My Subwoofer inverted!

[fuji]

Here are some pics of my subwoofer from my ongoing audio install.....

[FEINT]

Thats a really big woofer. Nice grounding cable! :)

[The Architect]

Is that the gorgeous DIYMA 12

[KCALB SIRAY]

what's the internal volume of that enclosure?

[fuji]

Yes, it is a DIYMA12. It came with some dents in the cone so I decided to invert it. It was also pretty scratched up on the back side as well. I think it was the quality of the chrome job. I took a porter random orbital with a bunch of mother chrome polish and went to town for a half hour. it took out almost all the marks and scratches.

It also needs a very small volume. You can go as small as 0.5 cubic feet. I decided to go a bit bigger given some reports are it sound a bit better in an enclosure around 0.75. This make it a pretty ideal subwoofer for our cars.

The other thoughts I had was dual JL audio 6w3 or 8w3v2.

DIYMA12 are available on ebay from NPDANG(great seller from diymobileaudio.com)

Also this is a SQ subwoofer - it is not meant to rattle the car of create ear deafening boom

[fuji]

The whole car has also been sound dampened with Raamat, damplifier pro, a bunch of solarflex(works pretty well and cheap) and 2" memory foam.

[808_Yaris]

nice setup! must see one day. so what was the estimated cost for this project?

[fuji]

The subwoofer was $125 + about 80$ in shipping The box was really cheap at about $40. It is meant for a truck 12". I then added a bunch or resin and chopped fiberglass to the inside the stiffen it up a bit(3 layers. Nothing is going to make that little box flex!

Overall the project cost about $250.

[fuji]

Here is the Zapco amp and the wiring for the install. Just wish I had more time to get this done. I also have the fronts to get in as well.:thumbup:

[FcukThis]

How do you like the sub?

I tested some and hated them. Far too transparent for me.

[fuji]

A transparent sub without too much boom is what I was looking for. Sounds kind of strange. I just want a sub which will fill in the bottom end with very accurate bass.

[bzinn 1]

nice setup......I need to get the Knu cable ends for my wires like you have....very nice.

[sqcomp]

You seem like you're having fun! I like that idea of saving a little money and still having great sound. I'd come listen to the system but, I'm staying on the mainland. What's the plan for the components?

[Vinsanity]

Nice woofer. Slappin real hard

[fuji]

As far as the components are concerned, I will be running Zapco CK16.2. Instead of using the crossover, I will be using 2 different amps, a dc200.2 for the tweeters and a dc350.2 for the woofers. I will run the system completely active. After I have everything set up, I will use the Zapco tuning software and for the Yaris tune out all the peaks and dips in frequency response. It will take some time but I think it is worth it. All the speaker, power, and signal cables are KnuKoncepts.

[06vitzRS]

Where did you get that ground cable from? I want one.

[fuji]

Also from Knukoncepts. It is the 0 gauge ulraflex with 0 gauge ring terminal. It is pretty flexible. The 4 and 8 gauge are unreal. There is a screw to secure it. I then added a bit of heat shrink to seal it. The battery terminal is also from Knukoncepts