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1 - Unibox and Bassbox Pro. Mostly Unibox because it's free and seems to be more accurate. Hornresp for horn, TQWT, transmission line, and other oddball horn based designs.
2 - you can build one up with just a jigsaw, but it's time consuming. At a minimum, I would suggest a good circular saw with a clamp-on straigtedge. Drills are handy too. Add a router if you want to round off any edges or fancy up the box. You do not need a CNC machine, but it sure wouldn't hurt.
3 - off the top of my head: Parts Express, Solen, Madisound, MCM Electronics, Creative Sound Solutions. Home Depot for sonotubes if you need a big one like my IXL 18.2.2 build.
4 - that could add up to a long list. For subs - Acoustic Elegance, Mach 5 Audio, Exodus Audio (DIYcable), Creative Sound Solutions... the list goes on. Amps... another long list. A lot of people, myself included, favor pro amps for the kinds of builds we get up to in this forum
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5 - I would put the practical limits at around 12Hz. Below that, you start getting into some monumental box and port sizes that make infinite baffle designs look like space savers.
2 - you can build one up with just a jigsaw, but it's time consuming. At a minimum, I would suggest a good circular saw with a clamp-on straigtedge. Drills are handy too. Add a router if you want to round off any edges or fancy up the box. You do not need a CNC machine, but it sure wouldn't hurt.
3 - off the top of my head: Parts Express, Solen, Madisound, MCM Electronics, Creative Sound Solutions. Home Depot for sonotubes if you need a big one like my IXL 18.2.2 build.
4 - that could add up to a long list. For subs - Acoustic Elegance, Mach 5 Audio, Exodus Audio (DIYcable), Creative Sound Solutions... the list goes on. Amps... another long list. A lot of people, myself included, favor pro amps for the kinds of builds we get up to in this forum
5 - I would put the practical limits at around 12Hz. Below that, you start getting into some monumental box and port sizes that make infinite baffle designs look like space savers.
I really like WinISD for modeling. Very slick program, and free
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. Plus, it lets you compare multiple subs at once, which unibox doesn't let you do.
Elemental Designs and Fi Car Audio are a few others to consider.
The limit for tuning a woofer can really only be determined via modeling. Mess with the volume, port length, and power to find the optimal SPL/extension/displacement relationship to find what works best for you. Subs tuned below ~18Hz should have 8" diameter ports, above that you can use 6".
Elemental Designs and Fi Car Audio are a few others to consider.
The limit for tuning a woofer can really only be determined via modeling. Mess with the volume, port length, and power to find the optimal SPL/extension/displacement relationship to find what works best for you. Subs tuned below ~18Hz should have 8" diameter ports, above that you can use 6".
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