My new DIY Sub (pics included) (1 Viewer)

[DerrickN]

I finished my first DIY sub yesterday. The cabinet is a 54L sealed box design from Adire Audio, Dayton 12" DVC and 150W plate amp from PE. The spikes are custom made from
http://petersmfg.com/products.htm
I would like to thanks everyone in this forum for helping me through this process, especially Brian Bunge, ThomasW and Dan Wiggins of Adire Audio for answering all my dump questions
DanW, I'm sorry for not using your Shiva driver and Hypex HS200 amp, as I initially had planned, because I ran out of funding. Hopefully, I'll have another opportunity to try out your products on my next project.
To see pictures, copy these links into your browser:
http://bassalero.tripod.com/subbuild1.jpg
http://bassalero.tripod.com/sub1.jpg
http://bassalero.tripod.com/spikes.jpg

 

[Brian Bunge]

Derrick,
Glad I could help! The sub looks great! I had to right click on each link and then copy and past in another browser but it worked fine.
Edit: Well, the pics show up fine now.
Good Job! (And I didn't even charge you a consulting fee!)
Brian

 

[DerrickN]

Brian,

Thanks for the compliment and your free consultings

Derrick

 

[Brian Bunge]

Any time!

Brian

 

[Jeffrey Noel]

Derrick, that is awesome looking. The spikes are pretty cool too!
So, how does it sound? Are you impressed?

 

[DerrickN]

Jeffrey,

So far, I'm very happy with the sound. It deliver a nice tight bass that will complement my Norh SM6.9 speaker. However, I need to do some calibration which I have no clue yet.

Derrick

 

[JeffTodd]

Nice looking work there Derrick. What are the outside dimensions on that sub?

 

[Dave Poehlman]

Nice job there, Derrick. Those spikes look sharp (hahah.. get it.. spikes... sharp?)

What kind of finish is that on the box?

 

[DerrickN]

JeffTood,
The outside dimension is 18" H x 15.5" W x 14" D. It's the same plan for the 54L sealed Shiva box from www.adireaudio.com
Dave Poehlman,
I used Rustoleum glossy black paint for both side panels and Krylon gray paint for the rest of the box. Yes, the spikes are very very sharp

 

[Cam S]

Nice work Derrick. The spikes add alot to to the look of the sub, same with the detail on the front of it.

 

[DerrickN]

Cam,
Thanks for the complement. Yes, the spikes add an elegant touch to the sub. It was specially custom made for me by Ron Peters at Link Removed
Derrick