Okay, I'm in the middle of a built in entertainment center for a newly finished basement media room. Part of the deal with the wife was that I could go all out on the AV equip (as much as the budget could take that is) but it had to have a built in clean look (ie no big speakers/wires/ect laying around).
I was lucky to find some Axiom speakers designed to be put into a cabinet, but no one really recommends you put the sub in a box as it really emits sound in all directions from the enclosure, not just the woofer up front. And I've done a dry fit of the bottom cabinets (see http://picasaweb.google.com/rprice54...ainmentCenter# ) and sure enough, the bass output that once rattled the house now sucks.
So I'm thinking of using some drawer slides to pull the bad boy out when I want to watch a movie or listen to music, but slide it back in when causually watching TV, kids are around, etc. I have little kids running around, and I really don't want to pull the sub out where they can poke at the driver and mess with the knobs on the back.
If you're still reading, what I'm looking for are some solid full extension slides that won't rattle. The sub is 18" deep, it weighs 75 lbs, and the cabinet it's in is 26" deep, so I'm thinking 24" slides will get the beast all the way out and then some. Right now I'm considering these: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21480
Blum seems to have a good rep, I've been happy with Rockler Top Slide in the past, but I've also heard of some slides with polymer bearings that might be quieter. Any other ideas? Anyone tried to do something like this?