This is a horn.

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

I'm horny

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

And here is a shining example of why they are not practical for vehicles. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif

Then again practicality doesn't factor in on my car audio installs.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/suave.gif.858fc102f7646e678ee8af7e1fbc41d1.gif

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

wtf were you when I was living up in STP making boxes all day?

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

is this a horn? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

I think I've seen plans for that box before and I believe it is more similar to a horn than not.

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

wtf were you when I was living up in STP making boxes all day?

never really got on this site till this year. I've been into car audio for 10 years now though.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

And here is a shining example of why they are not practical for vehicles. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/redface.gif.62fdbfe1a101588a808c4cff71bcb942.gif

Then again practicality doesn't factor in on my car audio installs.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/suave.gif.858fc102f7646e678ee8af7e1fbc41d1.gif

It looks like you had your dog chew on it till it was small enough to come out. Next time use a sawzall. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

It looks like you had your dog chew on it till it was small enough to come out. Next time use a sawzall. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Own a sawzall, circular saw, jigsaw, hand saws you name it....tried them all...hammer ended up being the most effective method....also the most fun with the added bonus of less sawdust in my ride.

 

[sub_junkie]

This is a better horn! haha.

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18" Exodus Audio Maelstrom-X, box is 55" tall, 43" wide, and 21" deep. In case you were wondering, this is in my room. Output down to 8hz, estimated to do 140db at 40hz, & 130db at 20hz, not counting room gain. lol. i love this thing.

here's a video of my windows shaking from it playing The bass will destroy you (16hz fundamentals), and Bass Banger (25hz content almost all the time)

its not letting me post the video link....hold on.

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

Please take note and everybody stop ******* calling a bass reflex box with a flared port a horn.

This is all.

that is a horn they have a few types but this is the most common..some or not rear loaded but they are quite hard to design in car..

yea i feel you though...

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

I'm horny

greatest show on earth.. they still didn't do it as big as I did...

 

[sub_junkie]

would anyone recommend building a small horn for an 8" sub for use in a car? or would the benefits not outweigh the size of a horn?

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

its going to be pretty huge.. you can get a decent 12 to get similar results and its alot less work trying to tune..

 

[sub_junkie]

true. that's kinda what i had thought. i was amazed at how much sub 30hz bass i gained by switching from 8cu.ft & 14hz tuning, to a huge horn. lol.

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

I think I've seen plans for that box before and I believe it is more similar to a horn than not.

It's Decaware's Wicked One. Free plans are online somewhere.

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

would anyone recommend building a small horn for an 8" sub for use in a car? or would the benefits not outweigh the size of a horn?

I wouldn't. I've dabbled with horn loaded enclosure before and it's just too much of a pain. Like someone mentioned earlier, you have such a low end increase in car you just wind up with a huge enclosure to awe at. The only way I think it's beneficial is if you're using really small woofers and very low power.