aw1251t boxes

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Topic: aw1251t boxes

Posted By: pixiesfan78
Subject: aw1251t boxes
Date Posted: March 16, 2004 at 1:06 PM

i just built 2 boxes for some aw1251t's but i dont like how big they are in my trunk so i want to shrink them as much as possible they are 15"x15"x16.5" what is the best box volume for these subs? smaller like 1.2 cubic ft. or the size they are now 1.6 cubic ft.basicly am i gonna loose bang if i shorten them to 15"x15"x12"

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love the flames.apair of aw1251t subs 75 watt rms flame amp eq/linedriver clarion h.u.the rest is temporary untill i can afford the rest of the system.

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 16, 2004 at 10:18 PM

15X15X12 will give you about 1.1 CUFT (assuming 3/4" MDF construction.) The Audiobahn's will work fine in that volume. The only thing you might notice is they won't play as deep as they did in 1.6 CUFT. I'd add about 1 lb of polyfill to each 1.1 CUFT sealed enclosure and that will help, as it will make the enclosure act like it is a bit larger.

Posted By: michael1980
Date Posted: March 17, 2004 at 12:24 AM

HI MAN I HAVE 2 AW1251T'S IN A SMALL BANDPASS BOXWITH A AUTOTEK1500.1 AMP PUSH THEM AND THEY STILL MAKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS VIBRATE ON THE WINDSHIELD A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU.

Posted By: pixiesfan78
Date Posted: March 18, 2004 at 11:45 PM

dude im no audiophile or anything or i wouldnt own audiobahn obviousely just a little joke for you haters out there. but i can deffinitly tell you that these subs were not ment to be in a ported or espescially bandpass box. they sound way better in my new sealed boxes.furthermore it hit ok in the bandpass but only certain notes and a lot of other notes sounded like sh*t. ahh man i dont want to lose the low notes maybe ill just go down to like 13.5"time to hit the box calculator.i wanna try to get them in the corners at an angle its an 87 accord i dont know why im wastin my time with big mdf boxes i should of just built fiberglasss volcanos in the corners one day i guess.but then again wouldnt i lose a lot of sq and lows by facing the subs towards the cab?

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love the flames.apair of aw1251t subs 75 watt rms flame amp eq/linedriver clarion h.u.the rest is temporary untill i can afford the rest of the system.

Posted By: pixiesfan78
Date Posted: March 18, 2004 at 11:55 PM

oh yeah if youve never been there and like hondas check out 3geez.com i love this site my car is getting so good due to the help i get from those guys over there.even if not an accord owner theres lots of pics of tricked out accords with all the goodies.you know your jealouse now you want an oldschool accord dont ya.

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love the flames.apair of aw1251t subs 75 watt rms flame amp eq/linedriver clarion h.u.the rest is temporary untill i can afford the rest of the system.