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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1044 Registered: Oct-05 | Hey guys I have 3.3 cuft enclosure tuned at 36hz for my 15" Cascade Omega. I would like to know if there is anyway i can somehow trick my box somehow to play a little bit lower. The reason for this is because on most normal rap/r&b songs it sounds nice and loud and hits the notes pretty precise. But on other songs like Young Jeezy or Gorilla Zoe or Gucci Mane which have the 34hz and lower notes most the time. My subwoofer then sounds like its gonna explode like it can't handle the lows and i know this sub and is similar to the FI BTL which can hit the lows good. So that is why i wanna know if there's any type of way to play these songs better. I did hear before Cotton shoved in the port hole helps a bit but I haven't tried anything yet since i want some feedback first. Thanks |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana Team Audible... Post Number: 7948 Registered: Mar-04 | Pics of box? If your port area will still be enough, you may be able to just block in the port w/ a piece of mdf and make it 3/4 narrower and tune it lower. |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1045 Registered: Oct-05 | I don't have pics of my box anywhere i would have to do that some other time but idk if this info will help at all. Is there anything else i can do besides adding wood. 3.5" wide port with 56 sq inches of port area. External dimensions are 32" wide, 17.5" high and 17" deep. tuned at 36hz. |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1046 Registered: Oct-05 | If I do decide to put polyfill in my enclosure how much should i put in and how would i keep the polyfil from flying out of the port hole |
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Gold Member Username: TejcurrentPost Number: 2189 Registered: Apr-07 | I'd build a lower tuned box. Canaans idea is good if you can get it to fit too. |
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Gold Member Username: SomedonniedudeIllinois Braaap MX Post Number: 2989 Registered: May-07 | x3 on canaans idea. If you go the poly fill route, i'd staple it very loosely and cover the port opening on the inside with chicken wire. |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana Team Audible... Post Number: 7949 Registered: Mar-04 | Does your port make an "L"? |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1047 Registered: Oct-05 | Yes i believe the port does make an "L" I think im gonna try the polyfill route at first or polyfill batting idk which would be better. How much should I use of polyfill should i stuff it like 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, or fill it as much as possible |
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Diamond Member Username: WingmanaliveWww.stainles... .ecrater.com Post Number: 22574 Registered: Jun-06 | http://web.archive.org/web/20020808224043/integra.cyberglobe.net/caraudio/resour ces/fiberfill/ |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1048 Registered: Oct-05 | Thanks for the link paul. So my box now is 3.3cuft so say i wanna make it act like a 4.3cuft box that would be 1lb of polyfill per cuft? Is this correct or did i read something wrong. So does that mean i need to add 1lb of polyfill or do i need to add 3lbs of polyfill in order for my box to go from 3.3-4.3 |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana Team Audible... Post Number: 7950 Registered: Mar-04 | You would be better off to just build a new box if you want better lows. |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfColumbia, SC USA Post Number: 12738 Registered: Dec-03 | for a ported box you want polyfill batting. it comes on a roll. you'll want to line the box with it, and staple gun it in place. loose poluyfill like pillow stuffing will get blown out the port, and all over the inside of the car. for a sealed box, you fill it loosely with 1/3 the box volume of polyfill. |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1049 Registered: Oct-05 | Alright i'm gonna go for the polyfill batting then. How much of that do i need for my box is it the same using 1lb per every cuft or do i just put a sheet of the batting along every wall inside my box? Thanks |
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Silver Member Username: Wackzirth88K-town, Il U.S. Post Number: 329 Registered: May-09 | is polyfill in a roll, just like rolled fibergalss insulation? and say for a ported box with an L shaped port. could u just staple chicken wire over the end of the port opening inside the box and fill it loosely with 1/3 the box volume. and loose polyfill, is it like blow in fiberglass insulation or is it like packing peanuts? |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1050 Registered: Oct-05 | So since my box is about 3.5cuft does that mean i should use 3.5lbs of polyfill |
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Diamond Member Username: WingmanaliveWww.stainles... .ecrater.com Post Number: 22575 Registered: Jun-06 | Wow dude don't go overboard lol. Don't overstuff the box, experiment with it. It's easy to do. I used to line all my speaker projects with carpet padding. It's cheap, available at every home improvement store and easy to install. Maybe not the same sound properties as true fiberfill but always served its' purpose. I even experimented in my day with fiberglass insulation. Whatever I thought would absorb pressure waves......was my toy at the moment..... |
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Silver Member Username: M0nstarToledo, OH U.S. Post Number: 427 Registered: Dec-08 | put another front plate on ur box.. that will take the sub displacement out a tiny bit and make the port longer, so u could add maybe half inch, three quarters, one inch, get it? thatll make ur port a tad longer. shouldnt drop a few notes then with a longer port and less sub displacement ? |
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Silver Member Username: M0nstarToledo, OH U.S. Post Number: 428 Registered: Dec-08 | i was morely asking a question than stating that'd work... im only imagining it would. |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 16140 Registered: Jul-05 | are u not the same guy just a few wks ago who said his TC sub was too much lows & u wanted more punchier bass then when u got this omega u said it was perfect so whats up now like GW said : polyfil batting roll & like paul said dont overkill.... |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfColumbia, SC USA Post Number: 12747 Registered: Dec-03 | yes you can get polufill on a roll like insulation. you just get however much you need in square inches to cover the interior of the enclosure. you could fill the box loosely 1/3 of it's volume and cover the port end, but I dislike covering the port opening with anything that could cause port whistle. all the poly fill does is give the impression of the box being about 10% larger than it really is to the subwoofer by altering the sound wave velocity. |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1051 Registered: Oct-05 | yeah im the same guy that had the Audipulse Revo i like how the regular notes and highers hit but once the sub trys to get really low on my omega the sub sounds just ugly like it cant handle it |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 152.5 DBs ...Trinidad & T... Post Number: 16142 Registered: Jul-05 | maybe it needs a bigger box that is lower tuned too ... |
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Gold Member Username: Cplaya280Pennsylvania USA Post Number: 1052 Registered: Oct-05 | yeah i might need a 4cuft box the one i have now is 3.3. I just put polyfill batting around the lining of the wood around the whole inside of the box, And my subwoofer didn't seem like it did anything it sounds exactly the same to me. so maybe i either need a lot more polyfill batting or actull polyfill or i might just have to sumtime get a bigger box built :/. Oh well at least i tried |