6x9 Boxes

[Demi 10+ year member]

Okay so im gonna add some Infinity Reference 9612i to the box im building. What kind of dimensions sould these be? Is it alright for them to be square enclosures? Thanks.

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[SQBubble 10+ year member]

these should be put in ur rear deck ... wut car?

 

[Demi 10+ year member]

I dont have a rear deck. 1991 accord station wagon.

 

[Demi 10+ year member]

bump

 

[disturbedfuel15 10+ year member]

You shouldn't make any enclosure perfectly square (cube). Try to make it a rectangular box. I would say around .3-.5 cubes each.

 

[gsxrjjordan 10+ year member]

hate to burst any bubbles, but to be honest, it doesnt make a difference. Theres no such thing as a competition 6x9, but even the more expensive ones don't really perform differently in a box. When I was a n00b I thought "how can it NOT make a difference?!?", but it honestly doesnt. Even most 8's perform almost the same in Free Air as in a small box.

If you're gonna build a box so you can just position it in the back of your wagon (where you wont really hear it anyway), stay around .5 cubes, and as posted, avoid cubic/square designs (possibility for nasty standing waves).

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

When I was a n00b I thought "how can it NOT make a difference?!?", but it honestly doesnt. Even most 8's perform almost the same in Free Air as in a small box.

please be joking... or really drunk?

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

there are some 6x9 out there that can put out some clean bass. so if you got the t/s parameters for them, put the same care into building the box, as you would for a sub. and they should sound just right, at least you will get more thump from them then just trowing them in any size enclosure.

use winISD to calculate the enclosure volume and tuning.

laters

 

[disturbedfuel15 10+ year member]

hate to burst any bubbles, but to be honest, it doesnt make a difference. Theres no such thing as a competition 6x9, but even the more expensive ones don't really perform differently in a box. When I was a n00b I thought "how can it NOT make a difference?!?", but it honestly doesnt. Even most 8's perform almost the same in Free Air as in a small box.
If you're gonna build a box so you can just position it in the back of your wagon (where you wont really hear it anyway), stay around .5 cubes, and as posted, avoid cubic/square designs (possibility for nasty standing waves).

I think you are still a "noob," because it does make a world of difference in some cases. Ask jmanpc, he's got a few things to say on adding boxes to small speakers. Also, I don't know of any 8s that perform the same free air as in a small box. Come on dude, have you actually ever heard one in a box vs free air?

 

[Demi 10+ year member]

Well im just using them for rear fill and so my back seaters can enjoy the music as well. My type-x will be handling the low end i just wanted to make sure there was a little mid bass back there. Ill see if i can find the specs for em.

 

[reneeb7363 10+ year member]

will someone please start an ANTI-OVAL speaker thread.!!!! ... why waste the money????-- even a good 6x9 performs worse than a lesser priced 6," 5.25", or 5.5" component set. And about being loud... even crap can get loud...its more about quality of sound if you are in mid or hi freq range.

 

[Demi 10+ year member]

will someone please start an ANTI-OVAL speaker thread.!!!! ... why waste the money????-- even a good 6x9 performs worse than a lesser priced 6," 5.25", or 5.5" component set. And about being loud... even crap can get loud...its more about quality of sound if you are in mid or hi freq range.

I got em for free (new) and figured i might as well put them to some use. Im only using them for fill and they will have a HPF on them, so its not to big a deal i wouldnt think.