V8BoatBuilder
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I purchased a Kenwood eXcelon 1025dB 10" DVC subwoofer. I'm building a stealth box for it, to put it into the factory subwoofer location.
I'm using 5/8" MDF, with a thin fiberglass liner.
My problem is that I can't get the volume of the box greater than 0.62 cu ft. (I'm designing in Autocad). Kenwood recommends that the sub be in 0.8 cu ft for a sealed enclosure, however it does have a range of 0.6-1.25 cu ft. How will a smaller box effect the sound? Kenwood says the smaller the box, the "tighter" the bass - what exactly does that mean - more SQ, but less SPL?
The sub itself displaces 0.085 cu ft, so my 0.62 encolsure will be even smaller!
Will polyfill be my savior/magic cure? How much should I add to the box? I would love to make the box even small - can I say go down to 0.55 cu ft, and make up the rest in polyfill?
Also - my box design is quite abnormal, I'm form-fitting it to the rear quater around the steel box beam as well as the wheel well. Will this effect sound?
Thanks,
Aaron
I'm using 5/8" MDF, with a thin fiberglass liner.
My problem is that I can't get the volume of the box greater than 0.62 cu ft. (I'm designing in Autocad). Kenwood recommends that the sub be in 0.8 cu ft for a sealed enclosure, however it does have a range of 0.6-1.25 cu ft. How will a smaller box effect the sound? Kenwood says the smaller the box, the "tighter" the bass - what exactly does that mean - more SQ, but less SPL?
The sub itself displaces 0.085 cu ft, so my 0.62 encolsure will be even smaller!
Will polyfill be my savior/magic cure? How much should I add to the box? I would love to make the box even small - can I say go down to 0.55 cu ft, and make up the rest in polyfill?
Also - my box design is quite abnormal, I'm form-fitting it to the rear quater around the steel box beam as well as the wheel well. Will this effect sound?
Thanks,
Aaron