My latest box build

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

I have never shared any of my builds on here so I figured I would share my most recent box build. Its nothing too special though.

The goal was to make a good sounding daily ground pounder to make it easy to resell locally.

It comes out to 2.98 cu/ft tuned to 31.66hz. It sounds great and plays well into the mid to low 20s. The sub is an MTX Thunder 8000 15 svc 4.

On a sidenote, I picked up these clamps halfway through the build for stupid cheap. You can get them for $10.40ea before tax if you use the 20% off coupon thats distributed practically everywhere. Oh, and they have a lifetime warranty. http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/clamps/58-1-4-quarter-inch-aluminum-f-style-bar-clamp-92490.html

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[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Not even any haters?

I know its nothing special that will rattle the pictures off your neighbors walls but where is the love //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Apparently every build here has to be DD or Sundown or multiple 18s in a wall or something expensive and massive to tickle everyones jollies.

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

I like how you secured the internal ends of the ports, for some reason, i never thought of that. but nice box

 

[Heelflip98 10+ year member]

I like Harbor Freight. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Me and my buddy got a 6.5 hp engine for a go kart from there for like $80...they have some pretty cheap stuff there.

Haha I also dig the box!

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

I like how you secured the internal ends of the ports, for some reason, i never thought of that. but nice box

I kinda of stole the idea from a build I saw on here lol. I forget who it was but they did 2 dd 1510s in a single cab truck.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Nice looking box! I actually like those old mtx thunder subs.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Nice looking box! I actually like those old mtx thunder subs.

I've had a lot of good results with their older stuff. There's a lot of it that pops up for real cheap on craigslist around here.

I think this is my favorite MTX sub so far. SQ far exceeded my expectations. I wish I had more power to give it- I'm giving it 534rms before rise. Its got a 2.5 in 8 layer coil rated for 500, so it will easily handle more.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

I've had a lot of good results with their older stuff. There's a lot of it that pops up for real cheap on craigslist around here.
I think this is my favorite MTX sub so far. SQ far exceeded my expectations. I wish I had more power to give it- I'm giving it 534rms before rise. Its got a 2.5 in 8 layer coil rated for 500, so it will easily handle more.

my first system was a pair of the thunder 6000 12s in a sealed box. sounded nice and got decently loud on a few hundred watts a piece. Think I gave $50 bucks for them.

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

Not a bad looking box. If you plan to sell it locally it would make a much better box than a nooby prefab for someone. Plus make some monies too.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

my first system was a pair of the thunder 6000 12s in a sealed box. sounded nice and got decently loud on a few hundred watts a piece. Think I gave $50 bucks for them.

A year ago I picked up 3 6000 12s for $60 and made a sealed box for them and sold them to a friend. I was surprised how loud they got for only 9.4mm of xmax, they were getting 1100 before rise.

Not a bad looking box. If you plan to sell it locally it would make a much better box than a nooby prefab for someone. Plus make some monies too.

Yea thats what I have been doing. Its a nice way to make a few extra bucks and gain experience. I got 4 10ft long sections of thin wall pvc for free so I figured I might as well start using it haha.

 

[Team TH (Donny) 10+ year member]

Yeah the more boxes you build the quicker, easier, and better the boxes become. I still learn and improve and I have build a ton of boxes.

 

[30Hertz 10+ year member]

Looks good, I actually liked my MTX 8000 12's I had in one of my old trucks...they were pretty decent

 

[knotdrummer88 10+ year member]

I like this man, nice and clean. What type of bolts did you use for binding posts?

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

I like this man, nice and clean. What type of bolts did you use for binding posts?

1 1/2in long 10-24 pan head machine screws and wing nuts and some washers. Basically something that would fit through the ring terminals I had, with washers to provide solid contact throughout.

 

[knotdrummer88 10+ year member]

1 1/2in long 10-24 pan head machine screws and wing nuts and some washers. Basically something that would fit through the ring terminals I had, wish washers to provide solid contact throughout.

does the type of metal the bolt is matter much?