hey guys, im going to attempt to build the box for this zcon but i cant draw if my life depended on it. so if i get the max dimensions up on here, can someone sketch me one up right quick? 4.5cubes tuned@ 34 would be nice. let me know if anyone can help me out!

Thanks

Fo free? You crazy.

I'd be glad to, for free even, LOL.

yes for free haha. i do not have a pay pal account. i dont want anythjing fancy. just a rectangle box with a port. no flush mounting amps or weird angles

Sounds simple enough, post up the dims and I'll try to have it done by tomorrow.

sure, post max dimensions

i hope u don't plan on building it like it's drawn then..

You better brace this box well or it will last a good week or two before you blow a seal out.

The drawing should be drawn exactly like how it should be built.

max dimensions are 34Wx23Tx17D id like to do sub and port up. tuned around 34Hz with just 1 slot port. the height can be takin down to achieve 4.5 cubes. i put all the dimensions into a box calculator and got 6.2cubes that is before displacement of course.

Sounds good, I'll draw it up as quick as I can. Let me verify what you're wanting, simple slot port enclosure with sub and port up orientation, double baffle and full bracing to handle the ZCON beast and yeild a 4.5cuft NET volume with 34hz tuning, correct?

Hit the nail on the head sir lol yes that is correct

Okay, here goes it. Got you a plan all drawn up. Even though your max dims give's you 6.2cuft gross on that one calculator, that was without figuring driver, bracing and double baffle displacements and also most likely without using the minimum port area that's calculated for that sub which is 102sqin. Using the info you gave, the double baffle, bracing, woofer displacements and the minimum calculated port area of 102sqin yielded a box which was 34"x17"x25.25". Too tall for the max dimensions you gave. So I adjusted the port area down to 77.5sqin of port area which yielded exactly your max dimensions 34"x23"x17". So it's that size, tuned to ~34hz with ~4.5cuft NET internal volume, tuning without the bracing in the box comes to ~32.5hz. I gave those figures the ~ cuz there's still a little space to play with on bracing from what the model shows, which I simply showed as 1.5" dowel rod since it's easy to get, use, and you said you wanted simple. Without knowing exactly how that sub looks inside that enclosure it's hard to figure out exactly where the bracing needs placed, so I figured you can handle that.

Now, onto the jollies.

Here's a picture depicting the dimensions as a cut sheet. It doesn't show the internal baffle for the double baffle which the dimensions for that are 26.75"x15.5" which I think is easy enough to understand. BTW ignore the orientation (height, width, etc) you see on the cut sheets, that's just the default layout on that.

Now, here's some shots of the enclosure sketched up with the dimensions on it with one side pulled back to reveal the internals for dims.

And, finally, here's a few of the enclosure as it a finished product.

So, there ya go. Hope this helps you on your venture. I do agree with shizzzon, if you don't get this thing properly braced up with single thickness walls that thing could possibly pop a seam or a panel, but I think you can handle this.

Very nice job Alton! you are the man! it must be Christmas time! lol

plus one for you!

Very nice job Alton! you are the man! it must be Christmas time! lol

plus one for you!

Thanx, but this is probably where the disclaimer should come in.

I'm in no way any kind of professional nor claim to be one, it's strictly a hobby for me. I'm also not a competitor, have never built a competition build or had the opportunity to personally design and build for very large, very high powered systems, nor do I intend to anytime soon I'll leave that for the professionals. That being said, I'm sure there's people who will find problems with the design and that's fine as I'm not perfect and I'm sure it could be done better.

Very nice job Alton! you are the man! it must be Christmas time! lol

plus one for you!

Thanx, but this is probably where the disclaimer should come in.

I'm in no way any kind of professional nor claim to be one, it's strictly a hobby for me. I'm also not a competitor, have never built a competition build or had the opportunity to personally design and build for very large, very high powered systems, nor do I intend to anytime soon I'll leave that for the professionals. That being said, I'm sure there's people who will find problems with the design and that's fine as I'm not perfect and I'm sure it could be done better.

For a zcon i would recommend double mdf. 3/4 x 2.

Very nice job Alton! you are the man! it must be Christmas time! lol

plus one for you!

Thanx, but this is probably where the disclaimer should come in.

I'm in no way any kind of professional nor claim to be one, it's strictly a hobby for me. I'm also not a competitor, have never built a competition build or had the opportunity to personally design and build for very large, very high powered systems, nor do I intend to anytime soon I'll leave that for the professionals. That being said, I'm sure there's people who will find problems with the design and that's fine as I'm not perfect and I'm sure it could be done better.

that was exactally what i was looking for here. thanks Alton. i really appreciate you work. helped me out a lot in this build!

Very nice job Alton! you are the man! it must be Christmas time! lol

plus one for you!

Thanx, but this is probably where the disclaimer should come in.

I'm in no way any kind of professional nor claim to be one, it's strictly a hobby for me. I'm also not a competitor, have never built a competition build or had the opportunity to personally design and build for very large, very high powered systems, nor do I intend to anytime soon I'll leave that for the professionals. That being said, I'm sure there's people who will find problems with the design and that's fine as I'm not perfect and I'm sure it could be done better.

For a zcon i would recommend double mdf. 3/4 x 2.

^^ my local audio shop owner said the same thing when i first brought the zcon in to show him. he had never heard of ssa before. the first thing he said when i set it on his counter was, " your going to need double mdf for this monster" haha