GeorgeHolland
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I have just finished gluing the 1/4-inch oak veneer plywood and ¾ inch hardwood legs to my DIY North Leviathan subwoofer, designed by North Creek Music. It is a 4 cubic foot, down firing, sealed design. The driver is the 18" Leviathan, which is an OEM version of The Seismic Systems 8196E.
I picked the Leviathan because I thought the cabinet design would lend itself to a relatively unobtrusive cube, that if I finish the way I plan, will look right at home in my living room or family room. It turned out a little bigger than I had imagined.
I am using 1 inch solid oak as a top with 3/4 " oak for the legs. I hope to master my new router and if I can, put an Ogee edge that comes very close to matching my end tables. If the subwoofer doesn't look something like furniture, my wife will see it goes in the basement. As this is my first DIY attempt, I also wanted a proven design that was reasonably easy to build. For critical movie viewing I have a theater room in my basement with Infinity Preludes and a Velodyne FSR15. My idea is to put together a system upstairs primarily for two-channel stereo and some occasional movie viewing. I have tasted SACD with my Sony 9000, and plan on building the new North Creek Visions as soon as the kits are available. In fact I have already cut the wood for them. I picked up a Bryston 10B electronic crossover and for now will use a bridged Bryston 4BST as an amplifier. When I finish the Vision mains, I hope to pick up a 7B for the sub and use the 4B's on the Visions.
I can take more pictures as my project progresses if there is any interest, but here are a couple to illustrate the bracing of the Leviathan box and the unfinished sub with the oak top ready for gluing. I still have some sanding to do. I welcome pointers on how to easily post pictures.
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The ¼-inch oak veneer plywood, ¾-inch thick oak legs and 1-inch solid oak top make the sub even more rigid, not to mention very heavy. I am looking forward to finally hooking it up and hearing how it sounds.
For cabinet plans and driver specs check out the North Creek Music web page.http://www.northcreekmusic.com
George
I picked the Leviathan because I thought the cabinet design would lend itself to a relatively unobtrusive cube, that if I finish the way I plan, will look right at home in my living room or family room. It turned out a little bigger than I had imagined.
I am using 1 inch solid oak as a top with 3/4 " oak for the legs. I hope to master my new router and if I can, put an Ogee edge that comes very close to matching my end tables. If the subwoofer doesn't look something like furniture, my wife will see it goes in the basement. As this is my first DIY attempt, I also wanted a proven design that was reasonably easy to build. For critical movie viewing I have a theater room in my basement with Infinity Preludes and a Velodyne FSR15. My idea is to put together a system upstairs primarily for two-channel stereo and some occasional movie viewing. I have tasted SACD with my Sony 9000, and plan on building the new North Creek Visions as soon as the kits are available. In fact I have already cut the wood for them. I picked up a Bryston 10B electronic crossover and for now will use a bridged Bryston 4BST as an amplifier. When I finish the Vision mains, I hope to pick up a 7B for the sub and use the 4B's on the Visions.
I can take more pictures as my project progresses if there is any interest, but here are a couple to illustrate the bracing of the Leviathan box and the unfinished sub with the oak top ready for gluing. I still have some sanding to do. I welcome pointers on how to easily post pictures.
Link Removed
The ¼-inch oak veneer plywood, ¾-inch thick oak legs and 1-inch solid oak top make the sub even more rigid, not to mention very heavy. I am looking forward to finally hooking it up and hearing how it sounds.
For cabinet plans and driver specs check out the North Creek Music web page.http://www.northcreekmusic.com
George
