Subwoofer box questions.

Hey bberman, im kinda curious why you dont recommend that box. I see why he chooses it, its what Rockford recommends which most people would go by. The box seems small to me but i've always had ported boxes so im used to seeing the bigger volumes. Anyways, was just curious for the sake of all newcomers who would normally go by what the manufacturer recommends.

something to think about i would go with the 3/4 1.25 box only because of the speaker displacement . that would bring the volume down pretty close to 1.00 just something to think about.

amador is right, you have to take the displacement of the speaker into consideraton.  you could look up the displacment of the speaker, but I would just go with the 1.25 box.  After subtracting the disp. of the speaker it should be right around 1.0 cu. ft.

I would personally prefer the 1.25 cubic foot enclosure and 3/4". I have built numerous enlcosures for shops that I have worked at, and I like the ridigity of 3/4" MDF, not that an audible difference can be heard, but just the fact of knowing that it is stronger. Along with the fact that using an enclosure where the volume is a little larger is going to allow the driver to drop to lower frequences with better tonal balance. The speaker will be able to play lower frequences better with the larger volume. I do not suggest that you go to extremes with this idea. A 4.0 cubic foot box with that speaker is going to sound like garbage. Just thought I would add my 2 cents.

I like factory built boxes. they save a lot of time and money just look for 3/4" board and glued and stapled. and glued and screwed termanal cupsBig Dave