Sub Box

[white fish]

Sorry guys I know this subject has been done to death but<P>Ok I have a bandpass in my trunk now I do love it(people think its 2 12s) but its to big for me now its 1x1x3 feet its got 1 10" JL Audio W1<P>Now I have been to the JL site and they give me specs on building boxes for there subs but as anyone how has some car audio experance nows BASS is hit and miss I have tried about 10 different boxes in my car before I found the one I have now(however I have noticed that bandpass likes to favor 1 or 2 Frequences)<P>So for our car what the deal what will sound good with high SPL in a hatch<BR>Sealed(smallest)<BR>Ported(medium)<BR>bandpass(too fuking big)<P>thanks

[tk1138]

That's not an easy question, It's hard to find a good balance of those. If money is not a concern, then find some speakers with: Low VAS, Low FS, and High SPL. VAS Should be your biggest priority if you wan't a small enclousure, as it is the primary factor in size of the box. FS is the frequency below which you get significant cut off (for infinite baffle, but other enclosures are proportional to this), so your box won't need to be as big to get the same bandwidth.<P>As far as enclosures go I'd get a custom 'infinite baffle' that uses the spare tire compartment, if you wan't minnimally obtrusive and good SQ. Find someone who can do this very well though, because you (probably) want access to your spare. You could probably get a custom 8" ported that would be lower and smaller than a band pass 10", but it won't be as loud.<P>HTH<BR>tk1138

[maldo]

I have had 2 JL 10w8 in a sealed box that was designed specifically for them. The sound is great, good and clean, hits damn hard too. The box is quite small, maybe 26x11x10. It has been able to hit 142Db without any problems.

[monty73741]

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