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gexter

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Has anyone built a 12" WO32
10/13/05 at 04:07:04

Subject says it all.

Got pretty much the go ahead from the boss for a WO32. I know that 12' mods were discusssed at one time, and I am wondering if anyone went out on a limb to try it. If anyone would go out and possibly ruin a perfectly good sub by modifiying it. I would find them here.

I just have to build a WO32 because I haven't yet.

I am not playing around with this one. no cutting corners or hacks on this build.

While I am here I want to try the bash 300 watt from PE anyone have any comments on it?

thanks, Gex

P.S. 60 If you are so inclined to e mail me direct any tips or tricks feel free.

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Jet-Lee Ex Member	Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32 Reply #1 - 10/14/05 at 15:42:19 I built a WO24, was going for a 12" driver version, till we noticed space limitations. Now going for a completely different design to fit 2 12's in a space that is 28" x 28" x 14.5" (don't forget material thickness 3/4").
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60ndown

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #2 - 10/16/05 at 15:10:44

[quote author=gexter link=1129176424/0#0 date=1129172824]Subject says it all.

Got pretty much the go ahead from the boss for a WO32. I know that 12' mods were discusssed at one time, and I am wondering if anyone went out on a limb to try it. If anyone would go out and possibly ruin a perfectly good sub by modifiying it. I would find them here.

I just have to build a WO32 because I haven't yet.

I am not playing around with this one. no cutting corners or hacks on this build.

While I am here I want to try the bash 300 watt from PE anyone have any comments on it?

thanks, Gex

P.S. 60 If you are so inclined to e mail me direct any tips or tricks feel free. [/quote]

build it with 10s use a driver that has a qts of about .34, low x max, paper cone, mark your bottom pannel with all the other pannels before you start.dont modd it at all- build it exactly like steve desighned it. if you build it for 12s and it sounds mediocre then you wasted your time and you wont know what it can do?

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gexter

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #3 - 10/17/05 at 19:23:45

60! your right.
Why mess with a proven design. make more sense to build it the way it was supossed to be.
I am a little tired of modding anyway. I had the thought of making the WO32 exact and will stay with that.
I am waiting on the plans at the moment and not in a real hurry.

Thanks for your input.

Gex

EDIT: took that comment about common sense out, it did not come off right.

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60ndown

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #4 - 10/17/05 at 20:18:45

[quote author=gexter link=1129176424/0#3 date=1129573425]60! your right.
Why mess with a proven design. make more sense to build it the way it was supossed to be.
I am a little tired of modding anyway. I had the thought of making the WO32 exact and will stay with that.
I am waiting on the plans at the moment and not in a real hurry.

Thanks for your input.

Gex

EDIT: took that comment about common sense out, it did not come off right.
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lots of good imfo re the 32 in the wo32 forum, while your waiting for the plans to arrive read them.you wont know you dont have 12s in it when yur done, it plays so low and so loud and so accurate you wont believe it! i have a lid on mine, not useing the carpet as a 'varovent'?? but sealed it with a lid and gasket, apparently this effects the way it performs a little.

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gexter Ex Member	Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32 Reply #5 - 10/24/05 at 02:28:16 60 is your gasket a rubber gasket or just closed foam.
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J_Rock Ex Member	Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32 Reply #6 - 10/24/05 at 03:42:01 you could always build a wo32 for 2 12s and if it sucks, cut everythign down, waste a little time if it sux, but gain the knowledge and the if it is good, you are the man now dog.
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gexter

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #7 - 10/24/05 at 06:05:53

hey J_Rock!
I have abandoned the 12" WO32 in favour of the standard WO32.
Yes I know its hard to believe I am parking my creative side.
I want this to be perfect and the way it is intended because the high praise it gets just as it is.
It has to be perfect and you don't get that first time out with a mod very often.
I will however use a driver that dips below 30Hz, 25 would be nice
I am not going to worry about the xmax because the WO32 is rumoured to have excellant dampening on the driver, so I could go higher but 10mm at the most.
the Qts that seems to be the focus will be well under .40 maybe as low as .20
It seems I have my work cut out for me in preparing for the build. it seemed so simple on the surface.
Finding the characteristics I want in a driver may be the biggest challenge.
I may be reviving old threads and waking up the old timers over the next month or two. then again I might throw a peerless XLS in it and be done. :)
I am not in a hurry I have alot of cans and bottles to collect ;)
So it will be awhile.
Sorry to get your hopes up :'(

Gex

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60ndown Ex Member	Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32 Reply #8 - 10/24/05 at 15:07:26 [quote author=gexter link=1129176424/0#5 date=1130117296]60 is your gasket a rubber gasket or just closed foam. [/quote] weather strip from a hardware store? too much x max is not good i read somewhere, and the qts is best about .35 i think.
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gexter

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #9 - 10/27/05 at 04:40:00

[quote author=60ndown link=1129176424/0#9 date=1130162846]

weather strip from a hardware store?
too much x max is not good i read somewhere, and the qts is best about .35 i think. [/quote]

I think your right! And I think that the WO32 will dampen the xmax unless it is well over 10mm but just a think and not a for sure is not worth the cost. So I will go with your "I think" because it is a better plan than my "I think"

Gex ink

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bnew63 Ex Member	Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32 Reply #10 - 10/27/05 at 19:06:34 I talked to Steve some months back while I was building an Imperial sub and he confirmed that x-max is highly over rated for any horn design.I've used Emenence drivers a lot with very little x-max(4mm),I was a little nervous at first but once up and running they all produced amazing BASS
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Resonant

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #11 - 11/26/05 at 23:02:55

Hi, i had 2 12" speakers at home so i'v started to make WO32, but i didn't whant to mess a lot with the original size so insted of scaling to 1.2 its more a less 1.125(more a less 90cm wide, just enought to fit in my jeep 8)). The drivers have a Qts of .30 , Fs 23Hz , Vas 165. Please don't tell me i'm wasting my time, and if I am could anyone help me with this?
Excuse my speling or any ignorance, I'm 18 living in portugal and just starting in DIY speaker projects

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60ndown

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #12 - 11/27/05 at 00:23:28

[quote author=Resonant link=1129176424/0#12 date=1133046175]Hi, i had 2 12" speakers at home so i'v started to make WO32, but i didn't whant to mess a lot with the original size so insted of scaling to 1.2 its more a less 1.125(more a less 90cm wide, just enought to fit in my jeep 8)). The drivers have a Qts of .30 , Fs 23Hz , Vas 165. Please don't tell me i'm wasting my time, and if I am could anyone help me with this?
Excuse my speling or any ignorance, I'm 18 living in portugal and just starting in DIY speaker projects [/quote]

the 32 is desighned for home use, try it in your car, if it doesnt work use it at home and build a wo.you are not wasteing your time when you build decware desighns

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gexter

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #13 - 11/27/05 at 05:29:20

It might be worth mentioning that I had talked to Steve for a minute or two awhile back on a 12" WO32, He felt if I wanted to use 12"s just go to a WO instead of the WO 32. We were talking about HT at the time to put it into context.

The WO32 for a car is not recommended. I myself would not even bother with a WO 32 in a car.

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Resonant

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Re: Has anyone built a 12" WO32
Reply #14 - 11/27/05 at 10:51:03

yes, it is for home use.I was planing on puting it in my jeep just for the fun of it from time to time hehe. Does it go better in a corner or center of the room? the room's almos perfect rectangle.
Unfortanetly I wasn't able to get the plans(no money, no help, on my own on this one) ,so i'v don a lot of assuming on this thing ??? starting with WO as reference.I'v built a few boxes before(sealed, vented and bandpass)so now I just had to go for a horn desing, but don't know enything about it.Has anybody got any tips on anything that i'm missing?
Just another DIYer looking for help...

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