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SPL & SQ / Fabrication

Calculations, Concepts, Designs, Theories. All General SPL Or SQ Questions Can Be Discussed Here.

  1. Started by Peteyglad,

    Just found out my old Eagle Talon holds the record in Stock 2 class in IASCA. Hmmm, How come I couldn't do that with the car? LOL. After several owners and some modificatins it is now loud!

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  2. Started by Lord Baccus,

    can you guess what im going to put in the old F-150 @ least till my new subs come in ...

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  3. Started by turtles1118,

    looking around for some round tubing to fit an 18 inch sub, i had seen someone who has done this befor on the Mach 5 Audio test bed site but I cant find that site any more. If any one has done any thing like this befor tips and how to measure air space would be a big help. Thanks.

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  4. Started by Turbo24,

    i've been at this for awhile trying to get a design for 2 15'' lvl 3's.. i wanna go subs up port back in my tahoe. any help would be appreciated.

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  5. Started by ramos,

    Okily dokily, in the middle of building my kicks. Was thinking of ways to deaden them. Got to thinking about the idea behind using mat's and such. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't the idea behind them to add enough mass so that the offending resonations are either stopped. or moved out of the audible range. With this in mind, I got to thinking of best ways to add mass and came up with an idea. I have a rather large stash of lead shot ( used to reload shells for my dad ) . Any thoughts on coating the inside of the kicks with an epoxy lead shot mix ? Seems like it would work. Any input would greatly be appreciated.

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  6. Started by austinaiello,

    any body have it its impossible to find

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  7. Started by tosh,

    s10 blazer. i have 6.5 door space tweeter space in dash.if i added another set of comps in the kick panel would i wreck my sq. just wondering being that one tweet in dash one down in kick. how about comps in kick panel and use the door for just a 6.5 mid

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  8. Started by suprefly,

    I looked at a couple of websites but am still confused as to how to tune the port to the frequency you want. And how does the length, width, height of the port affect the tuning?

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  9. Started by Dangrebel,

    I had so e spare time on my hands so I figured I would relocate my switches and bass knob. Let me know what you guys think!!!! I'll get some pics of it installed tommorow!!!

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  10. Started by doeboi79,

    i currently have a fi btl 12". tunned at 34 hertz, hitting 139.7db. i was told that tunning higher is better for hitting high spl. there is a competition comeing up on the 10th. and the kids at the local car audio dealer ship told me that there were people with 1 12" hitting 142's. does anybody no how high i should tune my box so i can compette.

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  11. Started by Elrey7698,

    Im tired of my setup so i sold my 4 15's but now im stuck with the box..so im really looking for some advice on how much should i sell my box for.. Specs: 4 15's, 15ft^3 tuned to 35hz via a 45"x4.5" port. The overall dimensions are 48" wide x 25" tall x 34" deep. The entire thing is double layered, except for the bottom..its bare mdf on the outside but the whole inside is coated in fiberglass resin.. http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd509/Elrey7698/de7c216c.jpg http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd509/Elrey7698/fe895540.jpg http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd509/Elrey7698/abd78364.jpg

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  12. Started by Juice0723,

    ok this might be my final design. I used re calc to get the port length and used the other calc to give me my final specs including displacement.

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  13. Started by jacob9292,

    i tried using torres calculator from the smd forum, ya not very good at it. i have 2 sa 12s. and i would greatly appreciate it if someone helped me out. I have a 98 chevy blazer so space is not an issue.

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  14. Started by Cruz87,

    I need a wall built , anyone from Dallas/FORT WORTH area can build ,know wut they doing ? Let me know In a yukon xl 2006 . 4 -18's

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  15. Started by trex-btnhfan,

    On bandpass enclosures, specifically 4th order for the moment, but I will be messing with 6th order later. I am always re-reading the diysubwoofers page. If anyone can reccomend books, sites, etc.... it would be great. Also an general rules of thumb too.

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  16. Started by DeeCee,

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  17. Started by codester,

    Been awhile since Ive been on here but I Just purchased back my 2x 15" SSA Icon subs I first purchased around 11 years ago. I have/ had them in a 7.2 cubic foot box net tuned to 32 and it sounded great on the bass music and rap/ hip hop I used to listen to but not amazingly accurate/ punchy on rock, etc. Im looking to only use one of them in my 2010 Ram 1500. I currently have a 10" JL W7 in a sealed box in the truck and it sounds great and I love it but doesn't quite have the output Id like and planning to put 1 of the Icons in the truck. Im considering either Ported or sealed. I now listen to mainly bands like chainsmokers, club music, alt rock, heavy…

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  18. Started by grumby13,

    how many sheets of mdf would i need for a 4.25 to 4.5 cu ft box for two 12's and 2 cu ft per chamber and a 30hz tune going to build a box tomorrow so please let me know asap

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  19. Started by Budah93,

    I have 2 sa15s and i'm designing a new box. It's a daily driver but i want it to be a very loud daily driver. i currently have a hifonics hfi1500 (pending upgrade) big 3 done, XS Power D925 on the way along with second skin coming. I'm probably going to go around 7.5-8 cubes after displacement and wondering which one will get louder to. If i go aeroport how big and long should i go. Any input is appreciated! Thanks

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  20. Started by mikee72,

    has anyone here tried to build an 8th order bandpass. i ask because i have had decent succeswith the 4th and 6th orders but now im thinking of trying a 8th order just for spl and was wondering if anyone had any experience building one

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  21. Started by waltham415,

    So I come today bearing questions... I have two ideas for a system and really am at a standstill and could use some advice. Both ideas will be forward firing with the truck sealed off from the front. My first idea is two 12's in a sealed box. Due to the fact that the max height in the trunk is 12.5in, I would have to tilt the sub back to make it fit, and for the sake of visuals, tilting them inward at the same time. I would prefer this setup, but due to limited resources, I'm not sure if I could cut any mdf with the angled edges required to achieve this. So this leads to my second idea... If I ran two 10in subs, I could run them straight up and down, and I could port them…

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  22. Started by stan,

    What resonant frequency of this car(honda civic 4d 2007)? Your recommendations for construction of the ideal box(spl), for Solox 12!

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  23. Started by b34tBoX,

    In anyone's experience, does it matter if the elbow of an L-Port is angled or kept at 90*? As far as sound quality or output is concerned.. It would be easier to build boxes with a 90* angle like that found on the RE box calculator. I've always used an angled elbow, as shown below.. It just seems to make sense, but just wondering!

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  24. Started by libertyreddevils,

    Wanted to get a few opinions on what you think is better for a spl box, slot port or areo ports?

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  25. Started by valin,

    This is my first post on here, and need some advice from the BTL gurus I just picked up two BTL 18's, dual 2's, fully loaded, and will be running them off of two modded Memphis Mojo MC-2000d amplifiers (1 on each driver at 1 ohm), approx. 3000 watts each. In my vehicle, which is a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser, I don't have a whole lot of useable space to work with and still maintain practicality, so the enclosure is going to be a bit tight for specs. I will run the subs inverted to try to save as much airspace as I can, but I only have a total of 11.2 cubes to work with, before port displacement. This is going to be a daily setup, and I am more than likely going to build it…

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