January 25, 201510 yr Author I have hung on to the XXXs for almost 10 years. They are still in perfect shape and have been waiting for something like this... Their Qts is really too high for vented alignments, so sealed or IB is the goign to be the trick...
January 25, 201510 yr Author Popular Post All done! Bass is amazing, zero peaks/dips, just solid low end. It turned out more efficient than I thought it would be. With drivers mover a millimeter or two maximum, the output levels are shaking the walls upstairs. No vent noise/chuffing that was obvious. I did run a flush cut trim bit on both ends of the feed to the vent so there aren't any mismatched wood joints... The surrounds sit about 1" behind where the finished drywall will hang, so between that and the 3/4" for the grill frame clearance will be perfect... The grill will be 36" x 60" and will be stretched with white acoustic cloth... I always liked IB, it has just been forever since I have been able to enjoy it. Everything turned out great, I wouldn't change a thing...
January 25, 201510 yr Author No blackout, you can't see anything, it matches all the other vents... To give you guys an idea of how efficient the sub stage is, unless I have the gains on the sub amps at 1/4 or less, the receiver sets the subwoofer to maximum attenuation during the auto calibration with the microphone, lol... I did have one problem I had to sort out, there was some noticeable 60Hz hum caused by a ground loop, and the fact that none of the Pioneer gear is grounded, lol... I ran a #8 ground wire to bond the receiver and sub amps downstairs, zero hum now!
January 26, 201510 yr Author So we watched our first movie tonight... It literally moves the floor... Now everything rattles so much on quiet scenes that just have sub sonics that it is annoying... So I am going to start chasing down rattles... We have a crap load of stuff in the living room, so I think it is time for a test tone CD and a lot of time...
January 26, 201510 yr Manifold all done. It was a bitch getting it up there myself! I'll mount the woofers Sunday, I want the glue to cure all night. Hurricane nuts and 10-24 allen head cap screws to secure the drivers... Is that square duct insulated on the inside?This is nice! I love finished basements,They make the best man caves!! i would suggest if that square duct is not insulated on the inside to get some Duct wrap and insulate anything that is going to have a closed ceiling "if your planing on closing" as long as that register is not inside the closed soffit,drop ceiling,ect... Wrap anything that is going to be in unconditioned space.. But wonderful job bro!!
January 27, 201510 yr Author All the HVAC is done, everything is heated/AC'd in basement... I just have to finish wiring and plumbing then drywall... The Soffit is for looks, it will be open all around the subwoofer and the utility room... No worries!
January 27, 201510 yr Author Watching "Derek Trucks Live" on the Pioneer Elite Blu Ray through the system... Sounds awesome... The IB has such flat response it blends well... I am liking this setup... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songlines_Live#mediaviewer/File:SonglinesLive.jpg
January 27, 201510 yr I always liked IB, it has just been forever since I have been able to enjoy it. Everything turned out great, I wouldn't change a thing...There is one thing I would change. I'd install it in my house instead of yours.
January 27, 201510 yr I always liked IB, it has just been forever since I have been able to enjoy it. Everything turned out great, I wouldn't change a thing...There is one thing I would change. I'd install it in my house instead of yours.x2
January 27, 201510 yr Author Lol... I wish I had a better room, our living room is probably the worst room I have ever attempted a full-out sub-stage in... Thank god for enough output to overcome some of the room problems...
January 27, 201510 yr Admin Lol... I wish I had a better room, our living room is probably the worst room I have ever attempted a full-out sub-stage in... Thank god for enough output to overcome some of the room problems... Looks like you have a number of customers wondering if you make house calls.
January 27, 201510 yr Author Lol, it is easy stuff, really... I just wish I had a decent room... Maybe MKII will be when I finish the basement this year... Concrete walls... But in all honesty, for a living room system upstairs that has a good (and almost invisible) 5.1 system and a 65" LED screen, I couldn't ask for more...
January 27, 201510 yr Author Just need to plan out how to get the woofer mounted IB and if you do a manifold keep the resonance an octave or so above your highest frequency. And honestly, you can use any driver for IB, you just may have to add some EQ to ones that have a real low Qts... And 18s tend to have enough displacement that they will work no matter what, lol...
January 27, 201510 yr Admin Just need to plan out how to get the woofer mounted IB and if you do a manifold keep the resonance an octave or so above your highest frequency. And honestly, you can use any driver for IB, you just may have to add some EQ to ones that have a real low Qts... And 18s tend to have enough displacement that they will work no matter what, lol... Oh I wish, can't do it right now in a rented house.
January 27, 201510 yr Author Ha rental! Game on, your leaving it someday lol! Best place to learn by mistake....
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