18" SSD box size

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Louder and less peaky.

Did it take any of the low end away?

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Nope. It usually helps the low end to a certain point.

I know the SSD/Chaos 15s jam in like 2.5-2.9 cubes ported.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Nope. It usually helps the low end to a certain point.
I know the SSD/Chaos 15s jam in like 2.5-2.9 cubes ported.

Wow that just seems like a tiny box to me. I have a hard time wrapping my head around that. Why does Fi recommend 6-10 cubic feet then?

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Because they design speakers, not boxes.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Because they design speakers, not boxes.

Well yes, but it just seems to me like they should know.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

If you were to buy a Kicker, Rockford, or Alpine subwoofer, are you always going to follow the manufacturer box recommendations?

This is 2 Fi 15s with like 2.5-2.6 cubes each.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

If you were to buy a Kicker, Rockford, or Alpine subwoofer, are you always going to follow the manufacturer box recommendations?
This is 2 Fi 15s with like 2.5-2.6 cubes each.

That didn't come across like I meant it. I don't think they know what box size it needs, but they should. I don't understand the technical side to how a smaller box is louder than a larger box. I like getting technical //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

bumpity

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I'm an idiot. I was talking about BL's and not SSD's. :facepalm:

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

I dont know why either. But thats what Ive seen and noticed myself.

 

[05_ZX636 10+ year member]

^^^ he knows what he is talking bout, he has done several fi systems for him or friends

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I don't understand the technical side to how a smaller box is louder than a larger box. I like getting technical //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

It just depends on the amount of power that you have available and what the sub can thermally and mechanically handle. Bigger box = more efficient, but limits the mechanical power handling of the sub. Generally more power is > more box volume, as far as attempting to gain deebeez, so if the sub can thermally handle more power than you're giving it, and in its current box is able to be pushed to it's mechanical limits, then by all means make a smaller box in order to feed it more power.

If you can't make the sub max out with X amount of power, a smaller box isn't going to gain you anything 99% of the time...maybe some trunk space.