So I listened to you guys and did a couple things to improve my system //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
I got a better box for it. Designed especially for my Obsidian 15, it 3.1 cubes after displacment tuned at 32hz. As you can see, the port now is how big it should've been, giving the sub the air it needs! Thank you ssteele18 for the box design, I put it to good use.
Some of you also said that my speaker wire was on the smaller side. It was originally 16 gauge wire. And I didn't care for that, so I ordered some KnuKonceptz 12 gauge OFC free cooper speaker wire, and get that nice power flowing.
I got the box just yesterday, I've had it for 24 hours, with probably an hour playtime on it so far. And this is what I have learned so far.
Its noticeably louder but no major gains, most at 2-4 dB. The difference from my last box isn't amazing to be honest, I actually kind of miss the organic sound I had with my last box. This bass seems more boomy and rounder. I could hear the sub better because the port was as long as the mounting depth of the sub. Now with a much longer port bass definitely hits stronger, lows are better, and so are mids, but I miss the more organic sounding lows, now I here the sub hum more..
And whats even better is because I have a box that is an inch wider and 3 inches deeper, It makes a better and denser block in the trunk, and it absorbs rattle a lot more! I have lost almost halved my rattle with this box, so much infact that during regular sessions, I won't experience any rattle, which means I don't have to bother with some deadener. I'll only rattle when I'm tryna have a total bass fest.
But to be honest, it wasn't exactly the big difference I thought it would be. I payed $60 for the box, and I don't think it was exactly a HUGE difference that everybody said it would be. Its done, and honestly, I'm happy, but not exactly the difference I was expecting..
But hey, now I've easily got the loudest system in town. Hell my box builder was laughing once he saw how much air was moving when all the sawdust came out of the port. Honestly, for a budget system, I think this is it! I'm happy with what I have now, can't be happier.
Thank you once again Caraudio forum, you guys rock. Enjoy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/bowdown.gif.b85b23b82970bd22fb6b549c3392f016.gif
I got a better box for it. Designed especially for my Obsidian 15, it 3.1 cubes after displacment tuned at 32hz. As you can see, the port now is how big it should've been, giving the sub the air it needs! Thank you ssteele18 for the box design, I put it to good use.
Some of you also said that my speaker wire was on the smaller side. It was originally 16 gauge wire. And I didn't care for that, so I ordered some KnuKonceptz 12 gauge OFC free cooper speaker wire, and get that nice power flowing.
I got the box just yesterday, I've had it for 24 hours, with probably an hour playtime on it so far. And this is what I have learned so far.
Its noticeably louder but no major gains, most at 2-4 dB. The difference from my last box isn't amazing to be honest, I actually kind of miss the organic sound I had with my last box. This bass seems more boomy and rounder. I could hear the sub better because the port was as long as the mounting depth of the sub. Now with a much longer port bass definitely hits stronger, lows are better, and so are mids, but I miss the more organic sounding lows, now I here the sub hum more..
And whats even better is because I have a box that is an inch wider and 3 inches deeper, It makes a better and denser block in the trunk, and it absorbs rattle a lot more! I have lost almost halved my rattle with this box, so much infact that during regular sessions, I won't experience any rattle, which means I don't have to bother with some deadener. I'll only rattle when I'm tryna have a total bass fest.
But to be honest, it wasn't exactly the big difference I thought it would be. I payed $60 for the box, and I don't think it was exactly a HUGE difference that everybody said it would be. Its done, and honestly, I'm happy, but not exactly the difference I was expecting..
But hey, now I've easily got the loudest system in town. Hell my box builder was laughing once he saw how much air was moving when all the sawdust came out of the port. Honestly, for a budget system, I think this is it! I'm happy with what I have now, can't be happier.
Thank you once again Caraudio forum, you guys rock. Enjoy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/bowdown.gif.b85b23b82970bd22fb6b549c3392f016.gif
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