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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Topic: Type of Enclosure

Posted By: Neo_81
Subject: Type of Enclosure
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 9:49 AM

I am looking for opinions. I have been in this business for a while now, and i have always wondered what type of enclosure would best suit a vehicle with a trunk. I have tried many different styles and variations, but i can't decide what i would like to use. Any ideas?



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Posted By: Sebastian018
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 11:38 AM
You have to tell us more info, Your setup. amp , subs, what kind of music do you hear, If you like SQ or SPL.


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Posted By: Neo_81
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 1:34 PM
I am going for sound quality. I will be using 2 12" svc 4 ohm lightning audio strike woofers (model # s3.12.4), with a lightning audio strike amp. (model #s2.300.2)




Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 16, 2004 at 2:13 PM

My generic answer to your first question is it is always best to build the type of enclosure the woofer you want to use requires where it works best.  Not all speakers work well in all types of enclosures.  Some woofers work best in acoustic suspension (sealed) and others in bass reflex (ported) enclosures.  There are even some optimized for bandpass and isobaric configurations.

Your Strike woofers are designed for acoustic suspension mounting and require 1 cuft sealed for each driver.  I'd build a dual chamber enclosure for them.  Your woofers are SVC 4-ohms.  Your amplifier is a stereo amp and requires at least 4 ohms when bridged. Your only choice is to wire the subs in series for a total 8-ohm load and connect it to the amp in bridged configuration, or to wire each 4-ohm sub to its own channel.  It will deliver approximately 75 watts RMS to each woofer in either case. 



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