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Originally Posted by Samurai 3) Subwoofer: This is a very important speaker since all bass will be produced by the Subwoofer. In fact, this can be called just a Woofer for that reason. This will be powered, therefore has to be in 220V version. Therefore, I will be buying this in India. Since Subwoofers are really heavy, all the more reason to buy it in India. The speaker sensitivity has to be matched with the other speakers and it's crossover frequency has to overlap with that of the other speakers so that we won't lose any sound. The Subwoofer crossover frequency will be set in that overlapped area. |
A sub is the easist to DIY and in fact offers some great advantages to the DIYer.
If I were you I would research some good subwoofer drivers (see
www.diyaudio.com for more there is a Loudspeaker section in which there is a section just covering subwoofers) and good amplifiers (plate and otherwise) and get them to india only leaving for the box to be built by an good local carpenter in india.
The advantages:
Since the subwoofer is the most boundary depedant speaker you can make one that works best in your room and location.
for example only if you DIY can you make a sub that is 8 feet tall but only 8" deep and 15" wide. So as a DIYer you can build the subwoofer to fit inside, under or behind furniture and take advantage of boundary reinforecement from the walls of your room.
I have even seens subs that were built into walls in india. A friend of mine for example tore down a brick wall (no beams and.or colums were touched) and replaced it with a wall that is made of marine grade ply. the sub box then effectively became 8.5 feet tall, 6 feet wide and only 6.5" deep. He has 4 Peerless 12" (830845) XXLS woofers doing duty as subs in the space. The wall is obviously well braced.
If you have more depth available i'd recommend these as they have rubber sounds v/s the foam surround of the Adire Tumult subs.
http://www.soundsplinter.com/rls_sup...r_drivers.html