Size of box question

[letchcore 10+ year member]

What happens if I go bigger then recommened by the manufacture? What about smaller.

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[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

in general, the larger the box the lower it will play but less power handeling and might have a flatter overall responce. with a smaller box, the driver may take more power and the low end will suffer some and the responce will be peaky.

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

im allergic to small sub boxes,they give me headaches

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

im allergic to small sub boxes,they give me headaches

if they are actual small box subs, they'll make your nuts ache.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I usually like larger enclosures; small enclosures and high power are tradeoffs for Hoffman's Iron Law I don't like to make. Give me larger enclosures and less power, any day.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

you guys are funny

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

I usually like larger enclosures; small enclosures and high power are tradeoffs for Hoffman's Iron Law I don't like to make. Give me larger enclosures and less power, any day.

amen !

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

I usually like larger enclosures; small enclosures and high power are tradeoffs for Hoffman's Iron Law I don't like to make. Give me larger enclosures and less power, any day.

x2, larger boxes tend to sound much better imo

 

[letchcore 10+ year member]

I want to do about a 1.75ft^3 ported sub box for one 12 in my truck(ive given up on trying two 10's ported). I would like to try different 12's in the same box tuned to 32hz. Some of them recommend 1.25ft^3 others close to 2ft^3. I was just curious what I should expect.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

i would think the sub recomended for 1.25 would have a stronger low end and the sub with the larger recomendation would lack some low end but take a little more power.

 

[KHARPS 10+ year member]

I want to do about a 1.75ft^3 ported sub box for one 12 in my truck(ive given up on trying two 10's ported). I would like to try different 12's in the same box tuned to 32hz. Some of them recommend 1.25ft^3 others close to 2ft^3. I was just curious what I should expect.

Just go with a single 10'' that can handle a good amount of power. One of the only 12's that will like that size box is a Nightshade, which is 8.5'' deep. I put one in my reg cab ranger and it was just too deep for that little truck. The 10'' BL was a great choice in 1.5 cubes.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Just go with a single 10'' that can handle a good amount of power. One of the only 12's that will like that size box is a Nightshade, which is 8.5'' deep. I put one in my reg cab ranger and it was just too deep for that little truck. The 10'' BL was a great choice in 1.5 cubes.

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[letchcore 10+ year member]

Just go with a single 10'' that can handle a good amount of power. One of the only 12's that will like that size box is a Nightshade, which is 8.5'' deep. I put one in my reg cab ranger and it was just too deep for that little truck. The 10'' BL was a great choice in 1.5 cubes.

The JL 12W6v1 is 5.75" deep, Diamond Audio 12 D6 is 6.2" deep.

The max depth on a 12" I can do is 6.25". Max depth on a 10" is like 6.75".