Recomended=2.8ft^3, my box is 3.3ft^3

[DIGIDIGIBOMBO 10+ year member]

Hi, in the catalogue of my 15" DVC clarion xw-1500 sub. they recomend a seald box of 2.8ft^3. My already built box is 3.3ft^3, what disadvantages could it have? Thx

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[joshp214]

i highly doubt you will notice any difference, but at the worst, bass could be sort of "boomier" than normal......highly doubtful though

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

in reality it'll probably sound better.

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

less power handling

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

When dealing with enclosures of that size, .5cuft probably isn't going to make a whole lot of difference. Plus, is that 3.3cuft gross (the internal dimensions)? Because the net enclosure volume will decrease once you place the sub in the enclosure, due to the sub itself displacing some of the air in the enclosure.

Overall...don't worry about it. Any changes will be minute.

 

[swc204 10+ year member]

just throw some wood blocks in there to displace more air if your worried about it...make sure you glue and screw it in tho

 

[DIGIDIGIBOMBO 10+ year member]

Thx for the replies

 

[DIGIDIGIBOMBO 10+ year member]

The recommended size of the sealed box( unfilled)=2.4 not 2.8ft^3, mine is 3.3ft^3, so about 1ft^3 bigger:S is there a problem? is this why the cone is reaching its maximum excursion without too much bass power output?:S thx

do u recomend me to lower the my box volume to 2.4 as recomended? or maybe to 2.8......

 

[KnOkIn It 420 10+ year member]

less power handling

So just take it easy on the gains

 

[DIGIDIGIBOMBO 10+ year member]

Well when they say the sub can handle up to 600rms, they do not say if its in a sealed, ported or free air application. So giving it 600rms shouldnt be a problem. But is better to decrease my box volume, and to what number?? since mine is 1ft^3 bigger than the one recomended by clarion company(2.4ft^3). Thx