally finished my 2 15"ers one in the box empty cabinet all finished, next to one of my D8s just imagine 2 of each, cause thats what there is, but i didnt see a need to post two pics this time :D

im still not sure how many of these friggin pillows i should stick in the box :confused::D

rob, heading out to buy pillows now. is it possible to put too many in the box? too little? the build page guy used fiberglass insulation as we know, and it didnt look like too much. im wondering about the whole q value thing. the guy said the design had a target q of .65 which if i understand...

as a holiday treat, heres some pics of my dual 15" sub build progress. wood (pre cut at home depot) and some tools. i replaced that cheap mask with a nice half mask respirator btw. my custom made circle cutting jig cutout for terminal plate creating 1.5" front baffle almost all parts glued...

to help any other DIY noobs like me, heres a list of tools/consumables used for the D8 pencil plunge router some type of router circle cutting jig 1/4" spiral upcut bit jigsaw tape measure long straight edge speed square power drill with a bit power sander titebond II glue clamps. lots of...

thanks brother

2 questions for you robert: 1. should i follow any type of break in plan for the new d8s? for the subs? 2. i dont have a tip for my soldering iron, so when i replaced the d8s, i used female quick connects on the speaker connections. should i eventually solder the wires, or will there be little...

my defective d8's went out to parts express and have been replaced and are back in place. no hassle at all from parts express. very happy with the results. still working on the subs

rob, it looks like the 15 and 18 in those pics have a soild piece of, is it rubber? metal?(metal doesnt seem to make sense) around the edge of the surround as you say. my sub has a rubber (or whatever) gasket under the bracket that will mate with the wood surface to seal. im not sure how the...

just an fyi to anybody who may care but didnt already know: i noticed the amp i bought from parts express (ep2000) for $299 a few weeks ago is now on sale for $249. i checked with parts express and they have a price guarantee policy thing so they will be crediting me $50 on my next purchase...

thanks weatherstripping, thats the name of the stuff. i couldnt remember. i used it for the d8s i went with the dayton 15" reference. it does have a gasket, just wasnt sure how well it would work. so youre saying if it has seal already, i dont need/shouldnt use the weatherstripping? as far as...

rob, should i be countersinking the subs or simply flush mounting? it appears if i flush mount, i will be relying on the gasket on the speaker to seal sufficiently (does it??). if i countersink, i can add one of those window gasket things

yeah, i remember the pillow thing from when i was making the d8s. wasnt sure if there was something special about the subs that would need something different. potentially stupid question, do i cut the pillows open to get the stuffing out or just stick the pillows in there? yes, definitely...

depressing development: last night i noticed my dayton classic 8's are falling apart. not the box i built, but the actual woofers. the speaker has some type of cardboard gasket around the perimeter of the speaker which appears to be holding the rubber part of the cone to the bracket. it is made...

rob, the audio innovations page guy used fiberglass insulation to fill the sub. are there better alternatives?

going to whack a sub or two together today in case anybody was wondering wtf i have been doing

youre the man

robert ok, so the amp and subs showed up today. the amp is a little bigger than expected, but not a problem i think. i turned it on to hear the fan. not too bad. looked at the inputs and realized im a dope. didnt realize until just then i need some special wires apparently (probably not too...

thanks rob i had stumbled across the mounting kit on parts express earlier, thats actually why i asked the question. i just wasnt sure if they were necessary. im not going to use them. now, on a side note. i, going to need a rack for my equipment. wanted to make something myself since im such a...

rob do i need any special screws to mount these subs, or can i use the regular wood screws i used for the d8. not that you know exactly what i used for the d8, but they werent heavy duty or anything.

rob working on ordering the crossover parts for the d2 heres the parts list im going by: http://www.speakerbuilder.net/web_files/Projects/D2/D2Wparts.htm heres the crossover im going by: http://www.speakerbuilder.net/web_files/Projects/D2/d2xover.gif you mentioned you were working on/have these...

im guessing these behrigners are head and shoulders above the competition for people to be putting up with the noise?

not sure what movies. probably whatever we pick up at redbox or whatever. no specific genre. i saw the cessna commetn, thats why i asked about whether it was on full time or periodically. this week im going to start making things happen again

rob, the fan runs constantly on the ep-2000, or does it turn off and on as necessary ? like, am i going to be watching a movie and be bothered by the fan noise? or would it probably never come on during a movie, cause theres little work for the subs? for music im not worried as im sure the music...

so im going with the ep-2000 i guess. see? im easy

youre the man for the extra $100 total, i will go with the reference drivers. three immediate questions: clearly i wont be installing the amp onto the back of the sub, so i guess i need to pick up a couple extra terminals like i used for the D8? or wait, maybe i should use the post style things...