PASpeaker-Base

Budget

Low-budget subs

Subwoofer build plans that their designers explicitly describe as affordable or design for an explicitly affordable driver. Each plan page states who says so and where.

Plans

Link to section “Plans”
  • Low budget 12″ Community design

    LBH-112

    A 12-inch hybrid subwoofer from Jobst-Audio’s beginner series. The official plan page is currently offline, and the terms of use only permit linking.

    No performance data published

    Jobst-Audio now lists the LBH-112 as JB-Sub112h in the B series; the link to the official plan is under “b-serie”. The manufacturer describes the B series as low-cost beginner kits.

  • Low budget 18″ Partially verified

    LBH-118

    A bass reflex/horn hybrid for an inexpensive 18-inch driver from the Hifi-Forum. All performance data are the designer’s simulations.

    Low-frequency extension
    38 Hz (-3 dB)
    Dimensions (H × W × D)
    600 × 630 × 850 mm

    In the opening post the designer presents the the box 18-500/8-A as an 18-incher “for very little money” and targets requests for low-cost subwoofers for party music.

  • Low budget 12″ Partially verified

    PlanSound PS-Sub112

    A compact 12-inch subwoofer for beginners. The free PDF includes a datasheet, measurements, a DSP preset and parts lists for two panel thicknesses.

    Low-frequency extension
    40 Hz (-3 dB) · 30 Hz (-10 dB)
    Sensitivity
    95 dB
    Dimensions (H × W × D)
    528 × 370 × 475 mm

    In the datasheet PlanSound calls the PS-Sub112 with the the box 12-280/8-W a “low-cost subwoofer for beginners”; in the shop the project is called “Super Budget PA Bass Projekt”.

How we select

Link to section “How we select”
  • Only with evidence. The designer or publisher explicitly calls the plan affordable, low budget or beginner-friendly – or designs it for a driver they explicitly describe as affordable.
  • No prices. Driver and timber prices change all the time. That is why we do not give amounts that will be wrong tomorrow.
  • Affordable does not mean interchangeable. A budget plan is tuned to its driver. A different driver of the same size and similar price will not automatically fit.

Respect the driver’s limits

Power handling and maximum excursion are given in the driver’s datasheet. Do not leave out the plan’s recommended high-pass – it protects the driver from excessive excursion below its usable range.