casemods Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 the guys at the car audio shop that I bought the sub and amp from tell me the box does not matter. I've never built a box before, so I want to pay someone to make one quality (and I did, found a guy that has been making cabinets or something for 20 years and owns his own shop) My problem is that the guy wants $100 and there is no way for me to be sure it's going to sound better. What if it sounds worse? I measured the current $50 box and it's: (width x height x depth) W:1'7" H:1'2" D:1'5" The box dimensions needed for my sub are W:2'5" H:1'2" D:1'0.625" How hard is it to do it myself? Lowest price you would pay someone to do it? Here is a pic of what needs to be done. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Quote i suck men dry...email me for details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 the audio shop is telling you that because they are trying to sell you a prefab box in a round about way. Ive never had anyone unhappy when going from a prefab to a custom designed and built to spec box. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbabycsx Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 the guys at the car audio shop that I bought the sub and amp from tell me the box does not matter. I've never built a box before, so I want to pay someone to make one quality (and I did, found a guy that has been making cabinets or something for 20 years and owns his own shop) My problem is that the guy wants $100 and there is no way for me to be sure it's going to sound better. What if it sounds worse? I measured the current $50 box and it's: (width x height x depth) W:1'7" H:1'2" D:1'5" The box dimensions needed for my sub are W:2'5" H:1'2" D:1'0.625" How hard is it to do it myself? Lowest price you would pay someone to do it? Here is a pic of what needs to be done. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Never shop at that store again! Pay somebody that KNOWS how to build boxes to do it. I paid $200 for my last box to be built not counting what I have in liner on the outside. The box makes or breaks the sound of your system. Quote 2000 GMC Sonoma AQ20 FTMFW! 4 DC XL 15's Cadence ZRS-C9 Infiniti Kappa 3.5's and 6x8's Bravox 6.5 components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casemods Posted October 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Never shop at that store again! Pay somebody that KNOWS how to build boxes to do it. I paid $200 for my last box to be built not counting what I have in liner on the outside. The box makes or breaks the sound of your system. Why did it cost so much? For my first box, I don't care about looks or design - just what works best...and quality... Quote i suck men dry...email me for details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 200 bucks for a box is cheap. its probably 50 in material alone maybe then the plan and design and the time to build it. I dont do boxes for that price. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbabycsx Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 200 bucks for a box is cheap. its probably 50 in material alone maybe then the plan and design and the time to build it. I dont do boxes for that price. Exactly! $200 gets you a ported rectangle without rounded edges ans no paint. When you start getting into nicer boxes, rounding and 45 corners your talking 2 times what I paid just for your box. Quote 2000 GMC Sonoma AQ20 FTMFW! 4 DC XL 15's Cadence ZRS-C9 Infiniti Kappa 3.5's and 6x8's Bravox 6.5 components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHFHades Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Why did it cost so much? For my first box, I don't care about looks or design - just what works best...and quality... a good design=what works best. find someone on here that designs boxes, pay them for a design and build it yourself. it's not that hard to build boxes Quote 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4X4 Pioneer DEH-P2900MP, Big 3 done in 1/0, 1 run 1/0 ran to amp DAT HF1000.1 #007 powering a DC lvl4 15 DAT HR 4085 prototype powering 2 Selenium 6s and 2 no name tweeters running active 1st place in AS3 @ Surf City Sound Off, 140.8 @ 45hz @ the headrest. rebuild coming soon to get a better score "I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven of afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people who are afraid of the dark." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanitarium Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Hell I got over $200 in my current box. Thats with ME doing all the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casemods Posted October 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 200 bucks for a box is cheap. its probably 50 in material alone maybe then the plan and design and the time to build it. I dont do boxes for that price. So the guy that owns a shop and is willing to do it for $100 is a good deal? Exactly! $200 gets you a ported rectangle without rounded edges ans no paint. When you start getting into nicer boxes, rounding and 45 corners your talking 2 times what I paid just for your box. Does the price reflect on the sound output/internals of the box? I'm only looking for sound quality... Quote i suck men dry...email me for details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHFHades Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) So the guy that owns a shop and is willing to do it for $100 is a good deal? if you bring him a design and he builds it, it seems like an ok deal. I paid damn near 70 just in wood...lol Edited October 28, 2010 by DHFHades Quote 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4X4 Pioneer DEH-P2900MP, Big 3 done in 1/0, 1 run 1/0 ran to amp DAT HF1000.1 #007 powering a DC lvl4 15 DAT HR 4085 prototype powering 2 Selenium 6s and 2 no name tweeters running active 1st place in AS3 @ Surf City Sound Off, 140.8 @ 45hz @ the headrest. rebuild coming soon to get a better score "I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven of afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people who are afraid of the dark." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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