Got a question for all the people on CA

[Kenneth10483 10+ year member]

They do tend to be. Most subs will be louder in the smallest recommended box then in the largest recommended box.

And this is true for SPL and Daily set ups

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

you need to build a box specific to the driver. some work better in bigger boxes, some work worse in bigger boxes.

 

[Kenneth10483 10+ year member]

you need to build a box specific to the driver. some work better in bigger boxes, some work worse in bigger boxes.

Name a sub that works better in a bigger box?

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Name a sub that works better in a bigger box?

Eclipse SW8200. 4.2 sealed flexed my jeep @ 20hz off only 250w rms

 

[Kenneth10483 10+ year member]

Funny you should say Eclipse Call the eclipse tech line and ask them what size box they would recommend for the most output of that sub.......

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

And this is true for SPL and Daily set ups

I would not recommend it for a daily setup. For best results you want a small box and high tuning which is good if you competing with test tones but if you plan on having a DD this would not work well. You will lose your low end with the higher tuned box and mostlikely lose sound quality. This is not %100 sure way of getting higher SPL numbers b/c every car and situation is different but if your going for pure SPL numbers its a good place to start...

Jon

 

[Kenneth10483 10+ year member]

Well would you compare a DD sub to a Audioque Sub?

If so, Ask Skip01 how well his 1 12 sounded in a box just big enough to fit the sub and port in for daily tuned low

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

There's a reason your woman calls me so much, bigger is better.

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

If so, Ask Skip01 how well his 1 12 sounded in a box just big enough to fit the sub and port in for daily tuned low

And that box was too big //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Tuned to mid 40s, no prob crushing the lows

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Funny you should say Eclipse Call the eclipse tech line and ask them what size box they would recommend for the most output of that sub.......

Everything you're talking about is frequency dependent.

most output - at what frequency? Maybe I wanted the most output at 20hz. If I wanted my peak frequency to be at 45-50hz, maybe I would throw it in 1 cube sealed, like eclipse recommends, and how I had the sub running.

Do you know why the recommendations are the way they are? Because that is what gives the response curve a semi-"flat" nature with a peak in the middle. This peak creates the illusion to the consumer that their subs are LOUD and can POUND.

 

[DDeitz 10+ year member]

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[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

lol. Its all power and install dependent. Blanket statements do not work in car audio.

If you are using less than rms its usually a good idea to go a little larger box as it ups efficiency.

Using many times rated power or spl most times you will be better of in a smaller box.

Notice either of these conclusions will be applicable in all situations.

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Everything you're talking about is frequency dependent.
most output - at what frequency? Maybe I wanted the most output at 20hz. If I wanted my peak frequency to be at 45-50hz, maybe I would throw it in 1 cube sealed, like eclipse recommends, and how I had the sub running.

Do you know why the recommendations are the way they are? Because that is what gives the response curve a semi-"flat" nature with a peak in the middle. This peak creates the illusion to the consumer that their subs are LOUD and can POUND.

yeah that too.

 

[damonhargroves 10+ year member]

lol. you ask us why but you complain and have an excuse for all our answers. dont ask questions if you got a smart *** remark for our answers.

that is all

 

[DDeitz 10+ year member]

I think he had a legit point..it seems no matter how much power people have on CA.com they like to use larger boxes for the most part.