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Build Your Own Subwoofer

Posted by michael on from the rock-the-house dept.

Gerard J. Pinzone writes "Here's a page that details the construction of a homebrew subwoofer." Another in a long line of "You can, but should you?" projects.

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  1. Check out Hometheaterforum.com by sdo1 · · Score: 5, Informative
    The DIY section on HTF is filled with people doing DIY subs.

    The DIY section on avsforum also has some info.

    DIY subwoofers is another place to start.

    In fact a google search yields about 16,000 results with the words "DIY" and "subwoofer".

    Which brings me to...

    Is this really news?

    -S

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  2. Score -1, clueless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    People have been doing this for a long time (Building ENCLOSURES, not subwoofers). All those little bassheads that you see going down the street with civics shaking the windows out of your house do it themselves. It's simple and easy, and most companies that sell subwoofers provide very detailed and specific guides (more than that page) about port length for ported boxes, volume calculations, building materials, construction methods, and countless other things. And boy, MDF is a bitch to work with.. you need a carbide blade for the saws, and screws strip SO easily. Not to mention MDF dust is very carcinogenic (search around google) and smells bad. Expect this thing to stink up wherever you put it for a while. Most of the guides are in PDF format (For car audio) from the major sub manufacturers' sites: www.kicker.com www.rockfordfosgate.com etc Forque (Chester Bochan)