My new sub, box help please
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Bronze Member Username: AoooPost Number: 86 Registered: Sep-05 | Aoooo So I finally made an order for my sub It's a Rainbow Hammer 10" I want a pure sq setup and I understood that a sealed box is the way to go. This is the link for the sub http://car.rainbow-audio.de/products/details.php?lan=2&pro=2&lin=18&art=231390 on the bottom right you press "Technical Datas" and all the specs are there. Note that it is a dual VC and there is a * at the bottom for DVC. I have no Idea what the size(w,h,d) and shape of the box should be it will be installed in a VW Golf 2002. Thanks in advance for the help. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2178 Registered: Aug-05 | according to the site, your sealed box will need to be at least 0.6cuft |
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Bronze Member Username: AoooPost Number: 88 Registered: Sep-05 | Thanks Muddy The shape won't matter as long as its 0.6cuft? Is that tacking in account the displacement of the driver itself? What are the results in making it larger? Is sealed the way to go for sq setup? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2182 Registered: Aug-05 | sealed is the way to go for the best SQ. it has the flattest response, aka better SQ. i would go with a 1cuft box, so that you don't have to worry about making sure to get the sub's minimum airspace. it should be relatively square or rectangle, but no it doesn't really matter as long as the proper airspace is available. larger means less power handling, and looser suspension, but it also means louder. i would say 1cuft would be your best bet. or maybe just a little bigger. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 1235 Registered: Jul-05 | U usually get a spec sheet with every new sub u buy giving details of what u need to know . it has a minimum volume ,optimal & maximum volume for both sealed & ported applications . Also details can be gotten from that company's website ..... |
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Bronze Member Username: AoooPost Number: 89 Registered: Sep-05 | Do I need to lay some kind of material or something on the inside walls of the box? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2191 Registered: Aug-05 | you will need to make sure the inside seams of the box are sealed with caulk, and you can add Polyfil to the inside to make the sub "think" there is more airspace. |
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Bronze Member Username: AoooPost Number: 90 Registered: Sep-05 | I have seen boxes with some kind of foam? looks like egg trays, lol |
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New member Username: DubkingVancouver, BC Canada Post Number: 8 Registered: Oct-05 | If you did a box that was 12"deep by 12" tall by 14" wide that will give you a box volume of 1.16 cubes, in a golf you should have plenty enough room for those specs, good luck |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 488 Registered: Aug-05 | Yes, Crutchfield offers that stuff, it's fancy mattress pad. They mad it black and jacked up the price. Go to your local Dollar General, and pick up a foam mattress pad and cut it to fit the inside walls of your enclosure. Works just as well as poly fill or that foam stuff that is claimed to be "audio" quality only. Will run you about 5 maybe 10 bucks at the most. And you get A LOT of it for that money. |
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