My custom built sub!

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Originally Posted by FendersRule

My good friend who happens to be an audio expert (a PhD student), designed me a subwoofer. I just spent the past 2 days working my butt off with him, and we finally got it done. I'm not sure what program he used, but he blueprinted it as well, and found that it's going to require an 18" enclosure for it to be super bad ass. Well, that's what we winded up doing!

Took about 8 hours total for us to do. Lots of sanding, cutting, routing, sawing, etc. The crappy part was waiting for the materials to dry.

It's a 18 x 18 x 18" subwoofer (monster)
12" Driver (Dayton)
240 watt Amp (Dayton).
3/4" MDF Casing
It has 2 braces
We also doubled the front and back (forgot the word here)
We used generic wood glue, along with silicone to assure proper sealing

All it needs some some venire...which we'll do later.

It also weighs nearly 80lbs. We had to put straps on it in order to transplant it from his place to mine.

You probably won't be able to achieve the performance of this sub for under $500, and especially retain the longevity. This is a winner! Custom built is the way to go if you have the tools and someone with the knowledge and expertise!

Greet job putting it together. Congrats! It looks great even without the veneer.

I'm curious and have a few questions. First, is it a sealed or ported box? Second, what reason(s) did you chose one design over the other? And lastly, what is the driver model and number, a Titanic MK III or what?. Oh, and one more question, did you buy your stuff from parts-express.com? Thanks!