Porch Enclosure

For example, if I got the Kicker CVR 10" which has a minimum sealed box size of 0.8 cu ft. and I put it into a box with 0.65 cu ft., what would happen?

OK Darkside has it backwards, Sealed boxes are smaller. Ported boxes are bigger. What your going to notice as far as sound, is certain bass frequencies wont be heard. so your going to notice, maybe not enough low bass or just to much low bass and not enough tight bass. try to get it as close as possible to air space. it make a whole lot of difference. trust me

I know nothing about amps and subs or cars and i want to get everything i’ll need packaged together.. where can i buy this at for around $200-$300
in a jeep.. if that makes a difference

In your price range, you can’t go wrong with this. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_21675_MTX+TNP212D2+.html if you don’t have room for this, go with this one. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_20062_MTX+TNP112D.html really good equipment for the price.. any questions on hooking any thing up e-mail me..

i am trying to build a Almani sub woofer enclosure in my 1994 firebird with out makeing modification while trying to get the best sound

http://www.epinions.com/t-camaro-speaker-box

http://www.caraudiohelp.com/advanced_enclosure_design_and_fabrication/advanced_enclosure_design_fabrication.htm

I have a sub enclosure for 2 12 inch subs, and I don’t know what frequency it’s tuned to. Is there some equation or other method to find the tuned frequency?

if you build the enclosure to the recommended cu.ft for the sub in question you can use a bass test CD like bass mechnix that has the frequencies separated int o tracks and play the tracks one by one till you find the loudest frequency and with a ported enclosure you can tune it to the desired frequency by increasing or decreasing the length and diameter of the port

My sub is a kenwood kfc-w3011. I mostly listen to metal and rock(both old and new but more old stuff), but i listen to just about everthing from classical to rap to pop. The ebp of the sub comes out to 29.6. Should i put this sub in a sealed or ported box?

Sealed - SQ , punchy, Tight bass

Ported - SPL , loud boomy,
I prefer Ported, I had a sealed box for 4 years before I got my ported and I wish I switched a long time ago. If you have a sub, You want bass so get a ported box, because thats what its made for.

But its your perference, if your like sound quality go sealed and if you like Loud, pounding bass go ported.

Does anyone know where I can buy a custom sub enclosure for my 2000 Camry? Let me know if you know of any websites that specialize in that sort of thing. I don’t know whether I want a 10" or 12" sub yet, and would like if the custom box was on the left side of the trunk, preferably on the wheel well.

nope

I calculated the volume of my box, and got a number thats over what my subs prefer for a non ported box. In the conquest for better sound, are there any reasonable solutions to reducing the internal volume by adding say…Packing peanuts or kittens?
Volume as in internal space, like leiters, not volume as in db. Just to clarify.

Unless the enclosure is vastly larger than specification, the sound quality may actually be improved as well as an increase in spl. Try acoustic dampening mats, dynamat or even pieces of MDF acting as additional bracing. These will reduce enclosure resonance and "clear" up the noise. Also, the volume your driver displaces must be subracted from the enclosure volume. Hope this helps.

What is better for a sub enclousre. Fibreglass, MDF or Plexiglass and why?

I have seen that Plexiglas makes a real buzzing sound when the sub hits because of the thinness. I personally go with 3/4 MDF it makes a real great seal and can take a beating from big subs. MDF boxes just sound the best in my opinion. Never seen a fiberglass one

i have an suv and ther’s really no good place to mount it. and i don’t want it rolling around freely. will i lose any sound quality or have any type of problems? suggestions? it’s a 96 bravada if that means anything to u

Yes you can and it is probably better for the sound quality as the total mass of the box will increase hence reducing the natural vibration frequency of the whole sub unit.

The Probox 210SB(The enclosure company is Probox and the model is 210SB), I want to make sure a new sub-woofer i want to purchase will fit in it the speaker is a "SPL SP3-10".

Here are specs i found for that woofer.
Minimum Sealed Box Volume0.75 cubic feet
Maximum Sealed Box Volume0.75 cubic feet
Minimum Ported Box Volume1.5 cubic feet
Maximum Ported Box Volume1.5 cubic feet
And from the site im looking @ and the boxes they should work since they are .75cf or close to it.
And a lil tip add some Pollyfill which u can find in any craft store 1lb per box should work.