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<blockquote data-quote="ciaonzo" data-source="post: 8546947" data-attributes="member: 607015">An enclosure can definitely be too big but it is largely driver dependent.With too much power, a sealed enclosure that is too big may allow the driver to reach maximum mechanical excursion very easily. This can be bad for obvious reasons.With too much power, a vented enclosure that is too big can cause similar issues above tuning, or cause a weird sort of floating cone phenomenon much like DC offset. They can also sound very peaky.Below tuning is irrelevant because all vented alignments unload below Fb unless a SSF is properly applied.Many of today&#039;s very stiff drivers should be okay in the scenario of high power in a larger than optimal enclosure. They just don&#039;t rely on the airspring inside the enclosure the way drivers with softer suspensions do. You would simply be left with the possibility of peaky response, but not necessarily. Sometimes big is just really efficient and awesome, and the response ends up being complimentary to the vehicle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ciaonzo, post: 8546947, member: 607015"] An enclosure can definitely be too big but it is largely driver dependent. With too much power, a sealed enclosure that is too big may allow the driver to reach maximum mechanical excursion very easily. This can be bad for obvious reasons. With too much power, a vented enclosure that is too big can cause similar issues above tuning, or cause a weird sort of floating cone phenomenon much like DC offset. They can also sound very peaky. Below tuning is irrelevant because all vented alignments unload below Fb unless a SSF is properly applied. Many of today's very stiff drivers should be okay in the scenario of high power in a larger than optimal enclosure. They just don't rely on the airspring inside the enclosure the way drivers with softer suspensions do. You would simply be left with the possibility of peaky response, but not necessarily. Sometimes big is just really efficient and awesome, and the response ends up being complimentary to the vehicle. [/QUOTE]

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