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<blockquote data-quote="gunz4me" data-source="post: 5671030" data-attributes="member: 596464">JL Audio&#039;s specs were designed to play loud in most automotive environments, hence the reason some get better results by going with a larger enclosure than what JL Audio recommends.&nbsp; You do have to be careful when you start getting way far away from their recommended specs though.&nbsp; Generally, the larger you go with your enclosure the less power your subwoofer will be able to handle.&nbsp; I once told a JL Audio loving friend of mine that this should be their motto &quot;JL Audio - will make more bass in twice our recommended space&quot;<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; Regardless, a decent enclosure designer should have access to enclosure modeling software along with experience in dealing with your particular vehicle.As for how long I have been involved with car audio....&nbsp; off and on since I was 16 years old.... so 20 years<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:" />&nbsp; I helped out at a car audio shop when I was in high school by building enclosures for them when the mini-truck lowrider scene was the rage.&nbsp; They figured out what enclosure and driver combination worked best with the particular vehicles by trial and error back then!&nbsp; When they got it right, boy did it ever make a HUGE difference in sound and sales!The main thing I have learned over the years is that one can take some fairly inexpensive equipment and make it sound really good with a lot of time and effort.&nbsp; On the other hand, I have heard some of the most expensive equipment sound like utter trash due to a horrible install.&nbsp; Unfortunately it is way easier to make premium equipment sound like garbage<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="gunz4me, post: 5671030, member: 596464"] JL Audio's specs were designed to play loud in most automotive environments, hence the reason some get better results by going with a larger enclosure than what JL Audio recommends. You do have to be careful when you start getting way far away from their recommended specs though. Generally, the larger you go with your enclosure the less power your subwoofer will be able to handle. I once told a JL Audio loving friend of mine that this should be their motto "JL Audio - will make more bass in twice our recommended space";) Regardless, a decent enclosure designer should have access to enclosure modeling software along with experience in dealing with your particular vehicle. As for how long I have been involved with car audio.... off and on since I was 16 years old.... so 20 years:eek: I helped out at a car audio shop when I was in high school by building enclosures for them when the mini-truck lowrider scene was the rage. They figured out what enclosure and driver combination worked best with the particular vehicles by trial and error back then! When they got it right, boy did it ever make a HUGE difference in sound and sales! The main thing I have learned over the years is that one can take some fairly inexpensive equipment and make it sound really good with a lot of time and effort. On the other hand, I have heard some of the most expensive equipment sound like utter trash due to a horrible install. Unfortunately it is way easier to make premium equipment sound like garbage:( [/QUOTE]

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