Harvest Ridge Theater (A CJ Project) - Page 53

Cool, can't wait! Glad you made a decision, you should be very happy with the "spud".

Regards,

RTROSE

That is a great sub. You will be very happy with it.

WAIT A MINUTE! And back the truck UP!

Are you saying you're NOT done?

I'm just askin'.

Great choice CJ. Now you have a new Thanksgiving project: Grab a hot glue gun and permanently affix any nick-nacks to their appropriate location!

Now this is going to be fun. How about one of those fancy time-lapse videos of your Sub build and install.
We could call it "Spud-Vision".

Yes, but did you get the cover sheet on your TPS report?

Denied.

Contractor is required to provide the following information in order to further review this request.

1) Details on said additional functionality must be provided. Determination as to whether this qualifies as an enhancement or a new investment shall be left to our descretion. In the event a determination is made that this shall be considered new work, a Project Initiation Proposal (PIP) shall be requred including a ROM covering all SDLC phases including etimates of any ongoing Sustainment costs.

2) Provide definition of "minor." Purchases above the amount allowed by your Government Technical Lead's authorized credit card amount must be submitted to GSA for GS schedule review and if a sole source is required the requisite Sole Source Justification will be required.

3) In order to adequately determine ROI, a schedule of depreciaiton of exisiting equipment is required.

4) This office has no record of Form 2237 as indicated. Please re-submit all paperwork for approval.


Try to out-government speak ME, will you?
Edited by tlogan6797 - 11/21/12 at 10:03am

Only for items you care about. The rest of them will be in for survival of the fittest.

Maybe you should start by taking the glue gun to your neighbors' houses...

Congrats on the new sub! Mine knock pictures off the wall on the second floor.

This reminds me of a sub I had a guy build for my first theater. It was about the size of a water heater and pushed sound into the theater through a 4" PVC pipe coming through the wall in the back of the room. At first glance, the sub looked like a simple in-wall speaker.

When we were setting it up, I wanted to test it with the T-Rex scene in Jurassic Park. When the T-Rex let out his yell, the entire room shook. I looked at the wall when we were finished and there was a crack about 4 feet tall going up the drywall. The guy that built the sub seemed upset and apologized to me repeatedly. I remember my response simply being "Coooooooooool"..

I believe the Behringer Feedback Destroyer (BFD) is being recommended because you will need a High Pass Filter (HPF). If I remember correctly the DTS-10 is a tapped horn (TH), which means you need a HPF to filter out the frequencies below the DTS's tuning frequency. If you send a signal with content below the tuning frequency of a TH, the driver in the TH will 'unload' and possibly damage itself. The BFD can provide the HPF as well as other controls you need to smooth out the response.

CJ, I'm excited for you! Few things... Be methodical about the construction. Dry fit things first and then use the PL construction adhesive judiciously. I've heard of folks with small air leaks that have had major impact on performance.

I use the BFD 1124, which is the cheaper one and does not have a HPF. I've run mine beyond anything reasonable with the torture test movies, and have not have one sign of stress in 2 years. The BFD 26 something or other is the slightly more expensive model that has HPF. Many have liked the minidsp. The 1124 is about $30 used, so it's worth a shot in my opinion.

Be careful installing the drivers themselves. They are heavy and at an awkward angle. It's easy to have a screwdriver slip and go through the cone. Some have done that.

Construction by yourself should take about 3-4 hours and the only piece that might be stubborn is the final large piece. For my first one, I cursed for a half hour before it settled in place. For the second, it went right on.

My EP4000 did not like running bridged. If you're running one DTS, you should consider wiring one channel to each driver. I can't remember all the details, but the wiring is very easy to mix up. Ivan at Danley verfied that you really can't hurt anything. Try to get it right and if performance isn't there then you likely have a polarity issue.

Be prepared for lackluster performance without an EQ. You'll hear the potential, but it will be very mid base honky with no deep stuff.

Have fun! Look forward to some construction photos!

No use for anything more expensive than the EP4000 for your Danley. FBQ 2496, that's the one I couldn't remember.
Edited by tony123 - 12/7/12 at 5:06am

You know you are on the right track when your sub needs a forklift.

And here I thought I was going to see it assembled - what a tease!

Seriously - looks like a very nice kit.
I will be following along.

That thing looks......................AWESOME!!!!!!
Good Luck in tackling the tuning!! Keep us updated as usual.

You and Cathan had better not play the same disk at the same time!

Awesome sub. Great work and pics documenting the build.

You'll have to have another get-together to demo.

He is going to need another get-together to get it behind the screen

CJ, I put mine on a tarp and dragged the tarp along. Works well on a carpeted floor. Just have someone put a hand up top while you drag to keep it from tipping. From the photos, I can see what althletic potential you have. I also rolled it end over end to get up on the stage. I could roll it most of the way and then drop it the last foot. I put pillows where it would land, but really the pillow is to protect the floor! Would be hard to hurt that sub cabinet.

I don't want to get in the way of you Virginia boys having a get together. So, you cannot move it a bit without at least a half dozen qualified home theater experts. Speaking of Virginia boys, I just watched Lawless the other night...some of your relatives CJ?