Subwoofer tuning

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

I have no idea what it is meant by subwoofers being tuned at a certain hz...so guys help me out...

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[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

you tune a box to a certain Hz, not the sub

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

in simple terms

generally its box size if its sealed

box size and port size if its ported

you still can tweek it a bit with an adjustable x over but only if the box is right. then after you get that down you can start messing with best per environment boxxes that run alot larger generally that either allow you to get louder and or sound better.

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

yup, it's all about the box construction, and each box has a certain hz that it peaks at and puts out the best sound with

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

http://www.diysubwoofers.org

Read the ported enclosures section.

 

[Terrible2 10+ year member]

You only tune ported enclosures, right?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

ported, bandpass, ABC, TL...

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

i allways liked the acoustic coupled, acoustic coupled vented.. terms.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

i allways liked the acoustic coupled, acoustic coupled vented.. terms.

that was an interesting day, we were all like wtf?

 

[AznRevlAzn 10+ year member]

still trying to learn TL box's, that **** site is all metric lol.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

still trying to learn TL box's, that **** site is all metric lol.

i'm reading a book on transmission line speakers atm, and its confusing the fck out of me

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

that was an interesting day, we were all like wtf?

x2

 

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

i never knew this ...does it make a difference if the box is bigger or smaller?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

yuh otherwise wed all be running shoebox sized sub boxxes

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

i never knew this ...does it make a difference if the box is bigger or smaller?

That, along with the tuning frequency, are what determines how the sub will sound once in the box. So yes, it is extremely important.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

ever heard people on here say it's all in the install? thats 80% box tuning. u can make a l7 sound better than a w7 with proper tuning and box construction