is the installer serious?

[NeverEnuffBass 10+ year member]

That's on par with costs from custom shops.
Keep in mind, this is not an individual doing this on the side... with them making all the money on it. It's not even a individual who does this as a business of sorts.

It's a retail shop.

If it takes them a day to to build the box. Figure $50 in materials (wood, glues, staples/screws, caulk, carpet). Paying a guy $15/hr or commission to build the box (so, ~$120 for the employee building it). Then the shop needs to make at least equal that for it to be worthwhile... and to go towards tool upkeep and investment. So figure ~$250 labor and $50 materials.

That's the deal with B&M shops. For a ported box for a pair of 12's... carpeted... at my shop in would b $200-300. I build boxes rather well and quickly though.

nG

Shop I worked at got $120/hr for custom work. A nice custom box taking 5 or more hours =$$$

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

price sounds about right for an enclosure from a shop...i know i charge people who come in the shop between 250 and 300 for your average ported box as i need to make a living too

 

[Fattony911 10+ year member]

hmmmm...

 

[bbb543 10+ year member]

The local shop i went to (no longer in business) wanted 250 for a box. i laughed and politely said nevermind.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Legit or not, the guy needs a better excuse. Saying you spend hours getting the design just right on the computer, only to build the customer a simple square box, looks like you dont really know what you are doing. Lets face it, any simple tuning program and drafting software will allow an experienced to design a straight-forward ported box in less than hour, or something is wrong.

Although I guess the average guy would prolly just hear 'computer designed' and open his wallet. *shrug*

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

Legit or not, the guy needs a better excuse. Saying you spend hours getting the design just right on the computer, only to build the customer a simple square box, looks like you dont really know what you are doing. Lets face it, any simple tuning program and drafting software will allow an experienced to design a straight-forward ported box in less than hour, or something is wrong.
Although I guess the average guy would prolly just hear 'computer designed' and open his wallet. *shrug*

you would be surprised