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Wow you are in luck, I used to be an
Audiobahn dealer. Designing sub enclosures is my fulltime job. So here you go.-
If you are looking for sound that is very smooth, and has a very low end shaking everything setting off car alarms. You will need a PORTED BOX that is 3 CUBIC FEET FOR EACH
SUB WOOFER. It actually calls for 2.7cu.ft but after you add speaker
displacement and bracing it should be at least 3 cu.ft. The port can be either round or square made of plastic or 3/4" wood
respectively. My port
suggestions are
dependent on how much space you have. The shortest round port might make some noise (too much pressure!). So think about that first. Anyway the short port is 3" diameter and 15.5" long. The longer port is 4" in
diameter and 28.25" long. The rectangular wood port can also be either (port
measurements are inside diamensions) 3" w x 3" w x 18.5" long (short port) or 2 w x 10.5 h x 48' long. The second longer wood port is
recommended most but will take up a lot of space. The fact that you have to subtract the port volume from the box makes for space issues in cars. Also the second wood port sounds better and won't make much wind noise, but takes up .75 cu.ft worth of space. So in plain english your box will have to have an internal volume of 3.75cu.ft. An example of this could be made of 3/4" thick
MDF, have 1" x 1" internal bracing and measure (box dimensions are external and assumes the use of 3/4" MDF) 12" h x 18" w x 30" deep. The port is an integral part of the box fitting inside. I'm sorry I can't provide any drawings to make things easier. Now this box size is one that I ran through a computer program I use. So it is not the same as the manufactures
recommendations. I will list those as well.
The second box is an example using a round short port and also uses 3/4"
MDF, 1 x 1" bracing, the 3" dia x 15.5" long port, and
measures 12" x 18" x 24" externally.
If space is an issue try checking out the information below. -I got it from
Audiobahn-
If for some reason it doesn't show up or you need assistance let me
know. Good luck and enjoy your new setup-I'm sure you'll be happily disturbing the peace soon!
-Dynami
Model # AW1006T
Ported
Air Space (Cu. Ft.) 0.65
Port Size (Inches) 2 x 6.5
Port Vel. (%) 48.31
-3dB (Hz) 31.5
Tune Freq. (Hz) 40
Sub Disp. (Cu. Ft.) 0.21
Port Disp.(Cu. Ft.) 0.01
Total Vol. (Cu. Ft.) 0.75
Ported
Air Space (Cu. Ft.) 1.4
Port Size (Inches) 3 x 6.75
Port Vel. (%) 24.19
-3dB (Hz) 30
Tune Freq. (Hz) 39
Sub Disp. (Cu. Ft.) 0.21
Port Disp.(Cu. Ft.) 0.024
Total Vol. (Cu. Ft.) 1.5
Ported
Air Space (Cu. Ft.) 2.4
Port Size (Inches) 4 x 6.25
Port Vel. (%) 14.39
-3dB (Hz) 29
Tune Freq. (Hz) 39
Sub Disp. (Cu. Ft.) 0.21
Port Disp.(Cu. Ft.) 0.04
Total Vol. (Cu. Ft.) 2.5
EBP 74 80 80
Sealed NR NR NR
Minimum (Cu. Ft.) 0.5
Maximum (Cu. Ft.) 1
SPL (dB) 80
All sealed boxes already include the displacment for the subwoofer. NR = (Not Recommended)
Comments:
Apr 05, 2009
- Was this question already listed and answered by myself? If not let me know, I can help you <If I havn't already>