Finding a place to build a friend a box? GTA Area
#1
Finding a place to build a friend a box? GTA Area
Hi all,
My friend recently got a sub and wants a custom box made for his car with the port tuned to 32hz. He seems to be having major issues in the GTA finding a place that can do that. He says he is getting all kind of stupid answers like "you tune the amp, not the box" "how do you tune a port" along with prices of $500 for a single 2.5 cubic feet box.
Any help is appreciated here as a good reputable shop would be nice. He lives in the Vaughn area also if that helps.
Thanks
My friend recently got a sub and wants a custom box made for his car with the port tuned to 32hz. He seems to be having major issues in the GTA finding a place that can do that. He says he is getting all kind of stupid answers like "you tune the amp, not the box" "how do you tune a port" along with prices of $500 for a single 2.5 cubic feet box.
Any help is appreciated here as a good reputable shop would be nice. He lives in the Vaughn area also if that helps.
Thanks
#2
Hi all,
My friend recently got a sub and wants a custom box made for his car with the port tuned to 32hz. He seems to be having major issues in the GTA finding a place that can do that. He says he is getting all kind of stupid answers like "you tune the amp, not the box" "how do you tune a port" along with prices of $500 for a single 2.5 cubic feet box.
Any help is appreciated here as a good reputable shop would be nice. He lives in the Vaughn area also if that helps.
Thanks
My friend recently got a sub and wants a custom box made for his car with the port tuned to 32hz. He seems to be having major issues in the GTA finding a place that can do that. He says he is getting all kind of stupid answers like "you tune the amp, not the box" "how do you tune a port" along with prices of $500 for a single 2.5 cubic feet box.
Any help is appreciated here as a good reputable shop would be nice. He lives in the Vaughn area also if that helps.
Thanks
Why not build it yourself? I've built 3 MDF boxes, and a fibreglass enclosure now, and it's not that bad. Just very time consuming to do well. The last one I built I tuned to about 38Hz, for a 15" JBL GTi, with a IIRC 5" diameter port, about 7-8" long, internally braced/stiffened, with a slanted front face, and about 3.75 ft^3 net volume. Most time consuming box I ever built, and if purchased, would have definitely been $500 ish.
Albeit, $500 is a little high, but a "custom" 2.5 cubic foot box is gonna cost you at least $300-350, so a shop asking for up to $500 isn't THAT ridiculous. If you want a super cheap box (under $250) odds are it won't be "custom" and will simply be a mass produced box, either from a shop, or from a manufacturer.
What sub do you plan on putting into the enclosure?
#3
Hi all,
My friend recently got a sub and wants a custom box made for his car with the port tuned to 32hz. He seems to be having major issues in the GTA finding a place that can do that. He says he is getting all kind of stupid answers like "you tune the amp, not the box" "how do you tune a port" along with prices of $500 for a single 2.5 cubic feet box.
Any help is appreciated here as a good reputable shop would be nice. He lives in the Vaughn area also if that helps.
Thanks
My friend recently got a sub and wants a custom box made for his car with the port tuned to 32hz. He seems to be having major issues in the GTA finding a place that can do that. He says he is getting all kind of stupid answers like "you tune the amp, not the box" "how do you tune a port" along with prices of $500 for a single 2.5 cubic feet box.
Any help is appreciated here as a good reputable shop would be nice. He lives in the Vaughn area also if that helps.
Thanks
I don't know your area so can't help you there but good luck in your search.
#4
He can't build it himself because he doesn't know how to come up with the calculations as he wants a weird port and I no longer live near GTA.
Is there a program I can use to figure that stuff out for me? I didn't think it would be so hard to get a box. He is willing to pay too, just not $500
Also, $500 for 2.5 box is insane!!!!!!
Is there a program I can use to figure that stuff out for me? I didn't think it would be so hard to get a box. He is willing to pay too, just not $500
Also, $500 for 2.5 box is insane!!!!!!
#5
He can't build it himself because he doesn't know how to come up with the calculations as he wants a weird port and I no longer live near GTA.
Is there a program I can use to figure that stuff out for me? I didn't think it would be so hard to get a box. He is willing to pay too, just not $500
Also, $500 for 2.5 box is insane!!!!!!
Is there a program I can use to figure that stuff out for me? I didn't think it would be so hard to get a box. He is willing to pay too, just not $500
Also, $500 for 2.5 box is insane!!!!!!
"Weird ports", unusual components, parameters, etc, and not something generic is probably why the shop shot high and quoted $500. They want their cut too. But for all I know, maybe they were just hoping you/he'd go away because they don't want the project, and have other smaller but with higher return jobs. Wouldn't be the first time.
For example, a local shop in Toronto is selling me an Alpine INA-W910 for ~$900 (which I think is a good price, especially in Canada). New, they are a licensed Alpine distributor, etc, etc. But if I were to get them to build me a custom box, I'd be surprised if they'd do it for less than $350. I don't think they are "ripping me off". I also know what it costs, so I'm going to build my own. But I also have access to an anechoic chamber. So I don't just calculate my theoretical specifications, I get in there, and then verify, and then adjust. Table saws, routers, experience with fibreglass, experience build speaker enclosures in general, etc.
I agree that $500 is too much, but I highly doubt he'll find a shop to do it for less than $350 in Toronto. If he's willing to not be picky, he should be able to get a quality box for $150-250 in Toronto. It just won't be custom.
If you think it's that ridiculous, you/he should be able to find multiple shops to be able to do it at what you consider reasonable.
Good luck either way.
Last edited by HaudVereor; 01-20-2012 at 05:29 PM.
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