Build log: DIY rotary sub for contemporary HT in 100 year old house? - Page 27

Thanks everyone for the congrats! We are getting into the groove, although with the extra emails, calls and visits we are pretty busy. Baby Zeta and mom are doing well. We are getting a pretty decent amount of sleep, it is just broken up. I posted a pic of baby and momma a few post ago, but I bet you couldn't see it until I just changed the files permissions. Here's one of me and Zeta at 1 day old. She is amazingly alert and I'm amazingly nuts (if you didn't already know.)



I'll still be continuing the build, but hoping the snow will melt to allow me to get some ply and move materials between our detached garage (with the table saw) and the house. I've had a few new people over and showed them the HT. They were all really into it and saying it was a great room. Too bad they have to come through an unfinished basement space first! I'm glad we can enjoy the space now, but am itching to make some more progress.

Thanks everyone! The last two weeks have flown by. We have had a few nights down in the HT, which has been fun. I just received my Crown amp back from warranty service yesterday and the THT is now operational again. Too bad the snow continues to fall here....

The fam watching Californication:

He's not that big; he's just in the foreground. He could lose a few pounds, but he only has 3 legs and doesn't get much exercise!

Dbl, are you coveting my bean bag?? What can I say, I got lucky.

It was a 5 story fall! That cat is tough.

Thanks everyone. We are taking it one day at a time. Most days are great and some are tough. I think she is going through a growth spurt now which is a bit of the latter. She sleeps quite a bit, but at the wrong times. We know this will change and I try to make the most of it. I made homemade bread, banana nut muffins and salsa last night from 1-3am! I usually do dishes in the middle of the night now too. ...all while wearing her in a carrier on my chest (called an Ergo). She just watches me while I explain how things work to her.

Yes, and I am getting 10 weeks off. I've worked for the federal gov't for 13 years now so have a lot of sick time I can use.

dbl: I don't mind. I figure she would like the comments since she is not feeling her prettiest. She's my very own MILF.

Apparently the first 2 to 4 months are difficult. If our baby would go to sleep when she was tired, things would be a lot easier.

My trailer is still snowed in, but I have a few pieces of 3/4" ply laying around. I decided to try and make a frame from it and see how it went. I used two layers of the ply and overlapped the corners using PL glue and brad nails. I will see in a few hours how well it came out.

The frame feels nice and strong. I'll now have to make a jig for the table saw so I can bevel it.

Dave, that sounds crazy, but I have seen some interesting Japanese movies and TV shows! I guess that is why you make the big bucks over there??

I made a white fabric frame with two layers of 3/4" ply. It looks really good and was easier than ripping 2x3s. I put a large bevel on it which is the style I'm after. I can now start making them in bulk and slowly get the room looking a bit better.

We just had another foot of snow yesterday. I don't think the trailer is getting out anytime soon! I might start taking apart that Sonic Boom Generator. I'm thinking the biggest problem with it is that it will be moving air all of the time which might increase the noise floor compared with other options.

I was looking at IB subs. I would like to go that route, but even Ted can't figure out how to keep my sound isolation when using them!

So, now I'm thinking the rotary is still the way to go....

Penngray is sending me a damaged TC2000 15" driver to use for the rotary! This will be a great start. It's a strong driver to overcome the mass of the rotary linkages and has a bunch of travel.

I also took a short video of my first RGB LED panel. In an ideal world, I would have a bit more light diffusion, but I don't think it is a bad look. Not sure it looks exactly like the video in real life, but hopefully you get the idea. I'm open to comments and suggestions.

Ben, I've seen your progress.....I just haven't commented on it. You are well on your way, don't worry! I haven't put in much time at all other than researching different sub options.

The dehumidifier is considered much more reliable than the regular $300 dehumidifiers. I have had mine for 2 years now and still works well. It will most likely get rid of that smell. You need a dehumidifier even if you have no visible moisture especially during the Summer. In the Summer, you have warm moist air from outside meeting the cold air and walls of the basement. This causes the air to cool and the relative humidity to increase above 50% which will grow mold and cause that smell.

I think the filters are just regular filters you can get anywhere. You can also vacuum them clean. I did not buy their filters....and have not changed mine out yet.

Chainsaw: I did my wife's attic for a year before working on the HT (I have pics of it earlier in the thread). It is not a bad move if you do her stuff well and encourage her to go "all out". That way you can do the same with your room(s).

My lit panels will be using two LED RGB controllers so I can get a different color on the top and bottom of the panel at the same time. I took another video where you can see the effect. It is pretty cool and more than twice as interesting as one color! Both of these videos don't look anywhere as good as it does in person. Any suggestions on how I can improve the quality of the video would be appreciated! Maybe it is just that my camera cannot handle the range of lighting?

In case anyone is interested in the rotary build, I started a thread in the DIY speakers forum here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1320527

I'll be doing the more technical design there and commenting here on general progress.