Los Vega's HT

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I'm posting some pictures to show the sub build progess.

Below you can see the inside of the cabinet, along with the upward-firing driver protective mesh. I am using a 12 AWG speaker wire, but I think it was too rigid (should have used 14 AWG instead). I had to be careful, when I seated the driver, not to bend the wire too much because the driver terminal could have broken from the pressure. Luckily I managed and the connection was very secure.


Here you can see the front-firing driver in place. The cabinet kit came with the screws that fit perfectly on the driver holes. You can see the kit-provided poly-fill as well. Note the slight imperfection/crack on the bottom of the cabinet. It is totally cosmetic (I guess that justifies the B-stock classification) and has no impact what so ever. You can also see my home-made ~1" rubber feet, which I got from an exercise mat.


Finally, here you can see the upward-firing driver in place. The wires are wired out of phase as required in this sub, i.e., the "+" terminal to black and the "-" terminal to red.


I did get a chance to test the sub with the amp and it worked. The amp is a nice one, the auto-off goes from red to green when it senses a signal, which is how amp auto-off should work (I have two others that stay red). Also, I connected and disconnected the input cable and power cable and did not hear any pop or any sound of any kind. I have two others that have a loud pop when they are turned off.

Also, I placed an order with Parts Express for binding posts, which I will be installing at the bottom/inside of the amp so that they are out of sight and easily accessibe through the opening at the bottom.

So, now the next step will require some time, since I have to build the enclosure for the amp, which will require measuring, cutting, drilling, screwing, bleeding, sweating, etc.

I love this stuff!