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This driver is from the closeout sale. I have run it for a few days with tones and music and so far it has held up.
This stage of the build is a budget build. I'm not convinced 100% that the driver is defect-free, but I am hopeful. More importantly, I am in the process of getting a new job and will be moving my family across the country. This build is just to get it into place and working. When I move I will most likely rebuild it and place it into a dedicated HT room.
Details:
For now it will be placed right in the corner behind my couch. That section of my couch curves and has been an open area begging for a sub for a while now. I will have it fire upwards just to show it off. I might make a grill for it as well.
My current setup:
(I know it is light years behind what most of you have, but I will get it into better shape over the next couple years.)
Need to buy:
My question:
Is there any type of bracing needed for a sealed sonotube? Any dowels across the diameter in a few places? Or a few pieces running up the length?
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Steve

This stage of the build is a budget build. I'm not convinced 100% that the driver is defect-free, but I am hopeful. More importantly, I am in the process of getting a new job and will be moving my family across the country. This build is just to get it into place and working. When I move I will most likely rebuild it and place it into a dedicated HT room.
Details:
- 8.3 cubic feet
- 24" diameter Sonotube
- 35.5" length tube
- 1.5" thick baffles top and bottom (Doubled up 3/4" Baltic Birch)
- 5 wally world polyester pillows (standard size)
- 1 polyurethane foam pad for lining walls
For now it will be placed right in the corner behind my couch. That section of my couch curves and has been an open area begging for a sub for a while now. I will have it fire upwards just to show it off. I might make a grill for it as well.
My current setup:
(I know it is light years behind what most of you have, but I will get it into better shape over the next couple years.)
- Panasonic AE3000 on a cheapie 92" 1.6 gray fixed w/velvet 12' throw 15' viewing distance
- PS3 as source
- Sony STR-DA4300ES
- LR mains = Cerwin Vega RE38's (OLD yes, but still sound good, relatively speaking. I had no sub prior, but as these are 15's, they handled the LFE ok. I will most likely keep them playing FR and hope I have no phase issues mixing with the sub. These will still play louder than I can take, so they will keep up with the sub.)
- SR,SL,CC = These are some sony's I got at best buy. (they will be replaced eventually)
Need to buy:
- Amp for the sub - Either Peavey IPR 3000 (cheap now) or one of the Lab clones (expensive now, but will be useful for future HT).
- MiniDSP
My question:
Is there any type of bracing needed for a sealed sonotube? Any dowels across the diameter in a few places? Or a few pieces running up the length?
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Steve



