3' Subwoofer Enclosure v.2 (Plus Demo)

3D printing version 2 of the Tang Band W3-1876S enclosure.

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[StenHardon]

This is probably the best thing I've found on the internet in a long time.
Exactly suited a problem I had.
I was looking for an extremely small sub that fits under my computer desk and that delivers heavy nice bass even at low volumes.
So I printed my own small two-channel speakers and this wonderful subwoofer.
So now I have a compact 2.1 system that performs well with deep bass even at very low volume.
So many thanks for sharing your design.

[Kevin_MKRSR]

Holy shnikes! That goes DEEP for a 3"! (That's what she said).

[rmksledhead]

3 years later I finally printed this on my X1 Carbon. Took only 13 hours total and sounds awesome! I took apart a logitech z313 sub and printed housings for the components that were inside. Nothing fancy but sounds good enough for now.

[gearhed]

I remember when you had the first design and people were complaining that you didn't provide the STL. Well, you my friend delivered once you refined it. Thanks for the follow through. Amazing work.

[philipr]

It sounds exactly like the iPad I’m using

[azim]

Holy shit I didn't even know my earphones could go this deep. This is drool worthy

[Tick]

Thank you for posting the stl files. Your a gentleman and a scholar

[soilent]

Everyone's saying they want to see this for a 10 or 12, but I'd love to see what a 6.5" sub from Sundown Audio or similar could do.

[Friariah]

Listening with: Sennheiser GSP 550 connected to Sennheiser GSX 1000 Amplifier
I've got it set in 2.0, that sound is phenomenal for such a little sub, that enclosure is doing work.

[shaunpc]

The sound is incredible for such a tiny driver. Really impressed with its performance 👌

[anthonyvescio]

You’re very articulate I appreciate it. You should experiment with large printer nozzles, .6mm or .8mm, to cut your print times potentially in half. These files do not have any features smaller than those nozzle dimensions so you will have no loss in print quality.

[paulj.thaddaios]

I was honestly not at all expecting that! Yes there is a lot of bass but mainly it is very rich and emotional! Great work!

[NickLev]

I built one and it is amazing! Unbelievable bass quality for such a small subwoofer. Thanks!

[jbird]

I have Focal headphones and that sounded really good. Not the bass response you would expect from a 3 inch driver. Good deep sounding bass. Impressive.

[kingcosworth]

With the mic in the middle of the room you'll get a node at the rooms resonant freq. It's also why the bass volume increased when he went to the opposing corner and got antinondes

[stephenpridgeon]

Pure genius.. technically, aesthetically and sonically.. When someone does something as good as this, it always makes me jealous of their brilliance. Great work.. :0)

[milesbown]

Very very cool i am so impressed with how far audio has advanced in 20 to 30 years especially the enclosures. I lost quite a bit traction due to being in the military for 2 decades. I am trying to get back into the whole audiophile shoes and I enjoy as well trying to gather as much knowledge as possible from your videos. Ty.

[isaiahhiggins]

This video literally got me into audio at large. I never realized how much calculation and design went into making a speaker enclosure. Thanks!

[jdrissel]

I listened using both a pair of KZ ZSR's (over APTX cable) and a pair of Koss Pro-4AA's. This is a big improvement over the earlier iteration. It does not ring quite so much and and sounds cleaner. I think this is because of less intermodulation distortion due to less ringing. If you can get that DSP to protect the driver from bottoming out and add a nice tweeter (perhaps one of the Dayton pleated ones) you would have a good prototype IMO.

If you really want to kick it up a notch, perhaps a variable volume waveguide would allow lower tuning at low volume. No clue how to build or control that though, but however it might be done would most easily be figured out via 3d printing. My first idea would be to split the guide at the glue line and put a butterfly valve in one half.

[petri..]

What a great power box you made there dude, you seem to be very intelligent and friendly, more people need to discover you as a YouTuber! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻