12" solox not loud, at all.

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

2.5-3 cuft tuned around 42hz and u should be great... IMO

 

[dwright27]

Tuck Ficker ....

 

[Justinh722 10+ year member]

The box is sealed. I searched around on here and found people recommending 4.2 cu ft also. I made it big with the intention of porting it. I'm gonna use round ports, prob like 6 3" ports or maybe 4 4" ports.

So my problem is mainly the box? I wondered about that, but being such a big driver to begin with, i had never thought that 3.8 would be too big. I haven't factored in the driver displacement yet, was gonna do all that prior to porting.

I appreciate all the replies. Thanks guys

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

dude you need to do some planning before you put this sub under pressure again. build a proper box thats ported properly for the sub.

then judge it.

 

[Justinh722 10+ year member]

dude you need to do some planning before you put this sub under pressure again. build a proper box thats ported properly for the sub.
then judge it.

I did plan, I searched all over hell about it. Not much on the solo-x on the forums. I wanted a flat response, being that these subs like mainly high notes. Im planning on tuning to 35hz. I hate high notes, they annoy me.

 

[DePratt 10+ year member]

did u even break it properly???

who else bets, gain and bass boost cranked and playing yung jeezy straight from the box

 

[bball09124 10+ year member]

did u even break it properly???
who else bets, gain and bass boost cranked and playing yung jeezy straight from the box

Very few subs need to be babied when broken in. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

To the OP, use at least 4" or 6" ports when you port it. 3" won't cut it.

 

[Justinh722 10+ year member]

did u even break it properly???
who else bets, gain and bass boost cranked and playing yung jeezy straight from the box

Nah I'm not a nub. Gains set with multimeter, sub was used not new. Built a big box for low notes and port. I don't post *****, I read a lot and use the search button; hence the 2002 join date.

 

[Justinh722 10+ year member]

Very few subs need to be babied when broken in. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif
To the OP, use at least 4" or 6" ports when you port it. 3" won't cut it.

Thanks for the useful information. Sounds like I need a lot of port area. How many 4" ports should I go with? Would 6" be best?

 

[TSGP]

almost 4 cubic ft ported for a 12? lol i recommend smaller boxes then that for 15s

2.5/3 cubes at most after displacements with a pair of 4'' aeros or a single 6''

 

[Justinh722 10+ year member]

almost 4 cubic ft ported for a 12? lol i recommend smaller boxes then that for 15s
2.5/3 cubes at most after displacements with a pair of 4'' aeros or a single 6''

Any way to fool the box and make it smaller? Any packing i can shove in there? I made a mistake by following a randoms advice. I had to drill out a hole in the back for speaker wire to go through, will the leak make a huge difference?

 

[TSGP]

seal it up...drilling a hole is fine but it needs to be 100% sealed, especially since its supposed to be a sealed box now

I use hot glue to seal up when I drill a hole for wire, you can use liquid nails though

 

[Justinh722 10+ year member]

seal it up...drilling a hole is fine but it needs to be 100% sealed, especially since its supposed to be a sealed box now

I use hot glue to seal up when I drill a hole for wire, you can use liquid nails though

Sounds good. Is 3.8 before driver displacement really too big ported? The sub has to take up quite a bit, its huge.

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

3.8 SEALED????

Jezuz, I don't think they like more then 2.8 ported!

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

You do knoW That this is mainly a SPL driver.....Right? If u want to get rid of it let me know