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http://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/products/subwoofers/T61244A.pdf

I have a pair of 12" mtx dvc 6000a subs. If you go to the above website and go to the second page under sealed enclosures, what does this all mean? In general terms. The larger the box, the lower the Hz? Does this mean the larger the box the louder it will play and deeper the bass will get? I just have some used 12" sub boxes I put my subs in when I bought them. I know, I should put them in the right box, but what is the right box? How big should it be?

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it!
 



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With out getting too technical, I will just tell you that the best idea is to match your enclosure airspace to what airspace is required for that particular speaker. It will be called out in cubic feet. As a GENERAL rule of thumb you should have .5 cubic feet of airspace per 12'' sub if you are planning on using a sealed box. If you are planning to use a ported box the airspace will need to be larger such as 2 cubic feet per 12'' sub. There is no set way to tune a sealed box to a certain frequency but a ported box can be tuned by altering the legnth/ area of port opening. If you want an all around good sounding setup you should go with a sealed box. If you are interested in the loudest possible go with a ported box... beware with a ported box it is easy to damage your speakers by playing a frequency that is lower than the one your box is tuned to. Personally I use ported boxes becuase I am into competition, but I cant stand to have my subs on and trying to listen to normal music, the bass is too hard at certain parts of the music and will overpower even the best door speaker setups. If you want more info on designing or building a box lemme know and I will be glad to give you a few tips..

Chris
 






Thanks for your response Chris, ok, I want sealed enclosures for my subs. What should be the box dimensions then? I am putting them in the back of my 4 door explorer and size isn't an issue really. Right now I have 2 seperate boxes each sub is in. I would build one though that is the right dimensions however if my current boxes are incorrect. I also have my speakers facing the rear of the vehicle if that makes a difference? I think this is about the best is to face them to the rear? Sounds better than having them face the front of the vehicle anyways, but I have never tried them facing straight up or down.

Could you tell me what a basic box dimension would be for these subs? Dual or single boxes don't matter. Also, any other tips on box building......

Thank you
 






Hey, No problem


It all depends on what you are looking for. Different boxes can do diffrent things. Ya just need to let me know what you are looking to do. If you want sound quality or just sheer loudness. Lemme know what is important to you and I will help ya out
 






Ok, this might sound like a dumb question, but what does sound quality all mean? How deep the bass can go or how "crisp" the subs sound? I really want to feel the bass so I want to go for loudness I guess. I want it really loud but does that take away from some of the deep bass that you can feel in your chest or does that help it?
 






Hey, it seems like you want to know a good bit, I am here to help

If you want to feel the bass it wont hurt to be loud, but you do have to make a choice between sound quality and sound quanity

pm me with your AOL instant messenger name and I will add you to my buddie list and I will talk to you about it
 












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