Enclosure air space wiggle room?

[NJJK70 10+ year member]

I was looking at the specs for the 10" sub I have and it says the minimum and maximum sealed enclosure volume is .66. I was going to buy a pre-made box for it. The closest I have found so far is .70. Would this work or is that too much of a difference in volume? Or should I build one to the exact specs? I'm mainly a rock/metal type of guy so I'm trying to keep the sound tight (if that makes a difference). Thanks in advance!

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[CheЯRyMan]

You will be fine make sure you include sub displacement and any bracing in your final net volume. You can assume your sub will displace .1 ft^3 (per sub). A one cubed box(before all displacements) will get the job done. You can use extra materials(like a scrap piece of mdf) to displace more volume to get it exact.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Sealed alignment is quite forgiving if you're off as much as 30 or even 50% on the volume.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

I was looking at the specs for the 10" sub I have and it says the minimum and maximum sealed enclosure volume is .66. I was going to buy a pre-made box for it. The closest I have found so far is .70. Would this work or is that too much of a difference in volume? Or should I build one to the exact specs? I'm mainly a rock/metal type of guy so I'm trying to keep the sound tight (if that makes a difference). Thanks in advance!

Youll get basically similar sound no matter what. If you want. The sound tight and hard with a sealed box then you will need to have lots of power.

 

[NJJK70 10+ year member]

Youll get basically similar sound no matter what. If you want. The sound tight and hard with a sealed box then you will need to have lots of power.

The sub is rated at 300 rms and 700 max. What would you power it with?

 

[NJJK70 10+ year member]

Thank you for the info! Let me also say that that the sub will be in the trunk of a 2007 Impala. Now, should I go sealed or should I run ported? I've read that sealed boxes hit a little tighter but aren't as loud.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Thank you for the info! Let me also say that that the sub will be in the trunk of a 2007 Impala. Now, should I go sealed or should I run ported? I've read that sealed boxes hit a little tighter but aren't as loud.

Go sealed if you are going to buy a premade box. Custom ported can sound as tight as sealed no problem and is a looot louder. However you cant just buy a premade box on ebay or amazon thats labeled custom ported, it has to be specifically built for your sub and listening preferences.

For a 300 rms sub get a 400 to 500 rms amp but im sure a 10 is most likely not enough if you are a basshead that likes rock so get something that puts out 800 watts rms, youll most likely be getting another 10 in the future.