Well, my second attempted repair to my ULD 15 didn't work, so I'm in the market for a new sub...
The ULD 15 is a down-firing sub but they've seemed to have gone out of style. I like that style, they're considerably less 'obvious'. From what I can find, audible differences are slight (depending of course on set-up and who you talk to), it appears to me that the change to front-firing was more of a 'wow factor' esthetic rather than a marked improvement in sound. But the current limited crop of down-firing subs isn't what I'm looking for.
So I'm looking at 'conventional' box subs with an eye to converting one to down-firing. Biggest hassle will be relocating the now-typical-built-in-amp, but that's not insurmountable as I intend to re-veneer the cabinet anyway (I'm not fond of black). I'd like to remove the amp completely from the 'box' and install it in my custom cabinet that contains the other components, anybody see an issue with that? As long as I use adequate size wire to prevent voltage drop, I don't see a problem. Opinions?
The other issue is how tall should the cabinet legs be? Is there at optimum length or maximum? The legs on the ULD are only 3", I'd like to go taller. I would think that would help with 'de-coupling' the sub from the floor. Again, any opinions?
I've been looking at Rythmik subs as I like their feedback control, with the F18 or F25 being the likely choice. The F25 features two 15" speakers, would that be an issue in a down-firing configuration? Again, opinions?
If I had a basement, I'd look very hard at a infinite baffle set-up, but I don't....
The ULD 15 is a down-firing sub but they've seemed to have gone out of style. I like that style, they're considerably less 'obvious'. From what I can find, audible differences are slight (depending of course on set-up and who you talk to), it appears to me that the change to front-firing was more of a 'wow factor' esthetic rather than a marked improvement in sound. But the current limited crop of down-firing subs isn't what I'm looking for.
So I'm looking at 'conventional' box subs with an eye to converting one to down-firing. Biggest hassle will be relocating the now-typical-built-in-amp, but that's not insurmountable as I intend to re-veneer the cabinet anyway (I'm not fond of black). I'd like to remove the amp completely from the 'box' and install it in my custom cabinet that contains the other components, anybody see an issue with that? As long as I use adequate size wire to prevent voltage drop, I don't see a problem. Opinions?
The other issue is how tall should the cabinet legs be? Is there at optimum length or maximum? The legs on the ULD are only 3", I'd like to go taller. I would think that would help with 'de-coupling' the sub from the floor. Again, any opinions?
I've been looking at Rythmik subs as I like their feedback control, with the F18 or F25 being the likely choice. The F25 features two 15" speakers, would that be an issue in a down-firing configuration? Again, opinions?
If I had a basement, I'd look very hard at a infinite baffle set-up, but I don't....