hah. text certainly does not convey as much as actual interpersonal communication.
ok. i'm on board with the enclosure being pivotal when it comes to maximizing the capability of a given driver in general. i have recently made a deal with my brother that entails him providing all necessary resources to build both of us enclosures and he gets one of my 12w3's. i'm fine with this because he's a great guy and i plan to change my setup in the near future anyway--this is an opportunity to practice and experiment.
i have come up with a labyrinth ported enclosure with the following:
net vol.: 3.9ft^3
port width: 5.25in
port area:
ort area/ft^3: 78.75in^2::20.1617in^2
port tuning: 24.2241
dimensions:
H: 17in
W: 35.5in
D: 31.3125in
1"mdf
12w3:
Fs: 26.72hZ
Qts: .444
Vas: 2.844
displacement: .071ft^3
the port area per cube seems high to me--but i've never designed a labyrinth enclosure before (or any enclosure irl) so i don't know the rules of thumb, so to speak. i know that 12-16in^2 per cube is called for for an L slot type box, but not sure if the same thing applies to a labyrinth.
thoughts?