3hz a big difference?

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

Right now i have a 2.5^3 box at 36hz and it just seems a little high for me, would like the sound to be lower. Would making a new box tuned to 33hz make a big difference?

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[vladd 10+ year member]

Might as well go to 30Hz, if you're building a new box...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

lol, that was me, forgot to log out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

Will i be losing alot of Db's by going to 30hz? Dont higher tuned boxes generally get louder? Although im not competing or anything so it probaly doesnt matter.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You will probably lose some output by going lower...just have to decide whether or not that will be worth getting better low end extension.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

It's worth it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

Ill still get a little massage right? lol

*EDIT* I looked at all the box plans in the stickey and only saw a 2.5 @ 32hz.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

It also depends on the sub. It is possible that you could build the new box and not only will you lose output but it will sound worse as well. Saying "tune it to 30Hz" means nothing withoult knowing what sub we are talking about.

 

[amartin_72]

30 is too low for an R, 32 min, 36 is loud, but yes 33-32 will be alot lower, they like low end.

 

[mutt_hollon 10+ year member]

hey guys....would 32 hz be too low for 2 L7 12"...i have a shitty pre fab now at 43....what with going to 32 get me and how will it affect the output

 

[amartin_72]

Chances are that prefab is pretty small too. research, search L7's in all of the forums and go from what you hear. How many watts RMS do you have on tap, how much room available. They like large boxes, not sure about the precise tuning, although im pretty sure the kicker reccomended boxes on their site are pretty decent., Try the street beat box, middle size, if you have the RMS power avail. If not go for the bigger box.

 

[mutt_hollon 10+ year member]

yeah my pre fab is only 1.77 after sub and port....i have "700" RMS going to it but my amp is a MA audio so i am not getting all of that. i had a box desgine and it was 6 cubes tuned to 32 for 2 12" L7...i want another one...

Will going from a small as box at 43 for one 12 and going to two 12's with 6 cubes after sub/port @ 32 hz affect the output much.....

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

will it affect it much?

ill just say

night and day

 

[FOSGATE JOE 10+ year member]

x1^^^^^100%

 

[MassOccur 10+ year member]

yeah my pre fab is only 1.77 after sub and port....i have "700" RMS going to it but my amp is a MA audio so i am not getting all of that. i had a box desgine and it was 6 cubes tuned to 32 for 2 12" L7...i want another one...
Will going from a small as box at 43 for one 12 and going to two 12's with 6 cubes after sub/port @ 32 hz affect the output much.....

I had a 15" L7 in a prefab at one point like yours, then had an enclosure built @ 32Hz and feeding the L7 1400 watts. Loved it, Got loud and did the job til I got used to that.