Help with first BOX DESIGN

[Zach85]

I Have a 12" Infinity 1220 W Subwoofer. I don't know much about boxes, except that you use them to hold the Subs. I read about different positions making different sounds or something like that, but I still don't understand much. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should get/build? I don't know what kind of car I'll be getting but I plan on getting one with a trunk to fit a good box in and still have room for storage. HELP PLEASE? This will be my first Sub installation.

[andy00018]

First ask yourself what you want in the sub, SPL or SQ, then build accordingly, for that sub its recommended about 1.25 cubes sealed or 2 ported and IMO tuned to about 34, 35 hertz.

[Zach85]

that's the thing... I don't know what all that mean

never did a Sub and box installation before

[mgaidica]

SPL= sound pressure level (loudness)
SQ= sound quality

a sealed enclosure will most likely give you a little less SPL, but give a tighter hitting bass (SQ). A ported enclosure, which will also require usually 2x the room as a sealed, will be approx. 3 DB's louder than sealed but might not sound as accurate. I'de say for what your doing build a 1.25 cu ft per sub sealed enclosure, or what size the manufacturer says.