how bad would this be ?

[glock 10+ year member]

not sure if this is the right forum or not .... i have a sealed box for 2 15" its 1.92 cubic feet per side and the subs i have are diamond audio d6 15" i believe they need 2.25 i think for sealed enclosure diamonds web site says (vb ft3 2.25) which i guess means 2.25 cubic feet...will this hurt the subs? thanks

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[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

ummm it could possibly hurt them. They will sound horrible and personal experience I had my cone and dustcap separate on my kappas and Im thinkin it was b/c of the small box

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You could stuff it with polyfill to try to increase the "apparent" volume, but there's a limit to how effective it'll be.

The problem here isn't that it'll hurt the subs (it's much harder to reach mechanical limits in a too-small enclosure vs. one that's much larger), but the sound will be peaky with no low end extension, if the enclosure really is too small.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

It will limit low frequency extension, increase output in the upper bass frequencies, it will give a more "tight" feeling to the sound, and your mechanical power handling should be higher. This is all compared to the 2.25 ft^3 enclosure. How noticeable will these things be? It's difficult to say but no, you shouldn't damage the sub by putting it in a small sealed enclosure.

 

[glock 10+ year member]

i going to power the 15's with a sundown saz-1500d

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Great...

 

[gl0ck 10+ year member]

Change your name

 

[glock 10+ year member]

lol...... maybe i switch over two diamond d6 12" would i get better bass

 

[mile098 10+ year member]

is that a cover of an iron maiden album in your avatar? and its not gonna hurt your subs that much...put some(im not sure what u call it in the states, polyfill?) in the box and ull be ok...especially if u listen to maiden...

 

[glock 10+ year member]

yes iron madien( the trooper with the union jack)

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

i dont think it will be a problem

they say to stay within 10% of recommended enclosure size and your **** close

i wouldnt worry