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Building the Subwoofers 

Driver baffle & Back Baffle

5th April 202027th April 2020 admin

First up, the inner baffle that the driver bolts on to. Baltic Birch ply, 19mm. Same hole pattern as the

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Building the Subwoofers 

Brace and Side Panels

5th April 20209th May 2020 admin

The brace is kept as simple as possible. It makes the enclosure more rigid and will move panel resonances up

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Building the Subwoofers 

Top and Bottom panels

5th April 202028th April 2020 admin

Starting with the top panel, made of 19mm baltic birch. The bottom panel is exactly alike, except for the few

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Building the Subwoofers 

Final parts and Assembly

5th April 20209th May 2020 admin

Just a few parts to go, a few braces (4 of each) that are put in the corners of the

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Building the Subwoofers 

Making it an Active-Subwoofer

5th April 20209th May 2020 admin

To power the subwoofers I used the Hypex NC500MP module. It is a nice, compact and efficient 500 watt into

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Building the Subwoofers 

Impedance measurement

5th April 202028th April 2020 admin

Blue line: Woofer in free air. Red line: Woofer in enclosure. Green line: Woofer in the damped enclosure. The smoother

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Building the Subwoofers 

Preliminary results

5th April 202027th April 2020 admin

The graph above is taken at the listening spot after a measurement session aligning the subwoofers with the line arrays.

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Amplification 

Subwoofer amplifier

2nd April 202010th May 2020 admin

To power the subwoofers I used the Hypex NC500MP module. It is a nice, compact and efficient 500 watt into

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Amplification 

Asus Xonar Essence ST

1st April 202010th May 2020 admin

My internal sound card is an Asus Xonar Essence ST. At the time that I bought it, the newer STX

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Amplification 

Musical Fidelity M1 DAC

1st April 202010th May 2020 admin

The Xonar Essence isn’t completely responsible as my DAC though. I do use the Musical Fidelity M1 DAC for the

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