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Posted: September 11, 2003 at 9:38 PM / IP Logged

I was sitting here thinking today, and I was wondering how many of you build enclosures with the manufacturers specs, and how many measure their own TS parameters. Now, I completely understand that there isnt much net to measure cheap subs in ghetto-fab....I mean pre-fab boxes, so we'll stick to higher end installs. I'd love to hear how many measure and how many take the manufacturers word for it............

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Copper - Posts: 58

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Posted: September 11, 2003 at 9:39 PM / IP Logged

"net" should say need......sorry

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Posted: September 11, 2003 at 10:38 PM / IP Logged

personally i build different boxes till i find on i like the sound of. but i have wood and plenty time to waste

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Copper - Posts: 57

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Posted: September 11, 2003 at 10:48 PM / IP Logged

well all i like about building my box by myself, it's kinda motivation of doing it or talent of doing it!! and i make in the way i wanted, that what make me happy!!... rather than spend some bucks choose those squary boxes in the shop!

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Posted: September 11, 2003 at 10:59 PM / IP Logged

I normally go off of the manufactures, I take their specs and build several different size enclosures. When I find the enclosure that sounds best, I then build my final enclosure using the volume that sounded best.

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Posted: September 12, 2003 at 5:02 AM / IP Logged

I try to stick to manufacturer spec's but sometimes the space in a vehicle doesn't allow you that opportunity. That's where Dacron filler is a must in any enclosure builder's tool box.

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Posted: September 12, 2003 at 7:25 AM / IP Logged

I use the manufacturer's specs then adjust the box fill and/or port length to fine tune the response.

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Posted: September 12, 2003 at 6:35 PM / IP Logged

i have a pair of rockford series 1's in a rockford ported box thats tuned just right.....they are quite loud for 100wrms

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Posted: September 12, 2003 at 7:07 PM / IP Logged

I'll built to specs but if it's not hitting deep enough, I'l play around with different ft3 to get the sound I want.

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Copper - Posts: 58

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Posted: September 12, 2003 at 7:11 PM / IP Logged

So......so far nobody measures their own Thiele Small Parameters. Any time I build a custom enclosure for a customer I test the TS parameters myself. I have found that manufacturers specs can be off, and I dont mean just a little, I have seen some that were WAY off.

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