Box for 12L7

[Jearod 10+ year member]

just built this one...

nothing like reading the manual.

http://www.kicker.com/05/tech-support/manuals/manuals/04SL7%20Tech%20Brief.pdf

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

not everyone got the manual with thiers. I got it with mine but maybe he didnt. The kicker website does offer all that stuff thoguh.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

i didnt get the sub yet, and do not like to make kicker spec boxes, they tend to tune too high

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

i know this thread is real old but im trying to build a ported box for my 12" l5, could I use kicker's recommended enclosure designs but make the port the size of the same from dopey's design? or would everything have to be different?

 

[vetkilr 10+ year member]

i know this thread is real old but im trying to build a ported box for my 12" l5, could I use kicker's recommended enclosure designs but make the port the size of the same from dopey's design? or would everything have to be different?

Two things I noticed really quick is the Kicker box (2.5) is tuned for 38hz(really 42) and dopey's is 32hz..........

Well the kicker box is only 30" long and dopeys port requires 31.25" for 32hz.

Kickers port is only 16.5" and comes to 42hz not the 38 they say which would be 21.5" for 38hz.

Also you have to take away the cuft change from the different ports and its around .2cuft more(.41 to .61cuft) for dopeys which means you have to add .2cuft to the design of the box or your box will be that much smaller

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

thnks, that makes sense