Looking good so far! Also looks like you have a nice box in the background of pic #1.
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My custom Funk Audio (Funky Waves) DBD12 Subwoofers
This thread is dedicated to the build of my custom subs being made by Nathan of Funk Audio (formerly Funky Waves). I'll update the first post with all new updates.
Both cabinets are passive and will use dual Peerless XLS 12" drivers firing forward. The dimensions are H26" x L14" x W14". They will be powered by a Behringer EP4000.
Here are some pics of the unfinished cabinets:
Both cabinets stacked
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Front and internal bracing
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Rear of cabinet
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Primed and ready for finishing:
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First finish, which Nathan wasn't happy with, so he's going to spray again. The man has high standards, which is great for his customers:
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Here's one of the completed subs:
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I think it looks incredible! Yes, I realize the monster LMS 5400 makes my sub look wimpy.
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Nathan said he's doing measurements and testing on them before shipping them out.
Here are the frequency sweeps he took from 90db to 105db. Looks really good to me! His room is 7000 cu ft, the subs were 1m from each corner and 4m apart with the mic 11' away. These are the subs only with a 90hz lowpass filter.
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Looks like they're +/- 3db from 20hz-80hz in his room.
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He also took one sweep with the mic between the subs so they are each 2m apart.
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Can't wait to see how much gain I'll get from having them 7' apart in an open apartment less than half the size of his room.
I'm really looking forward to these bad boys, which will be acting as stands for my 2010 JTR Triple 888's with rubber mats acting as isolators.
Please feel free to ask any questions. If I don't have the answer, I'm sure Nathan will chyme in.
The subs arrived yesterday and man are they gorgeous! I'm still letting them warm up before doing any serious listening, but so far, they sound fantastic. Here are some pictures of the unpacking process that I took with my Blackberry. Please excuse the quality...
The delivery
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The EP4000
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Subs needing unpacking
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Double boxed
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Great packing protection
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Freedom!
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Rears with speakon inputs, which I think are fantastic!
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And my humble, temporary setup
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I'll write a review as by the end of the week.
Both cabinets are passive and will use dual Peerless XLS 12" drivers firing forward. The dimensions are H26" x L14" x W14". They will be powered by a Behringer EP4000.
Here are some pics of the unfinished cabinets:
Both cabinets stacked
Front and internal bracing
Rear of cabinet
Primed and ready for finishing:
First finish, which Nathan wasn't happy with, so he's going to spray again. The man has high standards, which is great for his customers:
Here's one of the completed subs:
I think it looks incredible! Yes, I realize the monster LMS 5400 makes my sub look wimpy.
Nathan said he's doing measurements and testing on them before shipping them out.
Here are the frequency sweeps he took from 90db to 105db. Looks really good to me! His room is 7000 cu ft, the subs were 1m from each corner and 4m apart with the mic 11' away. These are the subs only with a 90hz lowpass filter.
Looks like they're +/- 3db from 20hz-80hz in his room.
He also took one sweep with the mic between the subs so they are each 2m apart.
Can't wait to see how much gain I'll get from having them 7' apart in an open apartment less than half the size of his room.
I'm really looking forward to these bad boys, which will be acting as stands for my 2010 JTR Triple 888's with rubber mats acting as isolators.
Please feel free to ask any questions. If I don't have the answer, I'm sure Nathan will chyme in.
The subs arrived yesterday and man are they gorgeous! I'm still letting them warm up before doing any serious listening, but so far, they sound fantastic. Here are some pictures of the unpacking process that I took with my Blackberry. Please excuse the quality...
The delivery
The EP4000
Subs needing unpacking
Double boxed
Great packing protection
Freedom!
Rears with speakon inputs, which I think are fantastic!
And my humble, temporary setup
I'll write a review as by the end of the week.
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Thanks dbl.
That's not my place. That's Nathan's place. He's building the cabinets and was nice enough to send me a few pics of the cabinets acclimatizing before he paints them.
That cabinet does look nice. Nathan does excellent work, from what I've seen.
We had initially started with single 15" subs, but changed after the 15" driver market wasn't producing anything I'd be happy with. I really wanted to use the AE AV15, but the wait is just too long!
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I think the dual 12's should deliver some solid performance.
That's not my place. That's Nathan's place. He's building the cabinets and was nice enough to send me a few pics of the cabinets acclimatizing before he paints them.
That cabinet does look nice. Nathan does excellent work, from what I've seen.
We had initially started with single 15" subs, but changed after the 15" driver market wasn't producing anything I'd be happy with. I really wanted to use the AE AV15, but the wait is just too long!
Thanks pbc.
Nathan tried contacting him a number of times with no response and then he heard the wait times were still long. If he's shipping now, that's a shame, but I'm excited about having four twelve inch drivers delivering bass from seven feet away. I'm not too concerned with much below 20hz, since I live in an apartment. I wanted to focus on 20-80hz with drivers that could handle the 24db/octave low pass filter my processor applies. I love tight midbass and can deal with solid 20hz output being the limit for now. Once we move and I put together my dedicated theater, I'm going all out to get at least solid 10hz reference level output.
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Nathan tried contacting him a number of times with no response and then he heard the wait times were still long. If he's shipping now, that's a shame, but I'm excited about having four twelve inch drivers delivering bass from seven feet away. I'm not too concerned with much below 20hz, since I live in an apartment. I wanted to focus on 20-80hz with drivers that could handle the 24db/octave low pass filter my processor applies. I love tight midbass and can deal with solid 20hz output being the limit for now. Once we move and I put together my dedicated theater, I'm going all out to get at least solid 10hz reference level output.
I think the same DS-21 with regards to the Peerless XLS 12". Trust me, the last thing I want to do is put these guys under my speakers, but my apartment is extremely limited on locations for these guys. I'm hoping to not have more than 5db swings across the 2 octaves I'm using these for. My Anthem AVM20 allows me to cut a peak with a selectable bandwidth and level. This makes me very happy, but if I need to buy a DCX down the road, I will. This is a temporary setup until we buy our own house. Then the fun starts.
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LTD02,
I believe it's the 830500, but I may be wrong. Is that the newest model? It has an fs of 18.1hz, if I'm correct.
Yeah, I've seen incredible performance and builds using dowels and window style bracing, but I appreciate the quality and detail Nathan puts into his work.
Do you guys think I'll get 110db at 20hz from these guys at 2m away?
LTD02,
I believe it's the 830500, but I may be wrong. Is that the newest model? It has an fs of 18.1hz, if I'm correct.
Yeah, I've seen incredible performance and builds using dowels and window style bracing, but I appreciate the quality and detail Nathan puts into his work.
Do you guys think I'll get 110db at 20hz from these guys at 2m away?
"Do you guys think I'll get 110db at 20hz from these guys at 2m away?"
depends on your room. for an average enclosed room, yes. for an open floorplan, maybe.
there is only so much that you can do based on driver specs. for 20hz, you are looking mostly at displacement and the 12" with 12.5 mm isn't the biggest dog in the pound.
the sound quality of those drives should make up for any spl deficit though.
on another note, that drive makes for a nice tapped horn, but it requires about 10 cubes per horn.
max spl at 25hz 1 driver at 150 watts:
sealed...2 cubes...98 db
ported (22hz) tuning...2.5 cubes not including port...105 db
tapped horn...10 cubes...115 db
so if you have the space and the inclination, go big. if not, go small. you can always experiment too.
btw, if you want to sacrifice the sub 20hz stuff, a tall narrow tapped horn with one fold could stand in a very small footprint and provide lots of sensivity and would be an easy build.
there are tons of options. whatever makes you happy is the best one.
depends on your room. for an average enclosed room, yes. for an open floorplan, maybe.
there is only so much that you can do based on driver specs. for 20hz, you are looking mostly at displacement and the 12" with 12.5 mm isn't the biggest dog in the pound.
the sound quality of those drives should make up for any spl deficit though.
on another note, that drive makes for a nice tapped horn, but it requires about 10 cubes per horn.
max spl at 25hz 1 driver at 150 watts:
sealed...2 cubes...98 db
ported (22hz) tuning...2.5 cubes not including port...105 db
tapped horn...10 cubes...115 db
so if you have the space and the inclination, go big. if not, go small. you can always experiment too.
btw, if you want to sacrifice the sub 20hz stuff, a tall narrow tapped horn with one fold could stand in a very small footprint and provide lots of sensivity and would be an easy build.
there are tons of options. whatever makes you happy is the best one.
That's as good a reason as any, Nathan.
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Back to this microphone deal... Would I need a mic preamp to boost the voltage to the mic, or is the voltage through the pc enough? I'm guessing the former, but I don't have that much experience with this.
Back to this microphone deal... Would I need a mic preamp to boost the voltage to the mic, or is the voltage through the pc enough? I'm guessing the former, but I don't have that much experience with this.
Lol, great point, I know that too well . Of course you could use round dowels
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But when someone unexperienced in box building looks at the inside they might think its not a good build because they have seen too many fancy comercial pics from companies like JL who waste time and $$$ "impressing" the uneducated
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btw, Very nice boxes. I always liked the dual stacked look.
Lol, great point, I know that too well . Of course you could use round dowels
But when someone unexperienced in box building looks at the inside they might think its not a good build because they have seen too many fancy comercial pics from companies like JL who waste time and $$$ "impressing" the uneducated
btw, Very nice boxes. I always liked the dual stacked look.
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