Couple of questions......

[johndoe1234 10+ year member]

Is there such thing as a "good" prefab box? If so who makes them?

Are these a good choise for a mix between sq and loudness?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-RE-AUDIO-SE12-12-SE-SUBS-RESONANT-ENGINEERING-pair_W0QQitemZ190201310903QQihZ009QQcategoryZ18803QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Any suggestions on an amp that will power those?

I dont know much about car audio yet so any help will be appriciated....

thanks

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

boxes are built to a subs specifications. prefabs are built to generic specifications that they feel will work well with any sub. manufactures usually give you the specs of their box, if you can find subs that will fit those specs well then there is a prefab box that will work good with those subs. but to get the most out of what you want, you should consider buying or building a custom made box built to the specs of your woofers

 

[zierbox 10+ year member]

Just a note; All you guys wanting enclosure designed / built or what ever

I keep seeing all these air space or volume request with speaker size/ tuning frequencies and so-on

It is very important to know more information

like the type of vehicle and more

The environment (Vehicle) will seriously effect “ALL” these factors

An Experienced Subwoofer Enclosure Designer (not just builder)

Needs to account for All the variables

True available space

Locations and surroundings for new enclosure

Distance to the Listeners

The Acoustical Characteristics of the Environment (different vehicles and certain

locations inside of that vehicle will react differently

Power Demands

Audio Objective (Type of Music, Response and SPL Levels)

Cosmetics (Looks)

Cost (The Cost of a Custom Subwoofer Enclosure can go and be divided up in

many directions)

You can spend a lot of money on just Looks (Fiberglass, Paint, Vinyl, Plex, Neon,

ECT...)

You can spend a lot of money on Performance (SPL or Sound Quality)

It’s finding the right Balance for that particular Project

An Expensive Subwoofer and Amplifier dose Not Equal GOOD BASS

Straight cut MDF and a Box Program dose Not Equal GOOD BASS

Smaller and\or Fewer Subwoofers Done Right Will Out Perform More and\or Larger Subwoofers Done Wrong

Big and Expensive Subwoofers (W7, 9500, Power T) is Not Always More Bass

Big and Expensive Subwoofer Sound Bad in Cheap Boxes; Spend the money on the Enclosure not the Sub

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

Just a note; All you guys wanting enclosure designed / built or what everI keep seeing all these air space or volume request with speaker size/ tuning frequencies and so-on

It is very important to know more information

like the type of vehicle and more

The environment (Vehicle) will seriously effect “ALL” these factors

An Experienced Subwoofer Enclosure Designer (not just builder)

Needs to account for All the variables

True available space

Locations and surroundings for new enclosure

Distance to the Listeners

The Acoustical Characteristics of the Environment (different vehicles and certain

locations inside of that vehicle will react differently

Power Demands

Audio Objective (Type of Music, Response and SPL Levels)

Cosmetics (Looks)

Cost (The Cost of a Custom Subwoofer Enclosure can go and be divided up in

many directions)

You can spend a lot of money on just Looks (Fiberglass, Paint, Vinyl, Plex, Neon,

ECT...)

You can spend a lot of money on Performance (SPL or Sound Quality)

It’s finding the right Balance for that particular Project

An Expensive Subwoofer and Amplifier dose Not Equal GOOD BASS

Straight cut MDF and a Box Program dose Not Equal GOOD BASS

Smaller and\or Fewer Subwoofers Done Right Will Out Perform More and\or Larger Subwoofers Done Wrong

Big and Expensive Subwoofers (W7, 9500, Power T) is Not Always More Bass

Big and Expensive Subwoofer Sound Bad in Cheap Boxes; Spend the money on the Enclosure not the Sub

correct, and we always take most of those into consideration. but not everyone has the time or ability to figure out the correct tuning for that specific vehicle. somone in california building a box for a guy in new york isnt going to drive over there to figure out the proper tuning, imaging, placement of the box. he is just going to build it to the specs of the sub and what the customer wants. its the box that makes the sub sound good, but its the sub that makes the box. you cant just put any sub in any box.