SX question

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

will a pair of sx 12's be able to drop bottom in an enclosure thats 5 net cubbes tuned to 32 hz or should i tune lower? also is 5 cube to big for sx's? i want to get the most spl out of them as i can and still be able to hit the lows really hard and have decent sq.

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[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

what size SX's are you talking about? SX's like the lows, 32Hz is just fine for car applications.

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

o sorry 12's. also is 8x13 to large of a port area for the 5 cubes and dual 12's?

 

[Firmbiz94 10+ year member]

i have mine tuned to 35 h in a chambered t-line and they hit as low as the music allows..

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

akright then i guess ill try 32 or 33 hz then but is 5 net cubes to big for these? if not is 8x13 to large of a port area for 2 12's in 5 net cubes?

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

2.5 per sub is fine for those, they will do good

port is a little much

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

is 2.5 the maximum for thoes subs or would 3 be alright too? what would be the optimum for having maximum SPL while still being able to drop bottom very well (tuning and volume)

am i going to lose output with that large of a port? what is the maximum port area i should use?

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

c'mon im trying to build a box today.

 

[R/T Pimp 10+ year member]

I would go more for 50 square inches of port.

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

thats it? for 2 12's in 5 cubes? i thought the min was 15 sqin for every cubic foot.

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

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[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

btw, Eric, im just trying to sell some stuff before i buy thoes sx's but thoes are what im trying to build a box for.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

yeah thats a bit too much port area, id do 60~65sq in

 

[mendon mafia 10+ year member]

wow i thought that 15 sqin per cube was a minimum. idk where i got that from lol.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

definately stick with what I posted above, I dont think you will be disappointed at all