gcsmithiv
Novice Member
I’d appreciate some advice for where to find a HT sub design that would fit my goals.
I have a family room that is approximately 16’ x 22’ with 9’ foot ceilings (3,200 cu ft), and next to it is a game room that is 12’ x 15’ (1,600 cu ft). The rooms are largely open to each other. In the family room there was at one time a fully built-in large projection TV enclosed with drywall and cabinetry on either side, so I have a space that is 48”W x 30”D x 52”H which is largely open for a sub, just a flatscreen in the front of it with 15” below the TV for a sub to project although behind the flat screen much of the volume is empty. This location is also in a corner of the room and projects back to the opposite corner and also into the game room.
The area that’s exposed under the TV (will be covered with audio cloth) is approximately 15”H x 40”W if leaving room for trim, the actual sub box sitting behind the trim could be higher.
I’m looking for a solution that is weighted towards sound quality (movie sound tracks, online concerts) but want enough bass to make action movies exciting, but don’t need to blow out windows. For this reason I’m leaning towards an sealed sub (also simpler to build).
I’m thinking a 12 – 13” driver (or larger?) and am willing to spend up towards $800 all in (driver, box, power amp). The rest of the system has small bookshelf mains (Paradigm reference 20s), center, surrounds etc.
My questions are:
I have a family room that is approximately 16’ x 22’ with 9’ foot ceilings (3,200 cu ft), and next to it is a game room that is 12’ x 15’ (1,600 cu ft). The rooms are largely open to each other. In the family room there was at one time a fully built-in large projection TV enclosed with drywall and cabinetry on either side, so I have a space that is 48”W x 30”D x 52”H which is largely open for a sub, just a flatscreen in the front of it with 15” below the TV for a sub to project although behind the flat screen much of the volume is empty. This location is also in a corner of the room and projects back to the opposite corner and also into the game room.
The area that’s exposed under the TV (will be covered with audio cloth) is approximately 15”H x 40”W if leaving room for trim, the actual sub box sitting behind the trim could be higher.
I’m looking for a solution that is weighted towards sound quality (movie sound tracks, online concerts) but want enough bass to make action movies exciting, but don’t need to blow out windows. For this reason I’m leaning towards an sealed sub (also simpler to build).
I’m thinking a 12 – 13” driver (or larger?) and am willing to spend up towards $800 all in (driver, box, power amp). The rest of the system has small bookshelf mains (Paradigm reference 20s), center, surrounds etc.
My questions are:
- Is there a ready-made design that would work
- What are driver recommendations
- What are amp recommendations
- Is there a concern having the sub somewhat enclosed on the sides and top will affect the sound quality (there is a fair amount of air movement through the wide cloth grill and around the TV)
- If the driver is 12 or 13” and the opening between horizontal wood trim is 15”, is this sufficient for the driver to properly project without interference.
- Your thoughts on the cost/benefit of building two units (each cheaper than $800) and having a second sub behind the listening sweet spot.