subwoofer horn design!

[thadman 10+ year member]

Is a subwoofer horn design practical? I have access to a full workshop including a lathe and access to several CNC machines.

It would have to fit in my trunk 15" Diamond Audio D9 1000wrms

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[kuijo 10+ year member]

They're typically pretty big. I always thought about just taking the wicked one and halving it, but even that runs 10"s i believe and is made to be a coffee table. If you're trying to fit it into a trunk of a car, try a diffrent box design.

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

I could sell the 15 and use a 12" IDMax if smaller would allow me to use a smaller box

My main concern is I would like to achieve extremely low frequencies

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

To get down to 10hz, even 20hz with good output in a horn you're looking at a MASSIVE horn.

Honestly no music will ever go that low unless you're listening to bass mekanik and that rarely ever goes that low.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

not that you could hear it at 10 hz if it went that low anyway

 

[DiamondFanatic 10+ year member]

^^^^ good point.

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

what about a snail shell or one of those other various boxes. ABC box?

 

[analogkid]

the horns are supposed to increase the output substantially right? why not see if you could do a badass pair of 8"s in a horn. i dont know how much space it would need, but if done properly it should be able to smoke a pair of sealed 10"s maybe even 12"s.

 

[xxx.x dB 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/word.gif.64b12e39f936af3b4fff38a1c0bd0244.gif I have a Brahma 15 in a back loaded horn and it scares my friend who has 2 JL 13w7

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

how much larger is a back-loaded horn design compared to say a vented box?

How big is your box?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

how much larger is a back-loaded horn design compared to say a vented box?

A lot.

A true basshorn for an 8" sub would probably be larger than the size of a ported enclosure for most 15's.

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

Would a folded horn at least be possible or is this just completely out of the question?

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

That's a picture of two FOLDED horn enclosure. If you can fit one of them in your vehicle, go for it!

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

I might be able to fit an 8-10" folded horn design in my trunk, would it be louder/deeper than the 15?

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

I might be able to fit an 8-10" folded horn design in my trunk, would it be louder/deeper than the 15?

What car do you have?