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<blockquote data-quote="barrman" data-source="post: 1162363" data-attributes="member: 563471">i mistakenly used particle board on my first box too hehe. it held up fine, and i never had a problem with it, but it was used in a relatively low power application. my current box is mdf <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />)from the jl audio website:------------------------Avoid using particle board at all costs as it is too flaky (literally), doesn&#039;t hold screws well and swells like a sponge when water hits it. In short, particle board comes from the Pit of Hell. Avoid it at all costs.A TRUE STORYWe once heard of a fellow using a triplet of our 10W6&#039;s in a sealed box powered with a 1200 watt amplifier. The box was not braced at all, was one big chamber and was made of particle board. While demonstrating the system for a crowd of people, the box literally exploded in his trunk, coating his trunk with sawdust and enclosure shrapnel, leaving the subs to play in free-air (not cool). Not only is it frustrating (or really cool, depending upon your personality) to have a box explode in your car, but it can also be very dangerous....after all, you could poke an eye out!------------------------</blockquote>

[QUOTE="barrman, post: 1162363, member: 563471"] i mistakenly used particle board on my first box too hehe. it held up fine, and i never had a problem with it, but it was used in a relatively low power application. my current box is mdf :o) from the jl audio website: ------------------------ Avoid using particle board at all costs as it is too flaky (literally), doesn't hold screws well and swells like a sponge when water hits it. In short, particle board comes from the Pit of Hell. Avoid it at all costs. A TRUE STORY We once heard of a fellow using a triplet of our 10W6's in a sealed box powered with a 1200 watt amplifier. The box was not braced at all, was one big chamber and was made of particle board. While demonstrating the system for a crowd of people, the box literally exploded in his trunk, coating his trunk with sawdust and enclosure shrapnel, leaving the subs to play in free-air (not cool). Not only is it frustrating (or really cool, depending upon your personality) to have a box explode in your car, but it can also be very dangerous....after all, you could poke an eye out! ------------------------ [/QUOTE]

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