need a box design

scottsenia · 07-18-2006, 01:13 AM

ok i have one 10'' jl and another 10'' audiobahn cause i couldn't afford another jl. i need a box design to help make this look good. i don't wana look stupid with two different subs. if anyone can help with a box design that would be much appreciated.

i've been going crazy to think of one

scott_fx · 07-18-2006, 01:16 AM

how big of a trunk do you have? why dont you dump the audiobahn and make a horn enclosure?

scottsenia · 07-18-2006, 01:18 AM

i have a grand am so i have trunk space but its nothing like a truck. i dont realy wanna dump the audiobahn cause i really want two. i already have a one enclosure for the jl. the audiobahn is just out there right now

scott_fx · 07-18-2006, 01:24 AM

have the audiobahn firing towards the back of the seats and the jl firing towards the rear bumper. the audiohahn is just going to muddy up the bass from the jl...so you'll have more spl but probably lose sq. is that a compromise you're willing to take?

scottsenia · 07-18-2006, 01:26 AM

ummm i'll give it a try. if possible i can just have both of them hidden but i'm not sure how to do that

mbuchman · 07-18-2006, 05:48 PM

Don't go with two different subs... thats just wierd...

Tell us what you have (model number of the subs, or the actual parameters if you have them), and what you already ran, and what type of music you like, and what you want (obviously spl, but just checking).

-Matt

Tidder · 07-18-2006, 05:53 PM

Maybe if you don't really give a crap, build a down-firing box. I've never done it, or seen it for that matter, just heard about it. Mostly in home theater applications. Dunno if that would sound good or not, but at least it'll hide the fact you're firing 2 different ones.

scott_fx · 07-18-2006, 06:31 PM

good idea

ergman · 07-18-2006, 06:51 PM

Tidder,

Can link some info about a "down firing" box. Not so sure follow what is going on with that.

stkdidy ntshidy · 07-18-2006, 07:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by scott_fx

how big of a trunk do you have? why dont you dump the audiobahn and make a horn enclosure?

two things:

a) if he's asking for us to give him ideas for a box design, he is WAAAAAY too much of a rookie to make a proper horn/quarter-wavelength/>4th-order-bandpass box.

b) horns are massive, which would be why they are used at home instead...not to mention their tendency to resonate lower, which would not be useful in a car where the resonant freq is somewhere between 55 and 80hz.

i recommend ditching the audiobahn. if absolutely determined to use both, you *could* try an isobaric enclosure, but that would still be quite difficult, not to mention hard to design properly. make sure to wire one of the subs backwards if you do tho...

scott_fx · 07-18-2006, 08:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by stkdidy ntshidy

two things:

a) if he's asking for us to give him ideas for a box design, he is WAAAAAY too much of a rookie to make a proper horn/quarter-wavelength/>4th-order-bandpass box.

b) horns are massive, which would be why they are used at home instead...not to mention their tendency to resonate lower, which would not be useful in a car where the resonant freq is somewhere between 55 and 80hz.

i recommend ditching the audiobahn. if absolutely determined to use both, you *could* try an isobaric enclosure, but that would still be quite difficult, not to mention hard to design properly. make sure to wire one of the subs backwards if you do tho...

isobaric with missmatched subs? that doesnt sound right to me. and as far as the horn thing...i am not sure why i even suggested it. my bad

p&gcustoms · 07-18-2006, 08:16 PM

downfire make a 1 1/2 lip around the speaker side flip it down and tada that way the speakers have room to play with and they dont get f-up

scottsenia · 07-19-2006, 10:43 PM

do you mean firing down like reverse cones. or like down towards the floor?

scott_fx · 07-19-2006, 10:49 PM

ok...picture a sub box where the subs are facing the sky. flip it over....thats what he meant (but be sure to put some spacers so the woofer cone doesn't hit the bottom of the trunk)

scottsenia · 07-19-2006, 11:10 PM

hummm ok now about the audiobahn. can anyone suggest a better sub but still keep the price down. i can go about 100 bucks for a 10'' right now. spent all my money on my alpine amp