New 15 RE xxx coming,.....help me with the enclosure:)
02-15-2005, 04:14 PM
#4
Manufacturer recommended box sizes are just that, recomendations. I have never built a box to their specs, only my own. If you want it loud you need it ported, and tuned to your car resonant frequency. Then all it comes down to is trail and error. Every SPLer will tell you that you will go through about 40 different boxes before finding what works the best. Just ask Livin Loud. LOL. [img]graemlins/bow.gif[/img]
Anyway good luck, and you had better start building soon! [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
Anyway good luck, and you had better start building soon! [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
02-15-2005, 04:33 PM
#5
Originally posted by The A Team:
Manufacturer recommended box sizes are just that, recomendations. I have never built a box to their specs, only my own. If you want it loud you need it ported, and tuned to your car resonant frequency. Then all it comes down to is trail and error. Every SPLer will tell you that you will go through about 40 different boxes before finding what works the best. Just ask Livin Loud. LOL. [img]graemlins/bow.gif[/img]
Anyway good luck, and you had better start building soon! [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
Manufacturer recommended box sizes are just that, recomendations. I have never built a box to their specs, only my own. If you want it loud you need it ported, and tuned to your car resonant frequency. Then all it comes down to is trail and error. Every SPLer will tell you that you will go through about 40 different boxes before finding what works the best. Just ask Livin Loud. LOL. [img]graemlins/bow.gif[/img]
Anyway good luck, and you had better start building soon! [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
He bought a XXX and is running it off of a Zapco amp. I'm guessing it's more of an SQ thing he wants.
In which case he does NOT want a box ported to his car frequency.
He'll want something tuned to 35-38hz and in the manuf's recommended size enclosure
02-15-2005, 05:11 PM
#6
RE recommend 2 cubes sealed, 4 cubes ported, tuned to 27hz, to give you a baseline. The XXX come standard with dual 2 ohm coils, did you get it with dual 1 ohm coils instead? I ran the numbers through Bassbox, 2 cubic feet sealed, with a fair amount of polyfill stuffing, gives a Qtc of 1.08.
[ February 15, 2005, 06:50 PM: Message edited by: Jeepbeats ]
[ February 15, 2005, 06:50 PM: Message edited by: Jeepbeats ]
02-15-2005, 09:30 PM
#7
The RE recommended ported enclosure Jeepbeats stated is a very good enclosure with this driver for daily listening with your amp. It will sound very good, go low, and get loud enough for daily.
For sealed applications with your power you want to keep the box at 2 cubes or even 1.6. It works much better in smaller enclosures when sealed.
For sealed applications with your power you want to keep the box at 2 cubes or even 1.6. It works much better in smaller enclosures when sealed.
02-16-2005, 02:58 AM
#8
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Originally posted by Hardwrkr:
The RE recommended ported enclosure Jeepbeats stated is a very good enclosure with this driver for daily listening with your amp. It will sound very good, go low, and get loud enough for daily.
For sealed applications with your power you want to keep the box at 2 cubes or even 1.6. It works much better in smaller enclosures when sealed.
The RE recommended ported enclosure Jeepbeats stated is a very good enclosure with this driver for daily listening with your amp. It will sound very good, go low, and get loud enough for daily.
For sealed applications with your power you want to keep the box at 2 cubes or even 1.6. It works much better in smaller enclosures when sealed.
