Stephen White
Agent
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2002
- Messages
- 27
Hey guys, I'm pretty new here as you can tell. I've been on a few other home audio forums and just found this one. I must say this seems like a very in depth forum and I'm loving this very active diy section!!!!
Here is the deal. I have multiple hobbies and not enough money to go around, haha. I've got a set of Maggies that I use 85% music(jazz) and 15% movies. I'm the guy that likes to sit and listen to his music for an entire cd or more so the sound quality, clarity and realism means a lot to me. I've been needing a sub for quite some time but cant find anything I feel sounds clear and musical enough. When I hear a bass guitar I want it to sound like the instrument...not boom boom boom. Does that make sense??? I like the REL subs but they cost too much for me at this point. I just cant spend that kind of money, I've got too many other things I can spend $1500 on besides a sub that I've done without for over a year already.
My wife and i have come to an agreement on the sub. I can spend up to $400 on a diy as long as it can dub as a nice looking end table.
This is what might save me some money. Before I bought my Maggies I had some home theater speakers, they were the AR P315HO speakers each has a 15" sub and 500 rms watt Bob Carver Sunfire amp with a crossover. Since I have 2 of these that I'm willing to remove and use in my diy project I'm thinking I can either make one hell of a sub or 2 subs. I doubt I will use the speakers though as they are too slow, I'll prob just use the crossovers and amps. Those speakers would shake the entire outside of my house and you could even feel the vibration in the neighbors outside wall of his house!!!!! And they are sealed enclosures!!! This leads me to believe they really do have the 500watts they claim.
Anyway, sorry for the entirely too long post I'm just getting excited to start some awsome and beautiful sub project.
Thanks,
Here is the deal. I have multiple hobbies and not enough money to go around, haha. I've got a set of Maggies that I use 85% music(jazz) and 15% movies. I'm the guy that likes to sit and listen to his music for an entire cd or more so the sound quality, clarity and realism means a lot to me. I've been needing a sub for quite some time but cant find anything I feel sounds clear and musical enough. When I hear a bass guitar I want it to sound like the instrument...not boom boom boom. Does that make sense??? I like the REL subs but they cost too much for me at this point. I just cant spend that kind of money, I've got too many other things I can spend $1500 on besides a sub that I've done without for over a year already.
My wife and i have come to an agreement on the sub. I can spend up to $400 on a diy as long as it can dub as a nice looking end table.
This is what might save me some money. Before I bought my Maggies I had some home theater speakers, they were the AR P315HO speakers each has a 15" sub and 500 rms watt Bob Carver Sunfire amp with a crossover. Since I have 2 of these that I'm willing to remove and use in my diy project I'm thinking I can either make one hell of a sub or 2 subs. I doubt I will use the speakers though as they are too slow, I'll prob just use the crossovers and amps. Those speakers would shake the entire outside of my house and you could even feel the vibration in the neighbors outside wall of his house!!!!! And they are sealed enclosures!!! This leads me to believe they really do have the 500watts they claim.
Anyway, sorry for the entirely too long post I'm just getting excited to start some awsome and beautiful sub project.
Thanks,