riored4v

Looks great! Really like how its not as deep as my current box, along with being the same width so I can likely use the same "skirt" I already have made. Thanks man!

Thats the route I'm thinking as well. If nothing else, like you said, I can build a ported setup later if the sealed one doesnt rattle my head enough. Any chance you could toss together a sealed enclosure design for me using the max height we talked about at the start of the thread? If possible, maybe add a second layer to the front with a larger cutout so the sub would look mounted flush to the surface (if that makes sense)?

Might be close but I'm not sure I have enough material left to build both. Was doing some more searching on here and like you were saying, there seems to be alot of people running the Icon's sealed and really love them (even saw that Aaron mentions he prefers them in a sealed enclosure). I guess my only concern with sealed is the low end output and overall volume. Even with that being said, I'm almost leaning towards sealed at this point since I like the idea of a smaller enclosure and less weight.

Thanks for all the info. Not too sure i'm really interested in the PR setup after reading about it. I'm just trying to keep this as somewhat simple as possible. Also not sure I want to bother the Aaron or SSA with trying to swap out my order for a 10 instead of the 12. So I guess at this point, its a matter of going with the minimum 1.75 cu ft ported enclosure, or go with the more optimal sized sealed enclosure and also free up some space in the process. Which do you think you net be the best results?

Is there any way to model or get an idea of what a 12" sealed ICON might put out in comparison to the 1.75 cu ft enclosure? Or maybe even the 12" sealed vs the 10" ported? The IDQ i have is nice, and I like it, but like you said, I'm really to LOVE the Icon vs just liking the IDQ so I ideally want the sub to perform like it should. Both you and Aaron mentioned 1.75 is the smallest to go on the Icon, but it sounds like maybe that isn't even recommended since the sub won't perform like it should. I'm also unfamiliar with the PR setup. Also, if it matters, the amp the will be pushing the Icon is an Audioque 1200d, so the sub would be getting the full 1200w since it will be at 1ohm.

The order was placed on Monday, so that may be an option...? I havent had a sealed setup in a long time, but my last ones didn't seem to perform as well as my last few ported setups. I listen to alot of music, but I primarily listen to rock and electronic music. I really love the low bass that I seem to get out of a ported setup. I wouldnt mind switching to a 10, or even sealed if needed but I really dont want to lose alot of the low end punch. I guess the nicest thing about sealed would be an even smaller box that I have now.

Its crossed my mind, but I really like the way ported enclosures sound.

Thanks Alton. I was playing with the box designer on the RE's site, and I think we can get really close also, but I know theirs is more for estimates vs actually using as a blueprint. I appreciate the help!

I'm here to learn and to build a better enclosure. Definitely not going to doubt their ability and I really appreciate the help offered. Thanks Aaron. I figure with the couple week wait time on the Icon, it gives me some time to get a new box built since I still have some material laying around from this previous build.

Couple quick pics of the current enclosure. Rough measurements showed me about 4" on either side that I could add on to the box. You can see the height is maxed out. IMAG1882 by riored4v, on Flickr The box is flat on the bottom so I had to build a skirt around the edge of it to form it to the tri-level trunk design. So i technically could go larger on the face of the trunk, but that would make the box design pretty complicated (atleast for me). IMAG1881 by riored4v, on Flickr

I'm pretty much limited at 12.5" on height. I already had to "clearance" the inside of the car with a BFH to get this box to slide as far back as possible. I do have more room on the sides of the box to make it wider. I'll have to measure, but rough guess is 3-4" on both sides. Depth, I COULD go more if absolutely needed, but I would like to try and avoid it since its honestly at a perfect depth right now to stil have a useable trunk along with still having access to the spare tire well. I'll run out here in a second to grab a picture or two to give you a better idea of what I'm referring to along with getting some measurements on how much room I have on both sides.

So I was using this box for my current 12" IDQ sub. The opening was ofcourse cut larger to accept the 12" sub since the box was designed for a 10. Was asking around and the idea was to use this design for my Icon sub that I purchased since I was getting rid of the IDQ. I downloaded the pre-designed enclosures for the Icon and after seeing them, I'm a bit unsure about now using my current box for this sub. Do you guys think the box below would work fine for the Icon? My current box is 1.45 cu ft @ 32hz. I knew it was going to be on the small size, but was told it would work fine. My main problem is space in the trunk of my car. I dont want a huge box and the 12 1/2" height of this current box works perfect to slide under the rear deck in the trunk. Thoughts?

Thanks for the help guys. I'll leave the Thermo-Tec stuff on my rear deck, but if its easy to peel off on the trunk area I'll probably go that route. Otherwise, i'll put the other stuff on top of it. I'll wait a few more days to hear back from Don and then I'll email him again.

Hopefully I'll hear back from him since I know he's the guru on the topic. I've emailed him once before and never heard back which was how I ultimately ended up with this stuff. This is round 2 with my emails to him, so fingers crossed. With the asphalt stuff, I have some on my rear deck lid for for 5x7's. Will this stuff dry out and crack? I guess what I'm wondering is, is how should I remove all of if that I've applied, or just remove the areas that I'm trying to sound deaden more effectively?

triple post. computer freaked out.

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Received an email back from the company: Sooo... looks like I'll be removing this stuff and starting over with a better product. I emailed Don at SDS, but any other recommendations for an affordable sound deadener?

Received an email back from the company: Sooo... looks like I'll be removing this stuff and starting over with a better product. I emailed Don at SDS, but any other recommendations for an affordable sound deadener?

Alright, thanks. I'll give that a shot. I've also sent off an email to the company to see if they could tell me.

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Not sure how I would be able to tell that, but couple things I noticed is that it was easy to work with and the odor was very low on it.

Well i've noticed a difference, but I need more. I was thinking of picking up a "better" product to do the inner panels and whatnot, but figured I would ask about this stuff first before i bought more of it.

so basically peel it off and start over? lol

Anyone tried this stuff? I probably should have asked before using it, but just curious if anyone else has and hearing opinions on it. I feel like its worked to some extent, but I also still have a fair amount of rattles. I know i need more of it to place on my inner panels, but my main focus has been on the trunk area. http://www.thermotec.com/products/14600-suppressor-acoustical-heat-control-mat.html http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PILLZG/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks!