WTB ported box 12" L5 kickers

[Wolverine19D 10+ year member]

Hey guys, I am wanting to get a box made for my 2 12" L5 kickers. I am thinking about getting 2 seperate boxes if it wouldn't cost much more to build? Because I may take these speakers out of my car and stick them in my Jeep occasionally so I would turn them around so that the vents were on the bottom instead of the side.

Either way, I want to get them as loud as I can - I am guessing the more airspace the better? I am not sure what hz to tune them to but I have been seeing a lot of 38 hz?

I don't know if it has to be a particular size or not to sound good but the sizes I can work with for single boxes are: 17" height, 20 1/2 wide, and however deep you want to make it pretty much.

So if it was a dual box it'd be 41" wide, 17" height, and however deep. But I want 2 boxes I think so it'd be 20 1/2" wide, and 17" height. If it would sound better smaller that is fine, those are just my max dimensions. And yes I want them to be ported and be as loud as it can get.

I am not looking for no high end box(es) that are going to cost me an arm and a leg, I would just rather get a box made on here by one of the forum members rather than buying a prefab one. You can send me a price quote if you want via PM.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

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[hispls 5,000+ posts]

bigger is better, 38 tuning should be loud and have fair low-end extension. Separate boxes will end up being a bit more displacement between wood and larger ports needed for the same tuning. Dunno who makes boxes down your way, but there's a few forum members around the country who build great stuff for a living. Shipping on boxes is brutal so look to get it done locally or do it yourself.

 

[norrizzle90 10+ year member]

put it like this. my friend got a box built on here for his btl. it was 4.5 cu. ft with bracing, 45 deg. angles, rounded port, and carpeted for 170 shipped.

 

[Wolverine19D 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, I could go with just 1 box instead of two if it would sound better or be easier? I just wouldn't be able to put it in my Jeep but that is OK.

 

[Wolverine19D 10+ year member]

Thanks guys but I am no longer looking for a box. A local builder is making me one.