what happens if I put a 10w7 in a sealed box smaller than JL's recommendation?

[TT061880 10+ year member]

Will I lose SQ if I put my 10w7 in a box say 1.0 cu. ft net? I do not care about SP at all, the box I have now is too big and too loud for my taste. I always have the gain at minimum and it still loud. I want a box as small as possible without giving up sound SQ. Can you guys please suggest a box size I can go with to achieve this goal? Here's a pic of the box inside the trunk, it take up a lot of spaces //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif. Thank you all in advance for your help.

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[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Why don't you do a large sealed box? And what do you mean you have the gain set at minimum? like... ALL the way down? That's what I would consider minimum.

Also, double post FTL.

 

[TT061880 10+ year member]

sorry about the double post, I dont' know how that happened. Yes I do have the gain all the way down. I'm trying to save space, I want the box as small as possible.

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

eh. go with different equipment? or maybe just build a differnt shape box would give you more space in there... that one is kinda bulky

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

sorry about the double post, I dont' know how that happened. Yes I do have the gain all the way down. I'm trying to save space, I want the box as small as possible.

The gain is all the way down and it's too loud? What kind of insane preout voltage do you get? Try a small sealed, stuffed with polyfill. If that's still too loud.... maybe a subwoofer just isn't for you....

 

[TT061880 10+ year member]

The gain is all the way down and it's too loud? What kind of insane preout voltage do you get? Try a small sealed, stuffed with polyfill. If that's still too loud.... maybe a subwoofer just isn't for you....

thanks for the reply, I got the preout signal from the stock subwoofer that came with the car, the car has a Mark Levinson system. If I go with a small sealed box stuff with poly, will the sound quality still good?

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

If Punk0Rama chimes in.... listen to him.

Yeah.... it should still sound good.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

ya man jus go sealed. wouldnt have as much impact and also a space saver //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I just dont understand how its to loud for ya lol

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

a smaller sealed box would be fine, and just load some polyfill in there.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

let me guess is that car a Lexus IS 250/350?

 

[TT061880 10+ year member]

yes, this is an IS350, thanks guys, i'm going to do 1cf net with poly fill.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

what does JL reccomend?

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

1.25cf sealed... page 4 of the 10W7 OM

 

[Rich00 10+ year member]

Just do 1.25ft^3 sealed after displacements that box will be alot smaller than what you currently have.