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Re: BuST - A - sub [message #16067 is a reply to message #16066] Sat, 24 January 2004 03:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mike.e is currently offline  Mike.e
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yeh thats it! i have room to spare also
ive just been decided how to build a sub for DD2012 (12" car audio sub) ... it hax 10x the power handling so perhaps ~10db more output... 132db with 250watts if im lucky...i was hoping for 142db

im just wondering if i shud rush build it,just for spl comp,or not...

its on Feb 8th,i can buy the woofer off the guy im borrowing off if i want it afterwards too! i jsut need to find 250watts!

you can estimate
105db eff
20db amp
13db car gain
=138db.....

my car booms at 50-55hz by about 7db relative to 80hz,so i thought id load the cone there and burp it around that freq as to save the woofer from moving too far and BL compression? also im unsure of exact xmax so this helps too.

Im estimating im ~8db down from expected and hoped performance with current 8" with 25watt rms Pe and 3.5mm xmax!

Cheers!

Cheers!

Re: BuST - A - sub [message #16069 is a reply to message #16067] Sat, 24 January 2004 03:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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The driver handles 10x more power, hmm? That should put it at about 5-7dB louder. I'll bet you've already done the Hornresp simulation. What does response look like? Or will you run this one as a direct radiator? Interesting to think about, being in such a constrained space. The horn will gain the pipe modes, but you can't really consider directivity issues when you're pumping into a car. One loud mama any way you slice it!

You need to post this stuff on the car audio forum. When that place gets kickin', it will be funny to go through the archives and see a massive horn in the trunk. It's kinda like how do you top that?!!

Re: BuST - An- eardrum [message #16071 is a reply to message #16069] Sat, 24 January 2004 08:45 Go to previous message
Mike.e is currently offline  Mike.e
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The driver handles 10x more power, hmm? That should put it at about 5-7dB louder.
Maybe more,as the 9$ woofer was ultimate cheap no brand..
Also this horn models slightly higher efficiency...

I'll bet you've already done the Hornresp simulation
its allready CADed up! the moment i saw those DDs, i thoht id give them a try! Wgeiger apparently used some 18"s ,or was going to..of theirs. High BL high mass beasties, like big lab12s

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