can an improper box ruin a sub?

[doublevision 10+ year member]

i was wondering if an improper box can ruin a brand new sub. i was planning to put my sub i just bought in a prefab sealed box(not sure on the dimensions) until i get my box built. is this fine?

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

as long as you watch what you're doing. Ported prefab box tend to have a very high tuning frequency. So if you like to listen to music that has low bass notes, i'd be careful with it since you will more than likely bottom out. That is, assuming you don't set your SSF correctly

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i had my type x in a "prefab" and it was bad news

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

should've used a type arghhhh //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

should've used a type arghhhh //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

x > r

if yeen no //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[doublevision 10+ year member]

how about in a sealed box? will i ruin my brand new sub?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Should be no problems, other then it probably won't sound that good. I'm "assuming" the pre-fab sealed box is close to the specs required for your sub...

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

As long as the pre-fab box is sealed correctly and doesn't leak air, you won't hurt your sub at all. If you notice your sub acting "weird", the box may not be sealed completely.

 

[doublevision 10+ year member]

what if i dont know the specs of the sealed box. i had the sealed box for a while and i just want to use it for now on my sub until my ported box is complete. should i run the risk of putting my sub in the sealed box of unknown specs?

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

Take some measurements of the prefab to see how much air space is inside to see if its enough, then go from there...

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

Take some measurements of the prefab to see how much air space is inside to see if its enough, then go from there...

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[tez4life Premium Member]

x > r
if yeen no //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

x2 on that seriously, Im still hearing those low notes from that demo, lol.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

seriously, it hurts my chest for like 2hrs after riding with it up. no b/s

btw, nice ava

 

[doublevision 10+ year member]

Take some measurements of the prefab to see how much air space is inside to see if its enough, then go from there...

the sealed box is slanted. how would i find the measurement? i guess i could measure the height, width, and length and substract alittle for somewhat of a good estimate.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

depth at top/bottom, ht, width