About Fi SSD 15" Enclosure Cutsheet

[bugotti420 0]

Hello all, first off let me say I am new to this forum, and hope to enjoy my visit here.

I just recently bought a Fi SSD 15" sub, on the 16th or 17th and I realize it is probably going to take forever (or what feels like it ) to receive it, and the wait is already getting to me as I used to have Kicker CVR's and they died and so currently I have no bass! Ahh killing me hehe, so therefore I decided to take a bigger step up in the world of bass.

My question is, I am in no way, any good at enclosure building, I mean I could put together a sealed box but who can't? I need a ported enclosure, and while I understand what tuning is, I have no idea mathematically how to figure out what to cut certain peices. It's all jibberish, when it comes to making the enclosure. Well after purchasing I noticed that there's a thread here with a cut sheet for 1 Fi SSD 15 and I thought to myself, "Sccchweeet!!!". I gave it a look and checked out it's length and width and seen that it is 38 1/4 wide, side-to-side. I instantly stopped what I was doing and ran out to my car (Which is an '06 Saturn Vue Redline) with a tape measurer and measured to see if 38 1/4" would indeed work. Come to find out I only got 38" exact between each fender wells that stick up in the floor. Dang. From my basic knowledge this will effect the enclosure design tuning of 32 hz, correct?

All other dimensions of this said cut sheet will work, just not the 38 1/4" wide peice. My question is can someone help me figure out how to resize it to 38" wide and leave other dimensions alone? Or if it does chang it's tuning how bad will it affect it?

I am dying already waiting for the sub lol and I am trying to do things in the meantime to keep me occupied, and I don't have a box for it anyway. I've got a little itty bitty single sealed box, and my sub is going to have a flatwound coil and from what I read that is not recommended to use in a sealed box, so I really don't want to stick it in that box. Besides it's too small, and I've always wanted a port.

Thanks in advance, Bassheads Unite? Righht????

[ricksi30 923]

Build this if it will fit

[bugotti420 0]

Thanks for the reply. Just gettin' off work, will check the measurements later on.

[ricksi30 923]

No problem let us know if it doesn't work.

[bugotti420 0]

All other dimensions will fit. My problem is, as I stated before ports confuse me ... I'm not sure where to place it? If this could be made into an image cutsheet, much like the one showed at: , That would work ... Those images show exactly what it will look like inside and where the port wall will be at by the sub. I need a cutsheet for dummies lmao. Sorry if that's asking too much, it's just easier on me (harder on you) and still what you showed me is confusing. When it comes to enclosures I am lost. Terribly lost. And I showed my dad, who is a carpenter and he doesn't even understand it. Only being because he doesn't build sub box's as carpenter work and it's jibberish to him. He builds houses not sub box's haha, I figured if anyone he'd know but He doesn't understand the whole port thing either, or the basics of one. He thinks just throw some boards together and it'll work lol. If it was simplified and he understood he would make one hell of a box. I had even showed him the image of the cutsheets in above said link and he said that's easy as cake. But sadly it wont fit

If I used the dimensions shown for the SSD 15 in the cutsheet list, and I shaved off the 38 1/4" wide part to read 38" and kept the rest of demensions, how bad will it through the port tuning off? I'm sorry guys, At this point I feel hopeless ... I'm not really big into car audio, I mean I am, I love to bang some music it's my fix if I need to get away from troubles and to clear my mind, and I can set anything else up. other than a box. Is there anyway I could get a cutsheet image that's much like in above said link? If I have to I will pay for some help I am so desperate lol I need it simplified to simplest form; cutsheet for dummies. lol Thanks man... If not I guess all I can do is try and see if I can figure it out and tell my dad what to do, but don't have the funds for a screw up, I was lucky enough to afford the 15" SSD! But my birthday is coming up soon so I splurged and said screw it! Got me a decent sub on the way non-the-less.

I appreciate all the help man I really do and understand if this is asking too much.

[trod2902 26]

If you use the fi cutsheet and just shave off the 1/4 inch from width, you will be tuned a little higher than 32 hz (about 35) but it will sound fine

i recalculated the volume for you and it will come to about 3.09 after port and sub displacement, this would be the easiest route for you and sound good

Edited August 27, 2011 by trod2902

[bugotti420 0]

Ok that sounds great. I was actually thinking of tuning to 35 hz to begin with, but I seen 32hz and that sounded sexier. I love LOWS. It gets me off lmfao. You're absolutely positive it will be 34hz tuned by shaving 1/4" off width? That's not a bad dis-improvement, figured it would be much worse. I'm still down for a cutsheet image as seen in the link to have it tuned to 32 hz if anyone in there generous spare time feels like creating one, but as said I understand if it's too much trouble, if anything at all I will start off using the cutsheet diagram if there's no response to a cutsheet image by time I get the MDF plywood. (Who knows when that will be, I am sure I got nearly a month still for my sub to arrive anyway) so I got time to spare. Thanks for your quick reply.

[bugotti420 0]

Oh you edited post before I could reply haha, thanks for the recalculations. I love you man! haha

[trod2902 26]

actually i was running through my calculations again and i made a mistake, the difference is negligible, tuning will remain around 32 hz and volume only changes by .03 cubes, this time its right lmao

Edited August 27, 2011 by trod2902

[bugotti420 0]

Ok so tuning wont be changed at all by 1/4" shaved off? 34 ... 35, back to 32hz now haha got me confused bro but I think I get what you're saying

[trod2902 26]

Ok so tuning wont be changed at all by 1/4" shaved off? 34 ... 35, back to 32hz now haha got me confused bro but I think I get what you're saying

nope,

if you want to know the first two i miscalculated port volume, first one i forgot to take sub dislplacement as well, then i corrected all that

[bugotti420 0]

Ok so tuning wont be changed at all by 1/4" shaved off? 34 ... 35, back to 32hz now haha got me confused bro but I think I get what you're saying

nope,

if you want to know the first two i miscalculated port volume, first one i forgot to take sub dislplacement as well, then i corrected all that

Ok man thanks a ton dude! This has been worrying me, and I delayed on posting because I felt like a noob! But couldn't handle it no more and had to ask haha

Really love the support I've gotten here in my short period of being here, you guys are the best! hehe thanks again man and when it comes down to building the box and putting the sub in I'll try to update you guys on how well it went, and it's definately going on youtube!

[trod2902 26]

sorry for the fuck ups, im tryin to do biochem homework at the same time

[trod2902 26]

Np man, good luck on build! you should have a nice box if your dads a carpenter , just make sure it has no leaks!

[bugotti420 0]

We're only human bro, we all make mistakes! Get your homework done man good luck on that

[bugotti420 0]

Hell no! Won't be no leaks allowed in this box! I'll seal it to hell and back if I have to! bahaahah!

[Audiogasm 0]

I know you would prefer to build yourself, but you could always go with Fatbox and have them build the box to your dimensions. They sell on ebay and the enclosures are tuned for your specific speaker and have 1.5" face on em. I am an MECP installer and I have cut corners before to make a box fit, but if you don't want to take the chance and want your box properly tuned and fit to the vehicle it is an option.

[Audiogasm 0]

And if you are worried about leaks, use kitty hair fiberglass on all the interior seams. It is what I use on enclosures in my own vehicle.

[bugotti420 0]

Thanks for the advice Audiogasm.

Also for anyone else to answer, I tried searching the forum, "how to make a double baffle" but I keep getting this error message, "One or all of your search keywords were below 2 characters or you searched for words which are not allowed, such as 'html', 'img', etc, please increase the length of these search keywords or choose different keywords."

Anyway when I build this box I want to do a double baffle on the front piece, and to do that I was wondering how you people do it? Do you use some type of glue in between the two boards? And what kind? Or is it just a simple screw it down on top of the other board? If you just screwed it I would think there'd be a vibration wood-clapping noise as the sub pounds. I've searched Youtube and tried searching here but only getting an error. Thanks guys, this should be my last question. Want it done right

[Hzd Skizzy 27]

You would just glue them together and use clamps on them until the glue dries to keep it together. If you go to the Argent Audio section, look at the pictures of boxes he's made so you can get an idea. If your dad's a carpenter he should have clamps.

[Freshh 11]

Glue + clamp! I pre-drill and screw down though too!

[bugotti420 0]

Ok cool sounds easy enough, any special type of glue or just carpenters wood glue?

[ricksi30 923]

Ok cool sounds easy enough, any special type of glue or just carpenters wood glue?

I use Titebond II or III.

[bugotti420 0]

Thanks to everyone for the help. I've done had to tell others how badass the support was here lol not used to it. Thanks!!!

"I'll be back!"