I am going to be getting a new amp for my ULW-10 very shortly and want to reuse the amp that is in the box now for something else. The amp functions perfectly but has "air leaks" out of some of the knobs. In the existing box, it's really annoying to hear the air escaping but I figured I could reuse the amp with a new sub and seal the amp off from the air chamber and solve the problem.
Ok, well now that I know that I can seal it off, where can I use it? I don't really have another 'extra' system that needs a sub so I was thinking of how I can 'integrate' this 'new' sub into my Living Room system (my main ht system). I have dual MFW's that do amazingly well so I'm not really gonna add many db's to it while probably muddying up the sound a bit. Well, what if I do an MBM style product ... with a twist. So I thought about picking up a Car Audio sub that is quick (something to keep up with the driver on the MFW) and will produce very "active' bass in the 30-80 or so hz range and bandpassing it from 30-80hz utilizing the low pass crossover built into the ULW amp and a passive 30hz up high pass filter. Research will dictate which driver would work best but right now I'm thinking a JL Audio 10w3 coupled with the 500w amp of the ULW would do VERY well.
So ... what kind of enclosure would work? I can't put anything to the back of the couch as that's a walkway as is the right of the couch but the left is fine. Ok, well how do I distribute that sound as 'evenly' as possible to all inhabitants of the couch? Well, what if I make the enclosure for the driver 'sealed' but ported? Keep the driver in a sealed enclosure and add a long 'port' at the front of the driver that goes along the floor then shoots back up into the base of the couch. This is my idea ... roughly:

What do you think? Would it work or am I totally spinning my wheels for potentially no benefit? I really just want to add rumble and impact to the experience as the MFW's have great slam already. I don't want to do bass shakers or anything like that as I want to utilize the very good amp I already have.
Ok, now tear it apart :D
Ok, well now that I know that I can seal it off, where can I use it? I don't really have another 'extra' system that needs a sub so I was thinking of how I can 'integrate' this 'new' sub into my Living Room system (my main ht system). I have dual MFW's that do amazingly well so I'm not really gonna add many db's to it while probably muddying up the sound a bit. Well, what if I do an MBM style product ... with a twist. So I thought about picking up a Car Audio sub that is quick (something to keep up with the driver on the MFW) and will produce very "active' bass in the 30-80 or so hz range and bandpassing it from 30-80hz utilizing the low pass crossover built into the ULW amp and a passive 30hz up high pass filter. Research will dictate which driver would work best but right now I'm thinking a JL Audio 10w3 coupled with the 500w amp of the ULW would do VERY well.
So ... what kind of enclosure would work? I can't put anything to the back of the couch as that's a walkway as is the right of the couch but the left is fine. Ok, well how do I distribute that sound as 'evenly' as possible to all inhabitants of the couch? Well, what if I make the enclosure for the driver 'sealed' but ported? Keep the driver in a sealed enclosure and add a long 'port' at the front of the driver that goes along the floor then shoots back up into the base of the couch. This is my idea ... roughly:

What do you think? Would it work or am I totally spinning my wheels for potentially no benefit? I really just want to add rumble and impact to the experience as the MFW's have great slam already. I don't want to do bass shakers or anything like that as I want to utilize the very good amp I already have.
Ok, now tear it apart :D
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