Box Builders Attention!
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 117 Registered: Mar-05 | Hey everyone, I'm looking for someone who would be able to build me a ported box for about $110 shipped. reply to this post if you think you can do that =) |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 118 Registered: Mar-05 | so nobody on this forum builds boxes anymore? |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 3069 Registered: Jun-04 | where do you live? |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 119 Registered: Mar-05 | i live in lee's summit,mo |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 3071 Registered: Jun-04 | how bid of a box do you want? |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 120 Registered: Mar-05 | oh you know.. the size of a house.. nah just kidding.. its for my XXX12.. im now debating whether it should be sealed or ported, all i have ever heard is sealed so im kind of leaning towards a sealed box that fits RE's specifications on their website. |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1924 Registered: Nov-04 | ill do it for 130 shipped, but i would do a ported enclosure. |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 121 Registered: Mar-05 | ported.. tuned to what? |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1928 Registered: Nov-04 | 35 |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 122 Registered: Mar-05 | that will give me good SQ then? |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1929 Registered: Nov-04 | that box is made for sql, so yes good sq. |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 123 Registered: Mar-05 | ok, sounds like a deal.. do you have AIM or e-mail or an alternate method of contact? |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1931 Registered: Nov-04 | hunterw86@yahoo.com |
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Silver Member Username: ShadylimitedxPgh, Pa Usa Post Number: 257 Registered: Apr-05 | i build them |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 3083 Registered: Jun-04 | id build build it for you dustin but now isnt a good time for that. Ill speak for hunter's offer though he does good work from what ive seen of his personal box for the avalanch he has. |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 125 Registered: Mar-05 | ok, thanks anyways sean.. i e-mailed hunter and waiting for a reply. =) |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 127 Registered: Mar-05 | so uh, nobody would go with the RE XXX12 in a sealed enclosure then if they had the choice? |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1963 Registered: Nov-04 | i wouldnt. it was meant to be ported. |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 128 Registered: Mar-05 | oh hunter, i sent you a second email, dunno if you got it already but just telling you |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 129 Registered: Mar-05 | btw.. will this sound good for rock too? ported at 35Hz |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 167 Registered: Apr-05 | I build boxes, but I couldn'd build you one for less than $800, and you would have to pick it up. |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 130 Registered: Mar-05 | jesus!! |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 168 Registered: Apr-05 | If someone offered me a ported speaker box for $110 (ready to ship), I would ask "what's wrong with it?" For a 55-60 liter box (2 cu ft) it costs about $400 just for the materials. I am talking about quality, not $1 speaker terminal cups and wal-mart wire. For a quality built box, I wouldn't use less than 1" MDF. Quality stuffing costs almost as much as the wood, sometimes even more. Building 1/2" or 3/4" (wall thickness) boxes for loudness isn't quality. |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 131 Registered: Mar-05 | ok, as most people have stated on this forum before, wire is wire. even if its from walmart, it has certain standards to follow. speaker terminals.. i haven't seen a pair of speaker terminals that are over what, $5? and no, they weren't clamp terminals. stuffing i don't know, and 3/4" boxes aren't always built for loudness. $800 for a box is outrageous. if you had to be a salesmen, you should probably work for powered4sound, they are known as overchargers. jesus man.. paying more for a box than the sub itself. |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 169 Registered: Apr-05 | Wall-mart sells jeans for about $14. You can get a pair of quality built jeans, elsewhere, for $60. "Price is only a concern in the absence of value". |
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Silver Member Username: W00bPost Number: 132 Registered: Mar-05 | this is wire we are talking about.. 0ga wire is 0ga wire, it's something called a STANDARD. you can slap a brand name on it and sell it for more, but thats just about it.. or maybe you can choose a slightly different conductive material to make the wire out of (even though it would make what, 0.001% difference in the overall sound? it's also been discussed on this forum before.) and let me tell you, i've bought shirts from wal-mart, i've bought shirts from hollister.. that small difference still holds true. they made it slightly thicker, or out of different material, and slapped a brand name on it and said hey, pay more! just like powered4sound, they are selling boxes people can build for about $100-$150 for what, $350? that's what i payed for my amp, no way. |
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Silver Member Username: Alias747MN Post Number: 391 Registered: Apr-05 | Mixneffect, so you would get the materials for $400 and then charge $400 more just to put the box together? That does sound pretty outrageous. As for the speaker wire, how much wire do you actaully use inside the box, for ONE sub? 5-7 feet at the most. Most people don't wire a sub with 0 gauge wiring. I am just curious as to how many boxes you have sold? |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 170 Registered: Apr-05 | Cables, and wires can get pricy. http://www.kimber.com/Products/LoudSpeakerCables/default.aspx |
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Silver Member Username: Alias747MN Post Number: 394 Registered: Apr-05 | I couldn't find pricing on that site. But really, a cable is a cable. They might add some braided sheilding or whatnot, but I doesn't justify an outrageous price. |
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Silver Member Username: GeekbikePost Number: 262 Registered: Dec-04 | Dustin, I don't quite agree with what you are saying. A $2 wire is much different than a $15 wire, but the $15 wire has very little difference from a $300 wire. Things like magnetic shielding and quality RCA ends are tings not found in $2 wire. The P4S boxes are extremly high quality boxes using a design that has very good results and the fact that a vast majority of people cannot design higher order enclosures if any at all, make them worth the money to some people. You can get audiophile quality without months and years of experiance and research. I wouldn't pay for them, but a rich kid with no desire to learn would. Can't blame them for making money. I agree that $800 is a bit high, but nothing extraordinary. The last enclosure I designed would have came to about $300 for materials. I'm wondering what kind of stuffing you're using? |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 171 Registered: Apr-05 | pillow stuffing from Hancock fabrics....... lol |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1967 Registered: Nov-04 | well the last box i made was appraised at 600, and it took no more then 60-70. but wire is different. it has everything to do with the thread count. some 4 guage wire may say its 4 gauge but it will have a smaller thread count then a more exspensive wire. 800 is a lot, but if it was for a tl(which i cant do) or a ss box, or just something complicated then i could see charging a lot. and here i cant get my hands on 1 inch mdf, or i would. |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1968 Registered: Nov-04 | pillow stuffing from big lots! big lots is gangster. |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 172 Registered: Apr-05 | Thanks Hunter. Sometimes I need a good laugh. It seems the more you try to help, the stupider people make you out to be. I guess if you tried to help out a novice on how to choose a system, and you were able to get them to understand page 1 or level 1 of audio, they seem to think thats all there is to it. But when you try to give them a boost to the next level, they somehow become experienced journeymen on the spot and try to give you pointers. I guess with some people it takes a decade or two, just to get off the fence, and once they re off the fence they think they re at the finish line. Don't get me wrong people. I have built many cheesecake (affordable) boxes. They sell like "Kryspy Kreme". But after the sugar wears off, you re still hungry. What a joke. Thats what I am talking about. You learn from your mistakes, if you want to. |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 173 Registered: Apr-05 | Dustin, I appologize if my estimate made you feel that I wanted to take your money forcefully. I just wanted to warn you. There are alot of junk out there for low prices. IMO, a subwoofer box that costs $110 shipper-ready, sounds cheap in all aspects. It's your money, your system, and your choice. Good Luck! |
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Silver Member Username: MixneffectOrangevale, Ca. USA Post Number: 176 Registered: Apr-05 | this is a $110 box. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/lostbmx/trunk-bad.jpg |
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Silver Member Username: AlpineuserWinchester, TN Post Number: 636 Registered: Mar-05 | did someone p1ss on those subs and let it dry? |
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Bronze Member Username: Big_osoPost Number: 21 Registered: Jun-05 | who makes quality boxes for audiobahn natural excursion 12s i know i know their audiobahn but unfortunately i bought two of them so im stuck anyways who can build a clamshell like box or a double shot for these subs and how much would you charge me |
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Bronze Member Username: ShutterleftopenColumbus, Ohio United states Post Number: 75 Registered: Apr-05 | hahah. you used my box. understandable. the box i'm using right now is horrible. and if that costs $110 then i would suggest saving some money and getting a good box. |
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Bronze Member Username: ShutterleftopenColumbus, Ohio United states Post Number: 76 Registered: Apr-05 | no. no one urined on the subs. when my friend bought them the centercaps blew out. so he put epoxy on them. |
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Gold Member Username: HdubbFarmington, Nm Usa Post Number: 1969 Registered: Nov-04 |  well that is a pic of my 110 dollar box for my sub. i should have took more during the build but i couldnt. and mixn, was that a shot at me? |
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