- Conclusion -
When finished, this sub weighs in at a beefy 70 pounds, and
is extremely solid looking and feeling. From my power testing of the design, it turns out that the 1000 watt amp is nearly
perfect for this system, and runs out of power right as the
woofer is running out of excursion. The soft clip circuitry in the
amplifier kicks in very gracefully, so we get very little distortion
even at the extreme limits of output, which is about 108 dB.
As can be seen in the graph, with the proper adjustments
this sub can have a flat frequency response from 30 Hz
to 75 Hz with 3 dB down points of 28 Hz and 80 Hz. This
very flat response is very impressive on test tones, but
will probably need some adjustment for a fl at in-room
response. Once this is done, the subwoofer nearly
disappears, and can blend in with just about any main
speaker. Thanks to the low-distortion of the driver and good
amplifier headroom, this subwoofer sounds very clean
and tight, but will still perform well on ultra-low-frequency
content. All in all, this is a very nice all-around subwoofer
that is compact, looks great, and sounds great!
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