Originally posted by SVT98.5:
Where do you guys come up with these brands? I never heard of any of these brands. Is it just that installers dont carry this stuff so people can't buy it?
Just wondering.
Aaron and I come from similar backgrounds when it comes to Audio. His brother started him in the DIY Audio thing. An older friend of mine started me. I've read just about every speaker building magazine/book to be published in the last 5-10 years. It has been a hobby for about 13 years. Once you start getting into the hobby, a couple of things become immediately apparent, there is very little difference between car audio and home audio speakers. Yes, they sometimes use different materials that last longer, and the resistance is normally different (4 ohm for car audio, 6-8 ohm for home audio), but the problem is, Car Audio manufacturers are offering in a lot of cases, the same speakers (with a fancier cone with cool colorful graphics) that the DIY companies are offering for much less money.
If you do a search for DIY Audio, there are a number of sites, both personal and professional that deal with DIY audio. The brands we have mentioned have attained almost cult following among the Audio purists for a number of reasons. The value the offer, the flexibility to be run in any number of alignments (sealed, ported, bandpass, etc), and most importantly SQ and output.
The NHT 1259 was one of the first subs to really stir the DIY market. There are a number of others that are in the same class as the Dayton and Adire drivers.
NHT1259
Dayton Titanic 1200 (clone of the 1259)
ACI 12
HSU research 1220 (i think that is the model number)
TC Sounds 12"
They each have their own sonic characteristics and strong points.
