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Oh, I will post numbers Don't expect anything out of this world though....I'm only running a memphis 500D (old school chrome chassis) to it.

Thank you. I guess if I didn't know in my mind how it was *supposed* to look, I'd be pretty happy with it.

Alright, I don't even want to talk about the table saw situation, but I guess I have to in order to explain the box. Sears parts direct lost my order. They have no idea where it is. The place that located the other belts for me? Yeah, they were wrong. I spent the first half of the day trying to find some. To hell with it. My saw is a Ryobi built Craftsman...I called every store I could think of in a 60 mile radius. Oh well.... I really NEED to get this thing on a meter in both a sealed box and a ported box so the build must go on. I need some in car output data from this prototype. I decided to just use a pretty standard style slot port for the other side. I hated to do it, but I can ALWAYS just build another box if I deem it necessary. I went in to town to the other shop, got on the panel saw and radial arm saw (we have a MASSIVE, very old DeWalt radial). I was so angry that I forgot to bring my router for edging off the port., made my cuts and made my way back. I didn't take a lot of pictures of the completion. It's still not "done". There is no carpet, vinyl, paint or anything...just raw MDF, but the microphone will not care. I admit, this box volume is really large, and a bit uncalled for. I really only did it so I could get as much bottom octave output as possible. For real world applications this would be stupid unless you really need tons of mid 20hz output. Not really going for an all out SPL tune here. I have no idea what it's doing as of right now, but I can tell you that on super low frequency information it makes me uncomfortable as hell and induces a fair amount of ear and sinus pressure. Will post meter results tomorrow!

I can one up that, unfortunately. I custom made a home theater sub for a guy down in Atlanta. I packed the absolute hell out of that thing. It came to him destroyed. I don't mean it had dents in it either..... It came back to me so messed up that the driver was out the enclosure, the macined cones on the bottom were pushed THROUGH the MDF, and the top of the box (also mdf) was TORN down the middle. Every try to tear MDF? Can you even begin to imagine how that happened? I have become afraid...very afraid of UPS since then. Not to mention: Failed to reserve signature on a $2800 Krell CD player I shipped to Brooklyn that the recipient *magically* did not receive. It took me over a month to get paid on that one. Dropped a high dollar Onkyo receiver I mailed to a guy in TN. Destroyed a set of Magnepan 10.1s I shipped to NJ Sorry to hear about the disappointing arrival of new equipment though.

Alright, I lied. I have no progress to post. Table saw belts DID NOT come in, although I was able to locate some about 30 miles from home, which is good, cause now I will have backups for future belt failures. Spent two hours today dismantling the saw. Shouldn't have been so bad, except for there was a shaft that has a bearing machined on to it. It goes in to a holding bracket that is machined to accept it. It was so caked with MDF that I had to pry from different angles for well over an hour just to get it off without warping my shaft. A total and complete nightmare. I'm spending the rest of the evening with my two daughters and plan on getting back to work on the reassembly first thing in the morning. I don't know how much work I will get done on my box though, because I have a build for a customer that I need to get started on too. I plan on at least getting the port put together tomorrow so that I can post pictures. I almost just said to heck with it and bought another saw.

That is some truly great work. Nice job!

Welcome!

The box is just a slot port with a flared end. It will look reminiscent of an old school JBL horn when I'm done with it. I just felt like being creative with this box. I may end up using fiberglass and body filler on it and painting it to match my GTO.

watching drag racing = meh actually drag racing = freakin' awesome I *Kind of* agree with that. Watching the nitro classes is pretty cool on TV. Watching it in person is ridiculously awesome. Basic sportsman stuff is pretty boring to watch in person or on tv. However, I did do some Outlaw Drags this year and it was a GREAT time.

Brown Bunny - most pointless fucking movie in the history of movies. an hour and a half long movie with ten words.

How many of you guys are drag racing fans, specifically Top Fuel and Funny Car. I'm just about gay for it. I have nhra.com "live timing" up so I can watch qualifying numbers while I work on the computer. I even had our Daber Audio logo on Tim Wilkerson's Funny Car for the first two events. I'm not sure if the sticker is on it at Gainesville this weekend because he just got his new body. I guess I will see when the pictures come out on CompetitionPlus.com tonight. I'm also loving the fact that Pro Mod is now an NHRA recognized class. Just wanted to know if there were any other NHRA fan boys on here.

I want to fire it up so bad. I have other boxes here that I COULD throw it in, but they aren't *the* box i'm trying to finish, which should be pretty flippin' awesome. I think I'm just going to let it sit until I either A) get my belt on Wednesday or B) find someone else with a saw I can use.

Alright, I've got good news and bad news. Bad news - the belt for my table saw was out of stock and had to be ordered. It will not be in until WEDNESDAY ( F*&^*) and no progress will be made until that belt is on. Ultimate frustration.....I'm just dying to hear this thing. Good news - I'm going to go ahead and post photos of..... Daber Audio SQL 12 DVC prototype

Yeah, I'm having the same problem....trying to fix it.

Alright, I've got good news and bad news. Bad news - the belt for my table saw was out of stock and had to be ordered. It will not be in until WEDNESDAY ( F*&^*) and no progress will be made until that belt is on. Ultimate frustration.....I'm just dying to hear this thing. Good news - I'm going to go ahead and post photos of..... Daber Audio ""SQL"" 12 DVC prototype Here it is Does anyone in Central Illinois have a nice table saw that they will let me use to expedite this build?

The "Special Guest" has arrived. Getting ready to get back to woodworking. Pics tonight.

Happy Birthday

Good luck, I'm excited to see how it turns out.

By the way, that green/blue squared angle is for reference only and the frontal port wall will not be squared (unless I really F it up.) Also, because I know someone will ask, I do plan on bracing the back wall, lol. The "special visitor" is a sub, poor choice of wording on my part. another long day with little sleep. Coffee time!

You'll see tomorrow

This is the beginning of a test build. It probably would have progressed further if the belt on my table saw wouldn't have taken a big dump on me. I will have to go to Springfield (hopefully tomorrow) and get one...soon. I still need to resin the curves, etc. It's a long way from being done. I was hoping to have it done by tomorrow afternoon, for a special guest. Oh well, in the meantime you can poke fun at my table-saw-frustration-creation. Here is to hoping that tomorrow is more productive!

What? No pics? ...... J/k .... We all love pics, the more the merrier The pics will come, I promise. All the parts have not been machined yet. When they are, the pics will go here first!

Haha, pics will come, trust me.

New woofers coming! Details will be coming on a slow but consistent basis. What can I tell you so far? More XMAX than the "SQL", higher power handling, multiple coil configurations, larger coils, bigger magnets, etc. Price? Well...you'll get a lot of bang for your buck. STAY TUNED!!!! :dj:

Alright , stands are cut, refitted, and lead filled. I have an estimated 20 hours of listening/break in time on them. I am shocked, awed, and absolutely blown away. They are not bass monsters, but for most listening needs I do not need my subwoofer. The imaging is breathtaking, precise is the only way to describe it. The sound stage is HUGE, both in height and width. Accuracy is top rate. Well recorded live instruments take on an eerie realism that gives me chills. I torture my friends and family with speakers. Every time I build something, buy something, or repair something we test it out. This time has been great. I have a track I start off with that is all live jazz horns. It starts out the same with these every time. - their eyes narrow, then they begin to smirk, and then they get a shit eating grin on their head and usually look at me and say "oh my GOD". I then move on to things they are more familiar with. Oh well, enough rambling, I know you only came here for pics anyway