Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - Maelstrom Sonotube with closeable Port Valve finally finished!

Mike Keith · 12-31-2003, 11:52 AM

Thanks guys, I owe a lot to this forum where I got all the basics and inspiration to do a Sonotube, at first I thought a Sonotube would be too ugly and plain for my taste, and after many prototypes I ended up with a port sticking out which I didn’t like, but it sounded better than the others which were larger and had a flush port, so I just tried to make this protrusion to my advantage and dress it up a bit.

I’m very happy with the sound but integration into my system will take some time and I still have to make many mods to the original prototype so it will be identical to this one, then I have to shoe horn both into my 14’X15’ listening room that already has 7 speakers. This would not be possible if I were married, I just purchased a Mackie 1400i that will supply 700W per channel to these subs and I already have 1600W for the rest of the system (all Active) and I still have to wade thru Tony Gomez’s PEQ program to set up my BFD. I may not need the 4 Aura bass shakers in my couch any more, either way I think I should have enough bass to suit my taste for now.

Thanks to all who helped me directly and thanks to the entire community which has made this project possible due to the vast resources and knowledge available here.

12-31-2003, 11:52 AM	#6 of 10
Mike Keith Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Local Time: 05:54 AM Local Date: 12-02-2008 Posts: 321	Thanks guys, I owe a lot to this forum where I got all the basics and inspiration to do a Sonotube, at first I thought a Sonotube would be too ugly and plain for my taste, and after many prototypes I ended up with a port sticking out which I didn’t like, but it sounded better than the others which were larger and had a flush port, so I just tried to make this protrusion to my advantage and dress it up a bit. I’m very happy with the sound but integration into my system will take some time and I still have to make many mods to the original prototype so it will be identical to this one, then I have to shoe horn both into my 14’X15’ listening room that already has 7 speakers. This would not be possible if I were married, I just purchased a Mackie 1400i that will supply 700W per channel to these subs and I already have 1600W for the rest of the system (all Active) and I still have to wade thru Tony Gomez’s PEQ program to set up my BFD. I may not need the 4 Aura bass shakers in my couch any more, either way I think I should have enough bass to suit my taste for now. Thanks to all who helped me directly and thanks to the entire community which has made this project possible due to the vast resources and knowledge available here.