As shown way back the 2x 12" Subwoofers that were planned for the LFE audio.
Some may recall me previously swaying with having those moved to either side of the seat and use a 15" at the back of the seat instead. Then of course that auction sale fell through and part of the problem was with the wooden base to be used only being approx 5-6" deep moving the 12" subs I had to the sides would of meant them stick up out of the base quite a lot needing a raised platform.
Might of looked silly so I had dropped the idea.
However about 2 months ago I came across a similar Sony Xplod sub but is a slim/shallow design only needing approx 3" of depth.
So that crazy part of me decided to go for them and getting a bargin in the end as they were never used by the original owner. This gave me 2x 10" subs to complement the L/R audio and to have that look I wanted with a sub each side of the seat. You see I also have a concern the smallish DAV speakers Im for using will of course lack any bass so these babies will fill that gap and of course complememt the tactile. In theory it all makes a good combination working like a sub/satellite type speaker configuration and utilising subs across the L/C/R and of course the 2x original back pair on the LFE to increase the depth perception of the tactile effects. However only time will tell if it works as planned.
Just about a week or so ago I found annother of these shallow subs however in 12" but matching design and I will use this for the Centre channel bass. Might try experimenting during the building phase to have this sub actually under the pedal platform to give the pedals some audible tactile vibrations coming from the Centre channels audio. What the heck its worth a try.The pedals will be on a tray that will be removable which is fixed to seat runners. So the position can easily be adapted and it will be possible to unscrew one platform, removing say the T500 pedals and replacing them with a 2nd tray containing the Fanatec CSP.
This is the main elements of this cockpit and combined with the surround tactile they are meant to give it the immersion and entertainment value that goes beyond a typical cockpit forsale.Yes many nice options out their with a fancy seat or fancy design but apart from positioning and comfort with nice looks what do they offer in immersion? Err I dont want motion, I want GT5 and other console games to be played in a fantastic way.
So creating a unique experience for the user but also one that will be controllable in allowing game audio to be adapted via all the EQ etc that will be included as well. GT5 has some really poor sounding cars for example. I believe I can change that with this combination yet at the same time ensure cars that do sound good from any game are not over powering. If it cant be controlled then the whole thing could be a mash of noise and crazy vibrations.
Heres a few images taken on phone a while ago.
10"
12"
Hope Im not all thumbs when it comes to the real work of getting these all in the build.
