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  1. 03-19-2002, 01:21 AM #1
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    6inch car speaker enclosure help....

    Well, I just purchased a pair of cheap ALTEC 6inch 3way car speakers.. But, I don't have a car.. :P so, I would like to make some boxes for then.. does anyone have some recommendations for box volume/dimensions?? thanx in advance.. :P Also, I would prefer to have angled fronts on the boxes..
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  2. 03-19-2002, 12:43 PM #2
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    Do you have the specs for the speakers? They may be in that paper manual thing that was in the box the speakers came in?
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  3. 03-20-2002, 01:08 AM #3
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    Hmm, thats a good suggestion, but teh fact that there was no little pice of paper in teh box, thats why I posted.. :P lol any help anyone?
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    Unless you have the specs for the speakers you are going to have to build to the box off the top of your head. I searched and there is no website that has the specs. It will probably cost more to build the box than you paid for the speakers (I found them for $25). Why you would buy car speakers for home use is beyond me!
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  5. 03-20-2002, 10:39 AM #5
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    With those kind of speakers the box size is not critical, and unless you did something very weird, I dought you notice a difference. Just make some boxes about the size you want, and they should do OK.
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  6. 03-20-2002, 12:50 PM #6
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    Yeah - like they're saying, pretty much any box will do. My reccomendation is that you be sure to add a bass vent tube somewhere on the face there so that the woofer cone on your speakers don't get dampened.
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    Add a bass tube/port

    defininately add a bass tube/port to the enclosures, since car speakers are intended to run 'free-air', a sealed enclosure will severely effect the bass, I know this from experence with making enclosures for some old Sony 6X9's...
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  8. 03-21-2002, 12:47 AM #8
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    Kewl, thanx for the help... I will make the cases, and try them without the bass ports first and see how they sound, if I am not satisfied I will cut some ports and see if that helps or makes it worse, if not, I will be making another pannel for the box to replace the onw whith a hole in it...
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