15" Enclosure recommendations for the Icon (home and vehicle)

[DevilDriver 28]

I've been meaning to do this for a while but haven't had a chance yet.

15" Icon

Home Sealed

Lower power - 4-5.5 cubes

Higher power - 2.5-3 cubes sealed

Home Ported

Music - 4 cubes tuned to 30 Hz

Home Theatre - 5 cubes tuned to 20 Hz (can tune lower if wanted)

Vehicle Sealed

2-2.5 cubes sealed

Vehicle Ported

3.5-4 cubes tuned anywhere from 28-35 Hz

Any of those should work just fine. It's very important that you match your enclosure to your application. If you do so, you'll be very happy.

[JimJ 11]

12?" 15?"

What's the cutoff for higher and lower power levels?

[DevilDriver 28]

Oh Jim... you have bested me again!

Recommendations are for the 15" Icon, as that is the size I used. Hopefully in the near future I will have some of the 10's and 12's up here as well.

For 2.5-3 cubes, I would say no more than 1 kW is necessary in the house. For those who really like to push their subs in a vehicle, you could do 1500 W on the smaller side. For 4-5.5 cubes, I'd say 500-800 W is appropriate. Keep in mind that music is very transient in nature; if you're putting 1.5kW on the Icon via a lower frequency sine wave for many successive hours, you will be putting the coil in more trouble than is necessary.

[Mark LaFountain 1,054]

thanks DD, as usuall, very helpfull

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Thank you Neil!!!

But yes, we will need some well tested home audio ideas for the 12's. I will work on really pin pointing the 10" box specs more than what is on the site right now.

[94sundance 0]

would ths be to big for the Icon15? the box would be 7^3 gross tuned to 36hz.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

would ths be to big for the Icon15? the box would be 7^3 gross tuned to 36hz.

That is more then really needed for a car audio install.

[johnecon2001 82]

would ths be to big for the Icon15? the box would be 7^3 gross tuned to 36hz.

That's quite a bit larger than recommended. If you run one that large, prepare to use a lot less power.

[justin smith 0]

stickied?

[johnecon2001 82]

stickied?

it is.

[94sundance 0]

could i do two of these in a box 7.5^3 gross tuned to 36hz

[johnecon2001 82]

Two would certainly fit that space much better, but you should lower your tuning to 31hz. The ICON's thrive at that frequency.

[porkchop 304]

i got a enclosure that is around 7.5 cubes and is tuned stupid low, 24.5hz! would this be a waste for the icons to be put in?

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

i got a enclosure that is around 7.5 cubes and is tuned stupid low, 24.5hz! would this be a waste for the icons to be put in?

For a single or pair of them?