b-dubs89 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) i built this box in july and got it in and playing last week , although it does sound good enough and gets a little loud i was expecting a little more . i have 3 jl 13w1 subs , 2 of them i have had for 3 years and have also had them in the same vehicle in a different enclosure . this enclosure is sealed and somewhere in the range of 6.24 cubic ft to 8.12 cubic foot , 1 common space inside the box , its hard to say exactly because of the baffle and such . they seem to me to be peaky around 30-40 hz , not exact . 3 4ohm subs wired at 1.33 ohms on a tma 1000.1 monoblock amp , everything flat . a few thoughts come to mind , aero ports , taking some internal volume away , or lining the inside of the box with convoluted foam . not really sure which way to go from here . jl says 1.5 cub per sub sealed and 2.625 cub ported . looks like i am in the ballpark for ported , but i haven't really liked the ported enclosures i have built in the past . i have move the box closer to and farther from the hatch and found the sweet spot with that . looking for any helpful feedback or direction , thanks Edited August 2, 2012 by b-dubs89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerickson Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 A basshead is never satisfied. Keep upgrading until u say enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-dubs89 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 1 thing to be more specific is that i think the bass from these subs could stand to be a little cleaner , maybe a little less muddy ?volume is good enough , almost a bit painful to listen to bass mekanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddub847 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 its muddy cuz your box is too big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerickson Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Idk wat else u could do besides sound deadener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john253a Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) Have you thought about dropping 2x 6" 17"long psp port through the top, it should be mid 30 in 6.5net and If you remesure and your closer to 8net put 3 Edited August 3, 2012 by john253a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerickson Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Wat r the specs on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-dubs89 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 i have thought about doing some ports seens how i am close to the rec. volume for ported box , but i am reluctant to do so because the last to ported jl builds i did were built to spec and sounded like shit despite being louder . they were very peaky in a non-musical sort of way . if that makes any sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-dubs89 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 http://www.jlaudio.com/13w1v2-4-car-audio-w1v2-subwoofer-drivers-92076 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlmtx2002 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 It looks like those subs would work best in a 4.5cube sealed enclosure. But you should be close for ported. You are already unhappy with what you have already. At least with aeros you should be louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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