Is my cone area going to make up for my small enclosure?

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

I just built 2.2 cube box and i'm pretty sure im going to put 2 fi ssd's in there but alot of people are saying that 1.1 cubes a piece is too small for 10s. This made me wonder if i should get a single 12 setup which im not really sure on doing again (choice would probably be tc-3000) and put it in here instead but then instead of having 157sq.in. of cone area i would only have 113sq.in. SO my question is which would get louder and sound better.

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[04_edge 10+ year member]

why not just do a ported 12"q

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

why not just do a ported 12"q

I wanted to try something different instead of going back to a single 12 setup, and i thought have more cone area would be more efficient and get louder

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

anyone else?

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

you should be just fine....FI recommends 0.6-1 cf per sub sealed. with a 0.12 displacement per sub that leaves you with just under 1 cube each. Sounds just fine

oooops...you never said whether it was ported or sealed

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

dang....i just saw your sig....ported box FTL. you are really pushing the low end limit on what Fi recommends for a ported box. I personally would not run those subs in that box. i would either go sealed or go single 12"

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

oo sorry i meant ported but off the top of my head i think recommended ported .9-1.5, so that should sound good right?

 

[BJ The Man 10+ year member]

could you possibly spend like $25 and build a new box? If not then try the one you have out.

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

ok so i think im going to get the tc sounds 3000