I was talking to a client trying to figure out a good place to put a top notch sub in his room. Cutomer had a fairly large room and a huge sectional couch but no good place to put a sub. In looking at it, an idea hit me upside the head...why not take a Danley TH-SPUD and make it into a Coffee Table?

So, I called the guys at Danley and asked for a quote. Well, they looked at it, looked at each other and LOVED the idea! So they built two of them for InfoCom at light speed and took the subs with them. What they are showing is standard black and wihite, but you can also order it in veneer. Im calling it the TH-SPUD-CT. The price is still being determined, but if you have been looking for a solution to get a truly killer, state of the art sub for your theater or living room and just can't figure out any other way to fit one and have the significant other accept it, this is the ticket! Pictures will follow soon as they send me one.

Sweet, can't wait to see the pics! Was this the "home thumper" that Tom was hinting at a few weeks back?

I don't think so. It is still a TH-SPUD, but in a very decor friendly version.

That's pretty cool.

Interesting, I was having a discussion with the wife the other day, and I suggested she let me build a coffee table around my sub :) Looking forward to pics and pricing.

At 46" X 48" that's a pretty big coffee table but it will be a good way to stir the drinks:p. What ever works I guess.

The real sweet spot (literally) for the TH-SPUD is as a seat riser in a dedicated HT. I have played around with that placement and it amazes me that no one (to my knowledge) has actually done this.

I like my front wall placement but a lot and it sounds very clean for HT and music but I guess I'm gonna have to be the first to do the riser thing. The tactile expierence is just to good to pass up.

The riser could easily be done. The spud is only 11" thick and you could add a step on the side if you needed to. The cool thing about the spud is that it's mouth is moveable. You can orient it front facing or side facing to accommodate the riser placement. I have a large diy sub pressed directly against the back of my couch and it really shakes the couch. Played the danley motorcycle recording on it the other day at a LOUD level and he said it sounds and feels exactly like riding a Harley.

Danley and I had a disconnect. I think they were using typical military contract overbuild it thinking! I was thinking of turning the TH-SPUD into a table...they built a table to completely enclose a TH-SPUD. Really nice idea but bloody expensive! We've reconnected on the idea and soon as they have numbers I'll post.

At 46" X 48" that's a pretty big coffee table but it will be a good way to stir the drinks:p. What ever works I guess.

The real sweet spot (literally) for the TH-SPUD is as a seat riser in a dedicated HT. I have played around with that placement and it amazes me that no one (to my knowledge) has actually done this.

I like my front wall placement but a lot and it sounds very clean for HT and music but I guess I'm gonna have to be the first to do the riser thing. The tactile expierence is just to good to pass up.

Large yes, but if you have one of those big sofa sectionals in a good sized room, not out of place.

I agree on the riser placement...but that is why I came up with the idea for a table. Gives you close placement for nearfield which is what the riser placement does for you (it isn't so much tactile as the nearfield positioning that does the trick).

Large yes, but if you have one of those big sofa sectionals in a good sized room, not out of place.

I agree on the riser placement...but that is why I came up with the idea for a table. Gives you close placement for nearfield which is what the riser placement does for you (it isn't so much tactile as the nearfield positioning that does the trick).

Nearfield is really fun but if you haven't tried them under chairs (I used a large bean bag) the result is definitely tactile. MUCH better than Buttkickers.

Danley and I had a disconnect. I think they were using typical military contract overbuild it thinking! I was thinking of turning the TH-SPUD into a table...they built a table to completely enclose a TH-SPUD. Really nice idea but bloody expensive! We've reconnected on the idea and soon as they have numbers I'll post.

There are different ways to do this.

There is the DIY version. You can order any Danley product in a unfinished version and finish as you need/want. A cabinet that simply does not have the finish applied.

That version is not what would be considered "stain grade". Stain grade versions are available, but they cost more and sometimes take longer as the pieces are hand inspected and picked out, to make sure there are no blemishes.

Different people have different needs-and getting a custom cabinet can be expensive. It is not what Danley is set up to do.

It might be better to get a local wood worker to finish it as desired.

There are also shipping issues to be considered in fine wood finishes. That will drive up the costs quite a bit more.

As a little Fathers Day present to myself, I re-configured the room to try the Danley "Couch Sub" as it was intended. My first comment is I wish I had done this months ago. The bass in both rows is excellent and really fun in the 2nd row on top. I re-ran my SMS-1 EQ and Audyssey on my Integra SSP and the FR graphs at all seat locations look/sound really good. I place the subs so that the vent exits are aimed at the side walls rather than front (what I did before) or rear facing exits. The flexibility of this vent placement is really nice and gives you several options.

I ahd used dual SpeakON cables for the front location but I only had a single in-wall SpeakON cable (50') run to the back of the room so I bridged the QSC PLX2502's channels. The SPUDS are wired for 8 Ohm nominal so chaining them made it a 4 Ohm load to the amp. The QSC bridged @ 4 Ohms is rated at 2500W so power is not a problem

I really like this two row config in the room. I may add two more seats to the front row but for the time being, this is a really nice seating/sub arraingment. Sound and view from both rows is great and I think this is going to work and (this is the best part) it cost me nothing.:cool:

Some pics:

2 Rows
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/031-2.jpg

Dual Spud Riser
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/033-1.jpg

New look front minus Spuds
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/028-1.jpg

As a little Fathers Day present to myself, I re-configured the room to try the Danley "Couch Sub" as it was intended. My first comment is I wish I had done this months ago. The bass in both rows is excellent and really fun in the 2nd row on top. I re-ran my SMS-1 EQ and Audyssey on my Integra SSP and the FR graphs at all seat locations look/sound really good. I place the subs so that the vent exits are aimed at the side walls rather than front (what I did before) or rear facing exits. The flexibility of this vent placement is really nice and gives you several options.

I ahd used dual SpeakON cables for the front location but I only had a single in-wall SpeakON cable (50') run to the back of the room so I bridged the QSC PLX2502's channels. The SPUDS are wired for 8 Ohm nominal so chaining them made it a 4 Ohm load to the amp. The QSC bridged @ 4 Ohms is rated at 2500W so power is not a problem

I really like this two row config in the room. I may add two more seats to the front row but for the time being, this is a really nice seating/sub arraingment. Sound and view from both rows is great and I think this is going to work and (this is the best part) it cost me nothing.:cool:

Some pics:

2 Rows
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/031-2.jpg

Dual Spud Riser
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/033-1.jpg

New look front minus Spuds
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/028-1.jpg

I'm guessing you have 2 of those side by side under your rear seating? I bet that's a great experience.

One thing's for sure, we don't need no stinking Buttkickers ...:p

Very nice setup !

Regards,

What kind of bass extension are you experiencing in the first row ? And how much output are guests experiencing in row two ? :D

Regards,

What kind of bass extension are you experiencing in the first row ? And how much output are guests experiencing in row two ? :D

Regards,

I did not take pics of the graphs but the Velo SMS-1 graphs are showing +/-4 db 18-120Hz at all of the seating positions with the front row ”sweet spot” showing the best (flattest)overall FR I have seen/heard in the room. With the two by two seat setup and the SPUD’s nearfield to all seats it is quite a ride with the seond row having a bit more tactile bass.

When I did this before I used the one row 4 seats wide config with a single SPUD on the floor flat and a large bean bag chair on top. The horn vent was firing directly into the seat backs and that was too much bass. Also, because of the intensity of the air pressure “pounding” we were getting from the horn exit the bass source was localizable.

I decided I wanted a front location and ordered the second THSPUD and placed them front wall standing upright with the vents firing forward into the room. I liked this position a lot for HT and music but I have wanted to add a second row of seats so I decided to try out the dual platform (riser) concept with the horn vents firing out the sides.

The head room and impact bass this config provides is exactly what I was looking for with HT. Now I have to try music and if that works out I’ll be ordering two more HT chairs for a 3X3 config, covering the SPUDS (carpet?) and making the install more permanent.

Soundood, I would appreciate it if you could explain if you prefer nearfield or farfield placement for a subwoofer.

RMK
Yea, I would say that looks like a great setup.

Soundood, I would appreciate it if you could explain if you prefer nearfield or farfield placement for a subwoofer.

Pretty simple. Nearfield placement is one in which the sound you hear from the sub (or speakers) arrives at your ear before it has a chance to interact with the room. Farfield placement, you hear the sound of the sub/speaker plus the added effects...both good and bad, the room has on the sound.

Even more simple...nearfield means the sub is right next to you...farfield means it is on the other side of the room.