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post #511 of 961
12/1/12 at 3:49pm
Very nice, Gorilla. smile.gif
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post #512 of 961
12/1/12 at 3:52pm
very nice!
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post #513 of 961
12/1/12 at 4:13pm
Looks great!
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post #514 of 961
12/1/12 at 4:14pm
Very, very, very nice!
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post #515 of 961
12/1/12 at 4:29pm
Awesome!! Extremely hard to believe the title of this thread.
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post #516 of 961
12/1/12 at 4:34pm
^^^ what they said. :-)
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post #517 of 961
12/1/12 at 8:03pm
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Thanks a lot guys! I hope the next batch turns out half decent as well. cool.gif
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post #518 of 961
12/1/12 at 8:05pm
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Thanks a lot guys! I hope the next batch turns out half decent as well. cool.gif

I like the foreshadowing. biggrin.gif
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post #519 of 961
12/1/12 at 8:18pm
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A preview while the third coat is drying. I have two heaters in the room that are greatly helping with the drying/curing process.
How long did you have to wait between coats?

BTW, the finish looks good.
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post #520 of 961
12/1/12 at 8:24pm
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How long did you have to wait between coats?
BTW, the finish looks good.

In my room with the heaters right next to the boxes, they were try to the touch in about a half hour. I waited around 45 minutes or so.
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post #521 of 961
12/1/12 at 9:48pm
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They are rated at 1200, so somewhere around that or slightly over?

sounds like magnet strength.

take one pill and the speaker doesnt do much but fill the room.
or
take the other pill and the speaker could push you over with air.
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post #522 of 961
12/1/12 at 9:50pm
what?
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post #523 of 961
12/1/12 at 9:57pm
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what?

LOL.

Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill? biggrin.gif
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post #524 of 961
12/1/12 at 10:30pm
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LOL.
Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill? biggrin.gif

to fill the middle of the K
because being pushed by the speaker cone isnt much when the room has 30-40ft between the walls.
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post #525 of 961
12/2/12 at 5:26am
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to fill the middle of the K
because being pushed by the speaker cone isnt much when the room has 30-40ft between the walls.

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Originally Posted by anwaypasible View Post

sounds like magnet strength.
take one pill and the speaker doesnt do much but fill the room.
or
take the other pill and the speaker could push you over with air.

What pills have you taken, sir? biggrin.gif
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post #526 of 961
12/2/12 at 6:17am
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to fill the middle of the K
because being pushed by the speaker cone isnt much when the room has 30-40ft between the walls.

What if the cone is really, really big?

Nice work on the subs. They look great!
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post #527 of 961
12/2/12 at 11:10am
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Thanks Husker!

Update: I couldn't help myself. Box #3 cuts have been done. Baffle cuts coming up sometime this week if I have time or next weekend. biggrin.gif
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post #528 of 961
12/2/12 at 12:31pm
at this rate you will have all 4 done on the 15th

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post #529 of 961
12/2/12 at 12:58pm
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at this rate you will have all 4 done on the 15th
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Heh, that's a bit optimistic but would be awesome. If the Caps sell I will order the next round of drivers right away.

Austin (popalock) is building an identical box to use in testing for our GTG - this may wind up being my 4th box. biggrin.gif
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post #530 of 961
12/2/12 at 1:24pm
i thought he was building a box for the 15s that were on sale this week for 99$ at PE? or is he building one for each size?
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post #531 of 961
12/2/12 at 2:35pm
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i thought he was building a box for the 15s that were on sale this week for 99$ at PE? or is he building one for each size?

He is building a box for 15 dual opposed as well as 18 dual opposed. Stay tuned for the details of the dual 18" box. biggrin.gif
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post #532 of 961
12/2/12 at 2:40pm
lol i should have guessed
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post #533 of 961
12/2/12 at 2:46pm
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What pills have you taken, sir? biggrin.gif

look at my profile picture .
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post #534 of 961
12/2/12 at 2:48pm
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What if the cone is really, really big?
Nice work on the subs. They look great!

because most people put those big cones under the floor.
or they build something like a lat that you can climb inside of, big like a triple deck carousel.

(but lets get to where we are constantly dropping and simply side-stepping to land on a platter)
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post #535 of 961
12/2/12 at 10:59pm
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Indeed it is optional.
Thanks man!
Here we go - the final product:
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With and without grills
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Next to the Captivator!
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Final product!
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quoting just for the heck of quoting as some posts are burying your awesome work.

:-)

for some reason, the aluminum cone just looks cool against the matte black enclosure.

tough choice to go grilled or raw. :-)
Edited by LTD02 - 12/2/12 at 11:08pm
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post #536 of 961
12/2/12 at 11:23pm
..end the chain of pattern now and say it needs to be raw.

because we've heard better from peerless speakers out of a box in the 1930's with smoke in the air filling up the room with audio and smoke.
as if there is no decadance in the air .
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post #537 of 961
12/3/12 at 12:18am
if you wish measurements on this configuration, they are available on data-bass.com

results are in and they are very good.
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post #538 of 961
12/3/12 at 4:04am
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Originally Posted by LTD02 View Post

quoting just for the heck of quoting as some posts are burying your awesome work.
:-)
for some reason, the aluminum cone just looks cool against the matte black enclosure.
tough choice to go grilled or raw. :-)

Haha, thanks LTD. It is a tough call, I've been removing and reattaching the grills every time I go down the basement to figure out what I like. My wife actually said she prefer the looks of the raw driver!! It's absolutely a great looking cone.
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post #539 of 961
12/3/12 at 4:04am
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Originally Posted by LTD02 View Post

if you wish measurements on this configuration, they are available on data-bass.com
results are in and they are very good.

Are there measurements for a dual opposed config on the site? I couldn't find them if so. mad.gif
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post #540 of 961
12/3/12 at 6:15am
Great looking cabinets!! Very nice job on the grills too.
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