Some Box Questions.
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Some Box Questions.
First off, when a company suggests a volume for a sealed box, say .6 cubic feet, does that value include the displacement of the sub or not? Also, what type/gauge wire to run from the voice coils to the terminal inside of the box?
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Re: Some Box Questions. (EJ1)
The enclosure volume is after subtracting sub displacement, and port displacement if applicable. The gauge of wire you want to run depends on what you have on hand 
12-14 gauge should be fine.
Modified by vteg at 11:28 AM 5/14/2003
12-14 gauge should be fine.Modified by vteg at 11:28 AM 5/14/2003
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Re: Some Box Questions. (vteg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vteg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The enclosure volume is after subtracting sub displacement, and port displacement if applicable.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's not NECESSARILY true...some manufacturers provide GROSS numbers. Those numbers have already taken the woofer volume into consideration, while NET numbers require you to take port and driver size into considerion.
Image Dynamics is one company who uses gross numbers on their data sheets, so like with most things, YMMV.
Regardless, on a sealed design most woofers won't be adversely affected by a +/-10% change in box volume.
That's not NECESSARILY true...some manufacturers provide GROSS numbers. Those numbers have already taken the woofer volume into consideration, while NET numbers require you to take port and driver size into considerion.
Image Dynamics is one company who uses gross numbers on their data sheets, so like with most things, YMMV.
Regardless, on a sealed design most woofers won't be adversely affected by a +/-10% change in box volume.
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Re: Some Box Questions. (rcurley55)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rcurley55 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
That's not NECESSARILY true...some manufacturers provide GROSS numbers. Those numbers have already taken the woofer volume into consideration, while NET numbers require you to take port and driver size into considerion.
Image Dynamics is one company who uses gross numbers on their data sheets, so like with most things, YMMV.
Regardless, on a sealed design most woofers won't be adversely affected by a +/-10% change in box volume.</TD></TR></TABLE>
What a coincidence. The sub I have ordered is an Image Dynamics v3.
That's not NECESSARILY true...some manufacturers provide GROSS numbers. Those numbers have already taken the woofer volume into consideration, while NET numbers require you to take port and driver size into considerion.
Image Dynamics is one company who uses gross numbers on their data sheets, so like with most things, YMMV.
Regardless, on a sealed design most woofers won't be adversely affected by a +/-10% change in box volume.</TD></TR></TABLE>
What a coincidence. The sub I have ordered is an Image Dynamics v3.
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Re: Some Box Questions. (EJ1)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJ1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
What a coincidence. The sub I have ordered is an Image Dynamics v3.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you sir are a good man...you will like it, just make sure the box is solid.
What a coincidence. The sub I have ordered is an Image Dynamics v3.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you sir are a good man...you will like it, just make sure the box is solid.
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