Sub Box

[Turbo&Auto]

No really......But to be effective a ported box will be needed with this much air volume ;)

You cant run a lot of power on those subs and leave it sealed, it will not hit low and will burn up the voice coils for sure.

[Indianspringsaz]

Originally Posted by Turbo&Auto

No really......But to be effective a ported box will be needed with this much air volume ;)

You cant run a lot of power on those subs and leave it sealed, it will not hit low and will burn up the voice coils for sure.

Not true, however, the box should be built with the speaker manufactures recommendation in mind.

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by Turbo&Auto

No really......But to be effective a ported box will be needed with this much air volume ;)

You cant run a lot of power on those subs and leave it sealed, it will not hit low and will burn up the voice coils for sure.

*Trying hard not to be a jerk*
Please stop talking now, you don't know what you're saying.

effective... efficient... two completely different words... Most sealed boxes play lower than ported boxes cause most people use high tuned ported boxes. Low tunes boxes have to be huge... I'd bet $100 that the subs he's rolling in wouldn't fit properly in that size box unless tuned above 35hz.. maybe even above 40hz.

Also... no speaker is efficient... if you're lucky, a speaker will be 1% efficient.

Also... sealed boxes give a more sq oriented roll-off (frequency response) than 99% of all ported boxes, once again cause nobody seems to use properly designed ported boxes.

I say go sealed... and i'm a HUGE ported box lover.



EDIT: Oh yeah.... now comes the fun part... LET THE SANDING BEGIN! You gotta sand that thing... it'll make it look good. Sand it until it is as smooth as you can get it with 220-400grit. You can speed up the job by using body filler (rage gold works good). Once you get done sanding... do 2-3coats of primer... sanding after every two coats... and then start your REAL coats of paint... finish it up by waxing the box. It'll make it sooo much nicer... thats what I did with the box in my avatar (for the paint job)