Solara tunable variovent subwoofer? Updated with photos!
by buckhenry » Fri May 29, 2009 3:04 pm
Hey guys and gals,
I got bored and wanted to know what this variovent subwoofer thing was all about. I have 2 but I only used one of my PPI Pro 10 subs. Check out the photos and tell me what you think. I did it on the cheap with parts from HD. I wanted to be green and save on shipping.
It took me about 15 minutes, call it a hack job if you want but I didn't want to put too much time into not knowing the outcome.
Oh I forgot the best part you could put more vent stuffing in the port if it doesn't sound right hence, tunable.
The sub is powered by a Phoenix Gold ZX500/ 600w into 4 or 2 ohms. I'll probably wind up putting both subs back in to get the extra db gain.
The sound
It appears right off the bat that the sound is more open. I also noticed the compression that I felt with the sealed enclosure is gone. It is definitely playing deeper with no sign of it hitting bottom. I say this after no official testing but just using some classical music (Stravinsky - Rite of Spring).
If you have a sub and a spare box laying around try building one it's worth a listen.
Next up Dual PPI Pro 10/2ohms with tunable vent?
THX for the help with the posting of photos.
http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww27 ... =slideshow
I got bored and wanted to know what this variovent subwoofer thing was all about. I have 2 but I only used one of my PPI Pro 10 subs. Check out the photos and tell me what you think. I did it on the cheap with parts from HD. I wanted to be green and save on shipping.
It took me about 15 minutes, call it a hack job if you want but I didn't want to put too much time into not knowing the outcome.
Oh I forgot the best part you could put more vent stuffing in the port if it doesn't sound right hence, tunable.
The sub is powered by a Phoenix Gold ZX500/ 600w into 4 or 2 ohms. I'll probably wind up putting both subs back in to get the extra db gain.
The sound
It appears right off the bat that the sound is more open. I also noticed the compression that I felt with the sealed enclosure is gone. It is definitely playing deeper with no sign of it hitting bottom. I say this after no official testing but just using some classical music (Stravinsky - Rite of Spring).
If you have a sub and a spare box laying around try building one it's worth a listen.
Next up Dual PPI Pro 10/2ohms with tunable vent?
THX for the help with the posting of photos.
http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww27 ... =slideshow
Last edited by buckhenry on Sun May 31, 2009 6:55 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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