Sub cutout

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Ok. Say you have an enclosure with a conventional round cutout of 9”. A kicker L7 shows 9 5/16” cutout. Could you, not would you lol, but could you re-cut the hole to fit the Kicker?

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[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Ok. Say you have an enclosure with a conventional round cutout of 9”. A kicker L7 shows 9 5/16” cutout. Could you, not would you lol, but could you re-cut the hole to fit the Kicker?

Of course. Easy peezy. Find the center and add ³/¹⁶" on each side and be done.

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Of course. Easy peezy. Find the center and add ³/¹⁶" on each side and be done.

Thats what I was thinking. Just trying to weight my options. I know not everyone here likes Kicker. But I have been a Kicker fan since the 90's. And I actually like the way the L7's sound. Are they overpriced, kind of.

 

[shredder2]

Why not add a second baffle? Those L7 like more airspace than a typical 10" sub anyways so anything extra is a move in the right direction.
Personally I'd just build another enclosure, I totally enjoyed the last L7 10 I had. Idc how much hate the brand generates I picked mine up for $25 supposedly "blown".
The cone had separated between the front and rear and some epoxy fixed it right up. It was still banging away when I gifted it to my son about 7yr ago.

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Why not add a second baffle? Those L7 like more airspace than a typical 10" sub anyways so anything extra is a move in the right direction.
Personally I'd just build another enclosure, I totally enjoyed the last L7 10 I had. Idc how much hate the brand generates I picked mine up for $25 supposedly "blown".
The cone had separated between the front and rear and some epoxy fixed it right up. It was still banging away when I gifted it to my son about 7yr ago.

I got a L7 8” q class. What size enclosure would you recommend?

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Problem with putting another baffle is this enclosure fits behind the seat of a crewcab Tacoma.

Why not add a second baffle? Those L7 like more airspace than a typical 10" sub anyways so anything extra is a move in the right direction.
Personally I'd just build another enclosure, I totally enjoyed the last L7 10 I had. Idc how much hate the brand generates I picked mine up for $25 supposedly "blown".
The cone had separated between the front and rear and some epoxy fixed it right up. It was still banging away when I gifted it to my son about 7yr ago.

This enclosure is made to fit behind the seat of a crew cab Tacoma. So no room to add another baffle

 

[shredder2]

I got a L7 8” q class. What size enclosure would you recommend?

Depends on your vehicle, goals and expectations honestly. They are able to go into sealed or ported.
.6ft3 sealed, .75ft3 ported... also the 4th I just modeled up looks pretty good output-wise w/o having tons of delay or peakiness.
I suppose it just depends.

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Depends on your vehicle, goals and expectations honestly. They are able to go into sealed or ported.
.6ft3 sealed, .75ft3 ported... also the 4th I just modeled up looks pretty good output-wise w/o having tons of delay or peakiness.
I suppose it just depends.

Gotcha. I bought it on impulse and had planned on putting it in my single cab truck making a center console but I could never come up with a plan for it. Would a 4th be too big of a box for a center console between seats?

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Gotcha. I bought it on impulse and had planned on putting it in my single cab truck making a center console but I could never come up with a plan for it. Would a 4th be too big of a box for a center console between seats?

I wonder how it would model .3 sealed .6 ported, 4th order?

 

[shredder2]

Gotcha. I bought it on impulse and had planned on putting it in my single cab truck making a center console but I could never come up with a plan for it. Would a 4th be too big of a box for a center console between seats?

I'd see if you have about 2ft3 overall available and enough width (11"). If you're close it's probably doable.

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

I'd see if you have about 2ft3 overall available and enough width (11"). If you're close it's probably doable.

I have 17.5” between the seats, as much as 32” from rear of cab to from dash, and height could be maybe 11-12”. That height would give me enough room to incorporate cup holders,etc.

 

[shredder2]

I have 17.5” between the seats, as much as 32” from rear of cab to from dash, and height could be maybe 11-12”. That height would give me enough room to incorporate cup holders,etc.

Sounds like you got plenty of space available.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

I got a L7 8” q class. What size enclosure would you recommend?

I would figure it out like it were a 9" round subwoofer. They would have about the same cone area.