Questions about prefab box

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

One thing I would do is remove the terminal cups and cut away that excess carpet, then reinstall with some sealer and you will be good n' sealed.

 

[packardhell1 10+ year member]

Thanks for a real answer! The thing is I have never built a box with carpet on it, and any carpeted box I have heard has had air leaking out around the woofer. I dont want to trim off the carpet where the woofers basket sits, seems like there has got to be an easier way to seal the woofer to the baffle. I'm pretty sure I used 14gauge on the last box I had, it was some old home theater type speaker wire. Guess I should opt for the 14-12, I just dont feel like soldering and all that. I guess the most powerfull speakers at best buy are the alpine type x. Hopefully the box is strong enough built with those in mind. The box packaging had this stupid quote on it "Buy higher watt subs, buy bigger amps, more ferrocious bass!" It looks like either 5/8 or 3/4 MDF. Silicone along the seems, the build quality honestly looks flaweless. Hope they used enough glue in all the seems!

I hate when companies take the carpet all the way around the sub - I guess they do that because they don't know how much is going to sit outside the box?

Personally, I always had good luck with a thin piece of foam weatherstripping (like you'd use in a home). The thinner stuff bends easily around a corner, you an drill/screw through it, and it'll seal up against the carpet and the sub. Plus, if you don't want it any more, just peel it off (put the sticky side on the box).

That is a ghetto approach, I'll admit it. helotaxi's method is probably 100x better than mine, so stick with that - it sounds like a good approach.