DONE!
finished and installed. I didn't really appreciate how big this thin was until I put it in my room, It's giant!
How does it sound, pretty good. Sound per $ ($400 including amp, driver, ply, and other hardware), nothing can touch it. Sound per cubic foot hard to say. I can't help but wonder if 18 sunfires wouldn't be pretty impressive (although at $1000 each the advantage shifts back to the THT).
I need to spend some time and get it dialed in. I listened to Bass Mekanik and grinned the pressure from the bass is a little disturbing (in a good way). Tried a few movies passages that I know are bassey like the arc light seen in Apocalypse Now, very good.
Now I must think about a TT for the billiards room. Why do these things have to be so big? (rhetorical question)
Thank you all for your advice and support through my build, yes a giant cab can be built with a circular saw and a jig saw (and a router to round off the corners). Impressive plans and easy to build.
Tuba HT low profile
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Welcome to the ranks soldier!
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18 smaller subs will not equal a folded horn. One of the best reasons to use a folded horn sub in home theatre is that you can't find it with your ears. Cross it over below 100 hz, and have your friends be amazed.
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Don't get me wrong, I do like the Tuba HT, but I think 18 Sunfire subs would equal the output of the THT. $18K vs $400 is the difference. I probably am going to be sorry I said that.....Gauss wrote:18 smaller subs will not equal a folded horn. One of the best reasons to use a folded horn sub in home theater is that you can't find it with your ears. Cross it over below 100 hz, and have your friends be amazed.

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One more thing. Advice for anyone that's as dumb as me. Check the crossover on your amp if it has one. I was slightly underwhelmed listening with the crossover on and the low pass set as low as it would go. Turning off the sub crossover made a huge difference, imagine that. I had to cut the sub output by 10 dB to keep my filling in my mouth.
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...Has happened at least once to everyone that employs an active crossover.Fatso wrote:One more thing. Advice for anyone that's as dumb as me. Check the crossover on your amp if it has one. I was slightly underwhelmed listening with the crossover on and the low pass set as low as it would go


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4 - AT
1 - TT
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2 - SLA Pro 4x6 Alphalite
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Ok took the time to get levels set etc. I watched a movie. Saving Private Ryan at reference. BFM is a subwoofer god! I can not believe how powerful this thing is. The tanks were amazing, gunfire was actually felt in my gut. WOW! How could anyone not have one of these?