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Old 06-12-2011, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Dukk
That makes sense when you run a sealed enclosure that is too small. JMO.
They are not too small. I went strictly by what Hertz said for box volume taking into account driver displacement. You certainly can go bigger for sure but I almost guarantee that you will start getting a lot muddier sound that way even if it might be louder. My ride I had no intention of going spl with. It gets plenty loud for me and maintains its solid sq. Now, if I could just get this time alignment right for once. I think I finally have the eq setup good enough thanks to a calibrated mic and rta software and also a full rta at my installers to confirm.
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Old 06-12-2011, 07:07 PM
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I would be very interested in your comments on the system once you get it going. Are you going two or three way up front? You might have mentioned it but what kind of vehicle is this going into?
two way. it's in an 09 mitsubishi galant.
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Old 06-12-2011, 10:01 PM
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Old 06-13-2011, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by james2266
They are not too small. I went strictly by what Hertz said for box volume taking into account driver displacement. You certainly can go bigger for sure but I almost guarantee that you will start getting a lot muddier sound that way even if it might be louder. My ride I had no intention of going spl with. It gets plenty loud for me and maintains its solid sq. Now, if I could just get this time alignment right for once. I think I finally have the eq setup good enough thanks to a calibrated mic and rta software and also a full rta at my installers to confirm.
I'm not hacking on your setup - it sounds like it's very nice. Just saying that if someone tells me their system gets loud but doesn't rumble that they likely have an undersized sealed box. Manufacturers rarely spec the best box, just the smallest one most people will still tolerate.
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Old 06-13-2011, 06:28 PM
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^lol, no kidding..




I'm not hacking on your setup - it sounds like it's very nice. Just saying that if someone tells me their system gets loud but doesn't rumble that they likely have an undersized sealed box. Manufacturers rarely spec the best box, just the smallest one most people will still tolerate.
I went for pure sq and not spl here. the box suits me just fine. It does rumble when you crank it anyways and does it nice and clean.
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Old 06-14-2011, 02:47 PM
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Clearly you did not go for spl. IMO you may have done better for SQ though, but to each their own
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Old 08-04-2011, 07:52 PM
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Hey, I got my box for free from someone that was toting a pair of blown JL's in it (besides the point). Therfore I don't know the specs, how can I measure it?
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^ sounds like a good idea for a new thread.
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Old 08-05-2011, 07:26 PM
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Hehe I guess it is huh.
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