I need a new subwoofer

Marcus Smith · 11-18-2004, 03:46 PM

Hello people this is my first post here, I've been reading the posts here for a few days. You guys are going to get me in trouble, but I just love watching movies at home.
The room is 10 feet wide, 13 feet long, and 7 feet high.
I have a polk audio non-powered subwoofer hooked up to a receiver, this doesnt do it for me. I want to feel the room shake when the dinosaur is walking in jurrasic park, and feel explosions in my chest, somthing to put a nice grin on my face

and a "wow look" to friends faces.
Will the eztubeshiva give me what i want? The posts on this forum suggest that its a good sub but I couldnt find any posts that would say if this is enough for what im looking for.
I have a Pioneer VSX-1014TX-K Receiver on the way, UPS should deliver it tomorrow, so I'll be connecting the sub to this receiver and I'll need a plate amp as well for the sub.
Thanks

ThomasW · 11-18-2004, 04:56 PM

While very good drivers, Shivas don't have that 'slap-you-up-side-of-the-face-bass' available from larger/higher excursion drivers. That is unless you use a bunch of them :wink:

What's the budget for this project? Knowing that will make recommendations easier.

Marcus Smith · 11-18-2004, 05:52 PM

a bunch of them? ouch
i need to keep the budget around 500

Michael R Price · 11-18-2004, 06:44 PM

$500 should be good for a nice 15" driver and a 500 watt amp or so. You'll probably want to build a big vented box tuned to a slightly higher than normal frequency (20-22Hz perhaps?), to get the extra impact. I wish I was caught up enough to make a specific recommendation, but I know someone's coming out with a new set of drivers (soon) that might fit the bill. You could also consider buying one of the 500 watt plate amps from PE for $250, since they're on special.

Aaron Gilbert · 11-18-2004, 08:25 PM

Good lord, a Shiva will be more than enough for a 910 cubic foot room, in my opinion. Of course, I don't really know what Thomas means by 'slap-you-up-side-of-the-face-bass', and maybe that's what you want.

My Dayton Quatro 15", essentially the same air movement capability as a Shiva, is enough for me in a room that's more than three times larger.

With a budget of $500 you have a lot of choices. For reference, it cost me about $120 to build my 9.7 cubic foot cabinet, $85 for the woofer, and $200 for the separate (non-plate) amplifier. I think your decision may simply rest on box size. Larger woofers generally need a larger box, and smaller woofers need more power for the same output. I don't know that I'd want a giant box in a room that small just for aesthetic reasons, though a tube style can do so with relatively little floor space.

Aaron Gilbert

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ThomasW · 11-18-2004, 09:57 PM

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i need to keep the budget around 500

Here you go...... buy a BluePrint 1503 from Kyle at Acoustic-Visions, then grab a Nady power amp

Copy this Design, then hold on tight........

Michael R Price · 11-18-2004, 10:40 PM

Wow, I didn't realize that Nady amp was so cheap. What a deal.

Jason Dalton · 11-18-2004, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Here you go...... buy a BluePrint 1503 from Kyle at Acoustic-Visions, then grab a Nady power amp

Copy this Design, then hold on tight........

I wholeheartedly agree with Thomas on this design. Unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to tell if your friends have a "wow" look on their face because they will be cowering in the corner when that thing hits.

But if you do manage to catch a peep it will look something like this...

Marcus Smith · 11-19-2004, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Here you go...... buy a BluePrint 1503 from Kyle at Acoustic-Visions, then grab a Nady power amp

Copy this Design, then hold on tight........

hehehe

I wholeheartedly agree with Thomas on this design. Unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to tell if your friends have a "wow" look on their face because they will be cowering in the corner when that thing hits.

But if you do manage to catch a peep it will look something like this...

hahaha yeaa i love it,
well Thomas this design comes to around 500 all right, I dont think you can get any better for this price.

Chris Brock · 11-19-2004, 07:34 AM

I would agree that you probbely wouldnt find anything with more output for that price. I have that same amp and I would highly recommend it. I have mine powering a set of Blueprint 1804 subs in an IB setup right now and it is absolutly insane. That 1503 in a tube will knock your socks off for sure.

Rory Buszka · 11-19-2004, 08:54 AM

My AV12 and 500w amplifier came to about $550. But I built an expensive box. The AV12 is a very good-sounding, low-distortion woofer as well. Unfortunately, it's not currently available.

The ThomasW design should do great for blowing you out of your seat.

Kyle Richardson · 11-19-2004, 09:31 AM

Welcome to the forum Marcus! Yep, the suggestions listed above will definitely meet and probably surpass your goals, plus you get the satisfaction of knowing you built it yourself.