2007 RE XXX 12". Which enclosure? Experience with them?

[TreyE 10+ year member]

Hey all so I bought an 07 RE XXX 12" and want to build a box tomorrow for it. I have heard of a lot of people not getting what they expected because of all the enclosure confusion between the RE recommended and what it actually needs.

So I am thinking of just doing a sealed enclosure but was looking through the free enclosure sticky and was considering this enclosure: 3.5 @ 35hz. How do you think it would like that ported enclosure. Also any insight as to how it sounds in sealed would be helpfull. Thanks

Trey

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[TreyE 10+ year member]

well thanks for the help everyone. built a 3.2 @ 35hz today

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

how is it?

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

installing it in my friends car tomorrow with a powerbass xa3000. Ill take pictures and videos if i can find my camera. Watch out for a thread in General section this weekend

 

[adas Pro Seller]

oh damn...too big. 2.5 at 35hz worked really well for me

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

oh damn...too big. 2.5 at 35hz worked really well for me

i really like it. It is on a Sundown 3k but i have it turned down a bit as i am afraid to push it cause it has sooo much throw it almost scares me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif

haha but yea my camera broke piece of shit so i cant take pictures or vids...i really like it only thing is it is pretty subtle on the higher notes but i think thats only cause im babying it

 

[RE_XXX]

hmmm....I had my 15" XXX in a 4.5 @ 32 hz box and it didnt perform at all...... box was to small... I woulda figured that 3.5 was to small for the 12...

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

hmmm....I had my 15" XXX in a 4.5 @ 32 hz box and it didnt perform at all...... box was to small... I woulda figured that 3.5 was to small for the 12...

how much power did you throw to it? and yea if i didnt tune at 35 (which i wish i tuned a little higher) i dont think it would hit the higher frequencies at all. its all about the lows with this sub i guess..im going to tune it a little better i just threw it in there last night to hear it ill let you know if it gets any better

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

oh damn...too big. 2.5 at 35hz worked really well for me

hmmm....I had my 15" XXX in a 4.5 @ 32 hz box and it didnt perform at all...... box was to small... I woulda figured that 3.5 was to small for the 12...

also this is why i had so much trouble making a box there are so many different opinions on how it should be built. oh well it only cost $35 to build so its w.e

 

[adas Pro Seller]

Also depends on the port area....use a lot with this sub, but thats true everyones boxes are different....3.5 is just REALLY big for a 12....except a solo x but at least it'll be efficient lol.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

i think the box is a little too small for it...its just not taking advantage of all the throw it has in this box

and i have it on a Sundown 3k at about half gain

I believe i have about 56 sq in of port on for this box so im thinking that isnt enough eh?

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

oh damn...too big. 2.5 at 35hz worked really well for me

thats what i had in my 05 xxx in

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

thats what i had in my 05 xxx in

yea but these are totally different drivers

 

[soloXgt 10+ year member]

so hows it sound?? you like it? think you shoulda gone bigger on the box. I'm gettin mine built within a week at 3 cubes after sub and port displacement. so how is it? what u think you would change?? o yea how big and what kind of ports are u using? aeros or slot?

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

so hows it sound?? you like it? think you shoulda gone bigger on the box. I'm gettin mine built within a week at 3 cubes after sub and port displacement. so how is it? what u think you would change?? o yea how big and what kind of ports are u using? aeros or slot?

i think it needs a much bigger box. although it does sound amazing in this box it barely moves, so im guessing that it wants a much bigger box i would go with bigger than 3 cubes after maybe like 3.5 after or more.

Also i used an L slot port. i did 3.2 after to 35hz. I think if I was going to build another box i would do like 3.75 after tuned to 32-34hz. And this thing is power hungry too.