I was originally post this in general discussion as my Pre-Build log but then I noticed the Home A/V sub forum so here goes
We recently got rid of one of our extra cars and I have a garage to work in for the first time in 20 years.
I've been setting up the garage with new tools and organizing it to get ready for my new build when I finally had it with the cheap bluetooth Monoprice speaker I have for business travel.
I decided to invest in an inexpensive system that would provide alot more satisfaction then the POS I had. At first I thought about putting my Grundig bookshelf in the garage but even it took up too much room (its a once car garage separated from the main garage with a wall) so space is limited. Its also the reason I installed a workbench that folds down which turned out perfect and is where I will work on a lot of my car audio stuff.
So I am using the little class D from Dayton Audio, a 2.1 Bluettoth amp that has a crossover as well. 50x2 and 100x1 for the Sub (Peak). For the sub driver, I picked up a 10" HSU VTF-2 driver for $40, I believe it was the driver they used in the discontinued MkII sub. I hemmed and hawed too long about the refurb AF 12" G series but that would have set me back $100 delivered so the HSU was a good alternative.
Since I needed a sub to hold up in a garage environment and needed to keep cost down, I decided to get a premade car box from Crutchfield, between reward points, outlet pricing, and the slow boat delivery I managed to get a 1.47 CI ported and tuned to 35 Hz box, cheesy logo aside, it worked for $29.99
I actually get real bass in the garage now, not high end by any means but really good for the investment made and much better then a sound bar or other cheap solutions. I'm actually impressed by the little HSU sub and even the 2.1 amp. I'm still waiting for my Dayton Audio bookshelves to arrive so I am using my old Alpine 6560 component, just the 5-1/4" woofer with no tweeter hooked up. Now I am wondering if I should had found a cabinet to mount my Alpines in, would have been great for a garage set-up to use some of my old vintage car audio stuff, especially if they were also carpeted.
You can see my new fold down work table in the picture, elevation is set right around 45", rated for 400 lbs or so, I'm not sure I buy that but I will never get close to that, can't lift anywhere near that by myself these days...