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INTRODUCTION
This project born to create an
extreme subwoofer without
a budget limit
to add without problems to any hi-end
audio systems.
In most cases you will only need one subwoofer although someone prefer a
symmetrical configuration in a pure audio systems.
As we know it is difficult to locate the subwoofer then in a medium sized
room if we place this subwoofer between the speakers we lose nothing of the
music track.
Of course we're talking about a subwoofer to be used only in the very low
frequencies range below 100 Hz so to be inserted in systems with 5" -
6" mid-woofer.
WOOFER
Eminence LAB15
Professional Series
To get the best
transient response the my choice is a sealed enclosure in a large
box with a Qtc near to 0.5. |
AMPLIFIER
Wyntek electronic WAM-300 with DSP
In a domestic environment, it is
quite easy to be able to reduce reflections at the medium-high range
frequencies (see my project
Passive Room
Correction).
It is much more difficult to operate in the low frequencies range so this
project uses a very special plate amplifier that integrates a DSP for
digital equalization.
There are very few subwoofer amplifiers using an internal DSP and the WAM300
is probably the only one who can be connected in USB to a PC with Windows in
order to change the all the parameters in real time while listening.
The DSP functions allows a perfect adjustment of the low frequency band and
some setting can be changed also by a remote command.
The program works very well on Windows PC but in the CD included in the
package there is also a version for MAC (still not tested).
Below I have a graph that shows the range of changes that
can be achieved with the equalizer and various filters.
BOX
TEST RESULT
With the combination of these two components, Lab 15 and WAM-300, we can be sure of obtaining and dominate the bass in every type of home environment.
Here follows a near filed measurements with and without sealed box equalization.
and here the integration with my Monitor 3 loudspeakers with the bass reflex port closed (near field).
PHOTOS
To move this large
loudspekers on my room during the cleaning activity I have used the idea seen on
the TNT
website.
I have used a base of MDF 25mm and 3 Glisdome with a diameter of 65mm.