I just won a settlement and have around $8000 i'd like to invest in just the sub woofer area. I have had subs in the past currently running 2 SVS 25-31 CS+'s (living room) and dual sonotubes with 2 Tempests in each running off of 2400 watts(HT room). I want something that is going to stick out and blow away anything I ever heard in house. What about 4 Tumults with around 4000 watts (1000 each) each sub in a 5 cubic feet box tuned to 18 Hz with 35 square inches of vent (say, 17.5" by 2") 51" long. I haven't really dwelled in the area of PR and am confused as to how to tune them. They do take the place of a port correct? Anyway suggestions needed along with a nice earthquake insurance company.
Well, that would probably do the trick. Before going too much further... have you ruled Infinite Baffle out as a candidate? If your room/house is able to accomodate such an installation, it would certainly be capable of blowing away anything you or 99.999% of the population has ever heard.
yeah, go IB, will be cheaper and bigger impact. what's your house made out of? concrete? that many subwoofers will require earthquake insurance for your neighbors...
you can pretty much find anythign you want to know abotu IB there. IB is basically the ultimate no compromise HT sub config IMHO. and with 8k to spend I woudl go with either 4 or 8 tumults.
I agree with the cheaper and cleaner but the louder is debatable....
Joel,
Check out the links given above. IB's give wonderful sound quality and take up little to no space if you have the layout that can accomodate an IB. They also take much less power than a conventional "boxed" subwoofer.
If you cannot do an IB then your original box design sounds pretty solid and should give you everything you had hoped for and more
And what exactly did he say his venue was, again? Auditorium? Warehouse? Cathedral? Stadium?
Any normal home listening environment needing 8 tumults means that the user either 1) listens to test tones for the thrill of cracking plaster, 2) watches movies at ridiculous levels (way beyond reference), or 3) has the sub(s) calibrated at least 10dB hot.
And what exactly did he say his venue was, again? Auditorium? Warehouse? Cathedral? Stadium?