brady_bunch Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 What's up with the plexiglass "windows" some folks put in their enclosures? What's that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easton Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 [quote name='brady_bunch']What's up with the plexiglass "windows" some folks put in their enclosures? What's that all about?[/quote] pure bling a good sub enclosure would be ideally made of 1" MDF and constructed to have a cubic volume equal to what the driver manufacturer specifies. The plexi that is used in 99.9% of those boxes is 1/4" and flexes like mad, resulting in resonance, and did I mention its bling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady_bunch Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 [quote name='easton']pure bling a good sub enclosure would be ideally made of 1" MDF and constructed to have a cubic volume equal to what the driver manufacturer specifies. The plexi that is used in 99.9% of those boxes is 1/4" and flexes like mad, resulting in resonance, and did I mention its bling?[/quote] I'm guessing it is bling, then. :) I kinda figured but I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed some kind of engineering discovery in the past couple of years. hehehe I purchased a finishing air nailer a few years ago to put up crown molding. Do you guys use nails or screws to build your boxes? I have used screws and caulk in the past. Funny story: the first box I ever built was designed for a pair of 15s which I, at the time, did not have (not enough money but I was planning ahead :roll: ) I had a pair of 8" Kickers so, for grins, I cut the face holes small enough to fit the 8s, mounted them, and installed the face but didn't seal it. It was the funniest dang thing I have ever seen... this huge freakin box with a tiny pair of 8s being hammered to produce hardly any sound. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 [quote name='brady_bunch'][quote name='easton']pure bling a good sub enclosure would be ideally made of 1" MDF and constructed to have a cubic volume equal to what the driver manufacturer specifies. The plexi that is used in 99.9% of those boxes is 1/4" and flexes like mad, resulting in resonance, and did I mention its bling?[/quote] I'm guessing it is bling, then. :) I kinda figured but I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed some kind of engineering discovery in the past couple of years. hehehe I purchased a finishing air nailer a few years ago to put up crown molding. Do you guys use nails or screws to build your boxes? I have used screws and caulk in the past. Funny story: the first box I ever built was designed for a pair of 15s which I, at the time, did not have (not enough money but I was planning ahead :roll: ) I had a pair of 8" Kickers so, for grins, I cut the face holes small enough to fit the 8s, mounted them, and installed the face but didn't seal it. It was the funniest dang thing I have ever seen... this huge freakin box with a tiny pair of 8s being hammered to produce hardly any sound. :lol:[/quote] I use screws since I think they'd hold a bit better than nails. I also use plenty of glue and a good amount of internal bracing. This is my old system, if you want to take a look at what I had in my last car. I'll be building a new box though, with better tuning. The dual ports did not impress me much. [url]http://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/222544/2[/url] You can't see a single screw from the outside of the box, and I used a unique paint. It peaked at 135 dB on a Termlab, which could equate to 140 dB Outlaw, about. With better tuning, I could probably get up to 137 dB on a Termlab pretty easily. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady_bunch Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 I'm not looking for a competition level setup... just something to give it more bass than stock. I have a very broad taste in music and like to hear all of it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 [quote name='brady_bunch']I'm not looking for a competition level setup... just something to give it more bass than stock. I have a very broad taste in music and like to hear all of it. :D[/quote] I have heard the Infinity Basslink and it sounds pretty good for the price and the fact it does not take up much space at all is a plus. :D -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady_bunch Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I checked it out online and saw many favorable reviews. Thanks for the tip... it does seem like a nice plug and play setup. I ordered the Suby sub... I'll see how it works out first and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Yeah, non-bass enthusiast will probably be happy with the basslink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7stars Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 if you're not into heavy bass, why not just get the stock bazooka? option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 [quote name='7stars']if you're not into heavy bass, why not just get the stock bazooka? option.[/quote] stock bazooka? I wasn't aware these were available. I'm not in to real heavy bass, but I still wouldn't ever get a bazooka! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7stars Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I have no idea what the stock sub is. I thought it was a bazooka. Perhaps I'm getting confused with another model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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