Resonant Frequency?

[Gilgamesh 10+ year member]

Good Afternoon Forum, I was wondering if someone may know how to find the "Resonant Frequency" of your vehicle in reference to your enclosure and getting it tuned properly?

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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Trial and error. Even two vehicles of the same model can peak a little differently. Most people just keep tuning higher until they stop gaining. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Yep, just build and rebuild....then repeat.

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

And then once you find what frequency that is, get a high efficiency 18" pro sound driver, stick it in a box tuned to that frequency, throw 25 watts at it, and drive around listening to only that frequency.

lulz

Doesn't anyone listen to music anymore?

 

[mbrooky 10+ year member]

1st you need a termlab.....then take a sub, like a 10" sub in a 1cuft sealed enclosure and run a sweep....should give you 2 peaks...for example when testing mine I had a 40hz and 53 hz peak. from testing with ported enclosures in my vehicle i tune them about 4-5hz below resonant frequency, so for my 40hz peak i have an enclosure tuned to 35-36hz for daily and another tuned around 48hz for comp ...all vehicles are different tho..i've seen some have 10+hz jump from tuning frequency.

but yeah lots and lots of testing to know your vehicle and how it reacts to different variables...i.e. port length, port area.....box and port positioning...box size...power..etc...test, test, test //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Doesn't anyone listen to music anymore?

We were just driving around like Thelma and Louise, jammin' to some Bangles...remember?

Seriosuly though, I just finished EQing again after getting my sub to "blend nicely" with everything...took a look...twas moving around 1/4-1/2".

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

Seriosuly though, I just finished EQing again after getting my sub to "blend nicely" with everything...took a look...twas moving around 1/4-1/2".

Now you can haz low distorshunz and high dynamics.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Now you can haz low distorshunz and high dynamics.

I can haz? Horray!

 

[ArthurIhde 10+ year member]

I've never tried it.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I've never tried it.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif Cool.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

I peak almost 10hz above where I tune, and although I understand wanting to be able to play music, understanding your resonant frequency can help you understand what is going on in your car...Its usually the frequency that sounds like an earthquake and makes every bolt in your car rattle...That has seemed to be the one common thing I have found, when i hear the sound of bolts getting butt fucced, im close.. lol

 

[coupes-r-tits 10+ year member]

I created an app that i use to test my system. you can set it to different frequencies and it's pretty sweet.

the app is called "Boom Button" look it up!

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Im sure it's pretty worthless.

 

[coupes-r-tits 10+ year member]

thanks for that upbeat message. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

If its not a Termlab, it's worthless. And I don't see Wayne Harris makn' an app for that.