Buck Box Designs - New Picture Log

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I would have to use drivers without logos. That's an anxiety nightmare.

Haha that's a fair point man. There's no question to what kind of speakers he uses!

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Haha that's a fair point man. There's no question to what kind of speakers he uses!

And no door handles.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

And no door handles.

There's probably a pull string I would think

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I love it when I get free reign and enough space to have fun with. So here's 6 Sundown SA-12's tuned fairly low (by request) ported going in a mid-sized SUV.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

@Buck, have you had a chance to look at the new line of Dayton MX subwoofers? This is the Max 12".

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

@Buck, have you had a chance to look at the new line of Dayton MX subwoofers? This is the Max 12".

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Looks like they'll hit lows, based off that Fs.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Looks like they'll hit lows, based off that Fs.

Kind of reminds me of an Alpine Type R 12. The Fs and power handling.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Kind of reminds me of an Alpine Type R 12. The Fs and power handling.

I bet it's a really good SQ woofer. The Dayton subs that I've designed for seem way more home audio oriented than car audio, but that doesn't mean they couldn't sound good. What's the recommended sealed size for these? I bet you could do a nasty 4th order with that low Fs, have to see mechanically what type of sealed it'll take, though.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

2 Fi X 12's Ported in a mid-sized SUV

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

@Buck, I'm curious how these two pieces help the box?

 

[Firewalker]

Hmmm that design looks familiar!

Thanks again Buck for all the help and questions you answered the past few months. The help goes both ways as you know so anytime just lemme know when you need something!

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

@Buck, I'm curious how these two pieces help the box?

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Mass in certain locations. I don't want to explain it fully haha.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

Mass in certain locations. I don't want to explain it fully haha.

I thought it was to direction the sound waves. I just did was i was told haha.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I thought it was to direction the sound waves. I just did was i was told haha.

Sometimes it's one, sometimes it's the other, sometimes it's both. Sometimes it's just better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Sometimes I get OCD with my bracing. I completely understand why someone would ask the question about the braces as well. I've just been around so many boxes over time. Part of designing is instincts. Sounds is alive. You gotta treat sound like it's alive, sometimes sound does things that don't always make sense at a first glance. So when I design, I just put in every fail safe I think is needed, whether it's obsessive or unnecessary or whatever. I'm over designing a box; you aren't going to get my box and have it fall apart any time soon, as long as it's built decently. Not everyone has the same tools. I've ultimately got a CNC machine at my disposal. We get cuts very very close to what's intended. Some people don't even have a table saw or a circular saw with a guide. Idk if accuracy to you is 1/4" tolerance or .001" of tolerance. So I design my enclosures to work under a lot of different circumstances, when it comes to how people wind up building their enclosures.

I started building boxes with NO TOOLS and designing them during class in high school. I know what it's like, so it doesn't bother me when I have to design for a "noob" who's box looks like a kindergarten project. I don't care, everybody has to start somewhere. I'm gonna design it so that even if you make mistakes, the design will still be likely to hold itself together and perform. That's just the mind state I have while designing.