Subwoofers from scratch?

hifiside

Has anyone ventured in building there own drivers from scratch. Cost is pretty much the same as buying them but I have found it a change of pace. I started buying parts and looking for the things needed shortly after IowaDIY. These ain’t perfect but they get better each time I rebuild it with better found soft parts. My plans are to build a elaborate passive OB for DDIY if JR still has a open spot. They would feature 2-18’s or15’s for bass a hand built 8” midrange and a ESS Trans 3 tweeter all passive with shunt att circuits.  

Mitchell_Cote

Cool

jr@mac

See, now this is taking DIY to another level. Always a spot for a local, Brad. 

Archer60x

Very cool!  Where are you sourcing the parts?  I have a few drivers that i would like to rebuild and modify.

dynamo

Awesome! I’ve always wanted to tinker with that. Where are you getting the parts?

hifiside

Fixmyspeaker.com
Springfieldspeakers.com
Lordofbass.com
The Speaker Exchange
Ebay
China sourcing 

Mitchell_Cote

MWA group designed driver and parts buy?  Could be interesting.  I'd be on the bench for that though.

Tom_S

That's insane - in a good, mad scientist kind of way! At the rate your going, you'll be competing with Wilson Audio soon - and your stuff looks just as good theirs already.

Nicholas_23

Next level shit there. Very COOL ! 

S7910

hifiside

Some measurements before I destroy this.All these measurements were taken at 15 inch from dust cap that I hear isn’t fully glued. Amp was a Dayton 250 watt plate amp 180hz LP. Not the greatest but I have to start somewhere.