Help on Sub box

Got something funny or interesting to post? Pop it in here.
Post Reply
User avatar
ShaneNZ
Posts: 1049
Joined: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:17 pm
Location: my house :)

Help on Sub box

Post by ShaneNZ » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:08 am

hey guys just asking if anyone knows of a site for making Sub boxes Just got my self a new 12" carbon fiber Sub from soundstream
Specs:
Power Handling: 350W nominal/700W Max
Impedence: DVC 4ohms
Carbon Fibre Cone for fast response

Just want the best size for the Box (inside) for the best sound.

Shane
0 5 EHT KCUF
:bluesbro:

User avatar
KSR Aaza
Posts: 8327
Joined: Wed May 18, 2005 4:32 pm
Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Re: Help on Sub box

Post by KSR Aaza » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:16 am

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site+for+making+Sub+boxes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(:
"If he gets any wider, he'll be racing in the carpark!" - Aaron Drever
Image
Image

User avatar
CJRacing
Posts: 778
Joined: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:14 pm
Location: Dannevirke, Roberston Holden International Speedway

Re: Help on Sub box

Post by CJRacing » Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:49 am

i think you should just buy one, its alot easier. as long as you put somne pink bats or something along those lines in the box your allgood. lol..

p.s dont be one of those losers who use a sub with out an amp :crazy:

User avatar
pnpete
Posts: 608
Joined: Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:15 pm
Location: palmy nth

Re: Help on Sub box

Post by pnpete » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:51 pm

i have an unused sub box at work that i made if you want it

will cost ya a doz and what ever it take to get there

User avatar
slobb11
Posts: 1149
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:05 pm
Location: Cromwell, NZ
Contact:

Re: Help on Sub box

Post by slobb11 » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:33 pm

Shane,
Making a sub box that sounds average is really easy. Just make a box that fits the speaker, insulate it thoroughly with whatever is handy (BATS, carpet, etc), cut a hole for the driver and mount it, then cut a port for it.
But as I said, it will only sound average (which is still good enough for most people).
Once it's installed, play with the crossover frequency on the head-unit until it sounds as good as possible. Some headunits don't have a crossover, in which case just take a line-out from the head-deck into your amp and apply the low-pass filter on the amp. Some amps will have an adjustment for the low-pass filter so play with that until it sounds good.
If the headunit has a sub-out AND control over the cross-over point you shouldn't need the low-pass filter on the amp.

To make a very good box is a LOT more complicated.
It involves finding the resonant frequency of the box and driver WHILE installed in its final location, then adjusting the size and depth of the port to dampen that frequency.

Check out this site. He seems to know his stuff.

Good luck :)
Slobb11
Mad Mofo Extraordinaire
The maddest in mofos since 1982

User avatar
Naki
Posts: 2828
Joined: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:09 pm

Re: Help on Sub box

Post by Naki » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:31 pm

Your need a decent one for a soundstream sub :D

User avatar
ShaneNZ
Posts: 1049
Joined: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:17 pm
Location: my house :)

Re: Help on Sub box

Post by ShaneNZ » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:09 pm

Naki wrote:Your need a decent one for a soundstream sub :D
Yip

The size of the inside of the box has to be Execked or it could ether sound like carp or Fark the sub
0 5 EHT KCUF
:bluesbro:

Post Reply