BUILDING A Budget 15' DIY Subwoofer | Parts Express Dayton Audio Reference 15 | Review & Demo!

Today, we're going to be going over the assembly and testing of our own 15" Home Theater subwoofer with Dual Passive Radiators with the help of a Parts Express DIY Subwoofer kit.

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[stevenshelp]

can't believe i just stumbled on these. I've been very aware of the dayton sealed versions for a long time but prefer the deep low sound of ported...however I move around alot so small size of these paired with the low end of the passive radiators is a no brainer! I think this might be my next sub (18 inch ver though)

[SpecOfTech]

Love to see you guys getting into DIY. Great deal for that sub.

[melmagallon]

Awesome! Thanks for the review! Looking exactly at this model

[liquidcode]

2:07 ... idk why I legitimately thought you were about to say "after this, our next step was to paint the sum bitch", idk whats wrong with me lmao

[mikeortiz]

Right now, this kit is $700 on PE. Orginally I was going to buy a Ultimax 15" Sealed sub kit ($355) from PE and a Crown XLS bridged with 1100W for it. Now I see this and wonder if this kit featured is worth double the price.

[horsepowerjunkie]

Love the vid. Consider reaching out to GSG Audio and see if they'll send you out one of their full Marty 21" sub enclosures. Pair it with the 21" Kraken home theater sub from Parts Express. I'd love to see an in depth review of this combination and I'm guessing the vid/review would get lots of views. Keep up the great content. 👍

[TyEichele]

Great review and details! Thanks for the review 👍

[stemoore]

Did you have to add any weight to the passive radiator to tune it or did parts express do that?

[JayquanDeMarcusWashington]

It shows you using bondo, but the one on the table still shows pin holes. did you build multiple?

[hificonnectin]

A sealed enclosure would give you better low end.

The best design for this driver is a tapped horn or a front folded horn like the THT and those enclosures can give really deep low end

[lookintomybrowneye]

Great video! Do you have another video, or any more info regarding the dual opposed sub shown at 7:50 in the video?

[DCPrewett]

This video is amazing except the mic quality and lack of variety to demostrate the performance of this setup. Wish there was more to listen to...

[jbones]

Hey. Definitely enjoy your content so keep up the good work. You mention this is a cheaper solution for a sub but being as it doesn’t come with an amp, is it still cheaper when paired with a proper amp? Subs that come with internal amps are already paired well (generally) so there isn’t an added cost and also one less item in the a/v rack.

[MrMr]

My woofer had no presence and blew up in 15 min.... I wasn't impressed with this sub... Did you break in the sub? How did you do it?

[Pleusch]

Safe Money? How? This Kit is 999Euro (1099$ US) in germany. Its more than twice expensive in Europe. WTF!

[leemontgomery]

No way I should have to use bondo to fill in the gaps and holes of a cnc cut box that costs as much as this one. Either their machine is jacked or you didn’t put it together correctly.

[techlife]

$600 for a " Budget" subwoofer and it doesn't even have an amplifier?. This kit needs to be equipped with a 800w RMS to 1, 200w amplifier plate to be worth $600.