ported box

[shutmdown 10+ year member]

looking to have a box built for my idmax. is 70 bucks a good price to have one made, carpeted and tuned? sounds good to me what do you guys think?

also should i go with a 2.55 cubic ft or 2.72 cubic ft ported box? is .17 going to make a huge difference?

thanks for your input guys

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[shutmdown 10+ year member]

oh and what should i tune the port at? 28hz is recommended for the 2.55, i like the idmax for the sq/spl but im a little more towards the spl so should it be tuned somewhere in the 30's?

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

28 its low. i like 32 hz and most people will say 30-35 Hz . And as far as how much the box is gona cost idk what kind wood they gona use etc, and is that price shipped?

 

[Pimpdaddyq 10+ year member]

thats a fair price for a good built box around here.. I charge like 100 a box for a regular sized box but a "real shop" in town STARTS at 300 a box.. so who knows..

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

thats a fair price for a good built box around here.. I charge like 100 a box for a regular sized box but a "real shop" in town STARTS at 300 a box.. so who knows..

my boxes are like 200 plus ship. 300 for a shop is resonable

 

[shutmdown 10+ year member]

so will 32hz allow me to keep some SQ and have a little bit more of SPL?

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

my boxes are like 200 plus ship. 300 for a shop is resonable

kove gtfo of this thread u stupid pig. lol

 

[shutmdown 10+ year member]

ne one? 32 hz will allow me to keep SQ but have a little more SPL?

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Building is cheap... it's the shipping that costs a lot.

My rule of thumb is, a box under 3.5 cuFt is one sheet of wood.

That's $28 bucks... then $20 bucks for carpet, and that's not really including the glue, adhesive, and silicone.

So, that person's only making $20 bucks or so.

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

70 bucks for a 2-3 cube box carpetted is very cheap.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

70 bucks for a 2-3 cube box carpetted is very cheap.

i agree. i charge 150$ for 2.0-3.0. 175$ for 3.0-4.5.

 

[shutmdown 10+ year member]

i got the point on the cheap part. but as far as the port... is 32hz for the port good for a little bit of SQ and a bit more SPL than 28hz?

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

32 is fine in almost any application

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

70 sounds quite fair

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I would not fear 28hz with the idmax 12, at 32 you'll get like

an extra 1db in the mid 40hz range, but lose more in the 20's.

You need to worry about port area, shoot for 3x12.5; which will

be very long internally 33" for 32Hz and 45" for 28hz.

Also remember 2.5 cubes is after woofer and port displacement, if not

the tuning is all off.