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Death Star Subwoofer
bmfs writes "A subwoofer so powerful it could loosen fillings, shake out the cholesterol from arteries and generally make a lot of noise. It seems that the Death Star, ignoring the weakness that ultimately lead to its complete destruction, was a pretty good design... so someone made his own (with a lot of help from a housemate). The Death Star Subwoofer is currently up for sale on Ebay."
Let's see how you handle it...
Q: I am short, useless and provide no value. What am I? A: a sig
Just like George Lucas' legal team!
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
looks more like a "deaf" star, yo.
*pauses to pour out a 40 for my fallen homies who have joined the force*
Are the construction photos of the Death Star Subwoofer. He won't ship it due to size and weight so you need to be local to Reading, UK to pick it up. These photos betray enough of the design to build your own fully armed and operational battle station.
Urge to post... fading... fading... RISING!... fading... fading... gone.
This isn't the bass you are looking for...
I'll turn into a supernova and burn up everything. Well I'll turn into a black little hole and you'll turn into string.
from the eBay listing:
"a subwoofer so powerful it could loosen fillings, shake out the colesteral from my arteries and generally make a lot of noise. It seemed to me that the Death Star, ignoring the weakness that ultimately lead to it's complete destruction, was a pretty good design... so I made my own (with a lot of help from my then housemate)."
from the post:
"A subwoofer so powerful it could loosen fillings, shake out the cholesterol from arteries and generally make a lot of noise. It seems that the Death Star, ignoring the weakness that ultimately lead to its complete destruction, was a pretty good design... so someone made his own (with a lot of help from a housemate). The Death Star Subwoofer is currently up for sale on Ebay."
Hmmm...the copy and paste is strong in this one. At least he fixed a couple spelling/grammar errors.
Who's going to build the Bass-tille?
Striking fear in the authors of godawful fanfiction, I am here, appearing in darkness, Tuxedo Jack!
The Q&A section alone is worth reading TFA.
Q: Look at the size of that thing!
A: Cut the chatter Red 2.
I think Jar Jar Weasley dies when the Dark Lord Vadermort blows up Hogobah... oh never mind.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
The subwoofer installed is an Alpine 12" SWS-1242D, rated at 900W peak power, 300W rms. The enclosure is filled with foam wadding and ported. The ports are vented directly out the bottom of the subwoofer. The design was modelled on WinISD to calculate the port lengths... it's proper stuff :) There are two 4mm binding posts at the back for connection to a power amplifier. I'll be adding the amplifier to e-bay as soon as I type out a description, but any amplifier will work.
These suckers have put in yet another thermal exhaust port that would be the prefect fit for a couple of proton torpedoes. Idiots never learn from history. The Bose alliance is going to have a field day with this.
Reportedly, the force was with it.
-Rob
Biblical fiscal responsibility
"I find your lack of bass disturbing."
1. Make silly Star Wars / Star Trek gadget.
2. Put it up on eBay
3. Notify Slashdot
4. Profit!
... it will still be insignificant when compared to the power of the Force.
Bryan R.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, or $12.50 as seen on eBay.....
All Your Bass Are Belong To Us!
You mean Boromir, right? The guy killed by the Cylons because he entered a stargate during a Wraith attack.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
THIS is a subwoofer.
TODO: Something witty here...
no no no its , ,Its a Base station
That's no moon
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
Just let us know when you build your Imperial Car Destroyer. Put the plans up here (slashdotting be damned). I bet it would be a real babe magnet.
"Hey, baby! Anyone ever tell you look just like Natalie Portman? Come over here and check out my ride. It's got 385 Tauntauns under the hood. Maybe we can go over to my apartment. I've got hot grits and Death Star loudspeakers. Yeah, baby."
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
See, this is the first thing that women do when they get their hooks into you - make you get rid of something you put hundreds of hours and pounds into, just because "it won't fit into the apartment". It's not about that, it's about her controlling him with sex, just seeing how high she can make him jump.
Next she's slowly going to start getting rid of his bachelor friends, the better to control him. This is why any reasonable man should steer clear of "modern" women. Start your own business, invest well, buy and build cool stuff, and always keep women at arm's length - lest you become a pussywhipped fool who replaces his brilliantly engineered subwoofers, motorcycle, and sports car with window treatments, no sex, and a minivan.
Dumbass.
'Be always mindful, even when ditch-digging.' --D. T. Suzuki
The guy has his plans posted on how he built this thing.
Now is see why it weighs 65Kilos.
640YB ought to be enough for anybody.
I AM a beowulf cluster of these things, you insensitive clod!
The Death Star subwoofer is, well, a subwoofer. Most subwoofer crossovers filter frequencies above 80 to 100 Hz, per Dolby & THX recommendations, so the maximum frequency that will (hopefully) be generated by this sub is 100 Hz. The wavelength of 100 Hz is roughly 10 ft. The half wavelength at 100 Hz is 5 ft. The diameter of the Death Star subwoofer is 3 ft.
Basically, the smallest half-wavelength that will be generated by the subwoofer is greater than the diameter of the cabinet, so standing waves just aren't an issue here. It is something that needs to be considered for higher-frequency speakers, but a lot of the "rules-of-thumb" that are applicable to mid/high-frequency speakers don't apply to subwoofers because the wavelengths of bass frequencies are so large. (some gotcha's, like baffle-step, may apply, depending on the geometry of the cabinet)