Being that it is a DIY Article I want to use drivers that can be purchased from around the world, and Peerless apears to be very well supported world-wide.

And if I purchase it from Solen as a kit I get a decent discount on all the parts.

Thanks for the offer though...

 

think of it this way when your building the box
if you need a long port
make it a slot port that way you can wrap it around the box that way you can get the length you need without running out of room in the box

 

I still have to end up with a 50" long port right?
(based on the asumption that anything smaller than a 4" round port would create too much port noise)

If my math is correct, a 4" in round port is 12.56in^2, which trasnlates to a 6.28"x2" rectangualr port...and from what I have read the lenght still needs to be the same as when you use a round port...

So, lets see...

Minimum (internal)front baffle size with a 12 inch driver would be 13" x13",
to then get a int volume of 1.59ft^3 (2747.52in^3)
would mean I would have to make the box 13x13x16.25.

The port would have to wrap around a few times to fit....

Does it matter how many bends you have in a slot port?

 

Solen recomended a 5.3ft^3 enclosure with a 4*10 port. Waiting to hear back from them on more details...

 

Well I have changed my direction...

I am now building a tube sub (Like the SVS offerings) with an Adire Shiva (complete kit) found at www.creativesound.com. ($550 with taxes and shipping)
12" driver, 16*39" tube and it will be powered with a 1000watt Buttkicker amplifer (amp retails for $400usd)

I will be doing a DIY article for this, so more details to follow...

 

I think what you meant was......http://www.creativesound.ca/

Also, I've spotted that amp priced quite a bit better than that somewhere.

 

^Here's one place..... http://www.htmarket.com/buam.html