Dman1320 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) Hi all, I'm new to the forums and figured I'd just jump right in. Been having this dilemma lately, so I figured id come and get some more opinions. Basically I'm looking to upgrade from 4 older kenwood excelon 10s in a suburban to some larger 12ins, in a 6ft sealed box. I just haven't been able to find any in my budget of 100-150 a piece that I would think would gain me any noticeable difference spl wise. anyone got any suggestions? Not looking for massive raw spl, just a good balance of spl and sq. ignore the above posting lol. if anyone is able to help, im struggling with using torres's box calculator to design a new box. any help would be mighty appreciated. Edited April 16, 2012 by Dman1320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) Find a used sundown sa-12, build a ported box for it. They sound great in 2 cubes @ 31hz per (as long as you aren't pushing over 1000 watts to each) Edited April 14, 2012 by SnowDrifter ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SnowDrifter Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 1, 2, 6, whatever you want ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 "sq" and "spl" are terms you shouldn't be using. why dont you just go with a ported box built to specs given from a box builder/designer on here? i hate sealed boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 A ported box will give you better results than a sealed box. Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman1320 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 "sq" and "spl" are terms you shouldn't be using. why dont you just go with a ported box built to specs given from a box builder/designer on here? i hate sealed boxes. Haha sorry, not trying to be offensive with my lack of knowledge and experience. I'm only 17, and I've built a few extremely mild systems for some friends, and the system that's in my suburban now is leftovers from my dads stuff. Just thinking it's time for something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 you'll be WAY surprised with a proper ported box in your car. even with your current woofers. but not a box from best buy or walmart or frys electronics or wherever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman1320 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I gotcha. So maybe I'll try building a ported box then, see what I can get out of it. Would you know a good program or anyone that could draw me up some specs for a box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Torres WinISD 412 CVX RAM_DESIGNS Me ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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