hi ya'll
i recently got a new truck... its a lot smaller than my old car so I had to make a sub box out of plywood just so it would fit behind the seat.
does this smaller box affect the sound quality that much? the sub isn't kicking nearly as hard as it was in my car. i have it on the same amp, and the same cd receiver.
if anyone knows a little about boxes, please let me know. thanks
Replies (7)
uochronos on 02/14/2005 22:34:10
1 you have a much smaller vehicle instantly that lowers how hard it hits. second off theya re behind the seat so it cant move as much air..
also the box is 80% of how it well sound when your done... and plywood is absolutly the worst material i can think of to build a box out of... 3/4 inch Medium Density Fiber Board is what you should be using its by far one of the better materials to us and very cheap as well.
we can help you design a new box if you like. we well need to know the amp, sub(s) and how much room you have to work with...
i'm sure we can get you fixed up with something that is more to your liking.
Chronos
cmcdriver on 02/14/2005 23:06:57
do u have email chronos? so I can send specs and details and all that jazz?
danielm87 on 02/14/2005 23:22:41
Yeah nevermind.... who cares what it sounds like outside.
Its YOUR system for YOUR enjoyment so why should other people hear it from outside YOUR car..
"YOUR" being the owner. hah
WHATEVA
cmcdriver on 02/14/2005 23:33:43
outside doesnt matter, I dont care if anyone else hears my stereo!! i think its ludacris that people drive around just so OTHER peopl can listen to THIER music.
I bought my stereo so it can be loud as hell and I can hear it loud and jam along with it and Rock On!!!
P0werLifter on 02/15/2005 03:13:23
Moving an audio system from a car to a truck is quite a difference in the sound stage environment. There are many limiting factors in a singlecab truck that hamper bass perfmance. #1 being the seat in right in front of the woofers. This dampens the output quite a big and is really a downside to putting the woofers behind the seats.
Do you have bucket seats by chance? If you do have you consitered doing a center consol that house your woofers? Another option (a bit drastic) would be to do a blow through (cutting a while in the cab to the bed of the truck and having your subwoofers in an enclosure within the bed connected to the cabin through the hole).
As far as your enclosure contruction, Plywood is NOT your best option here. You should be using MDF (medium density fiber board) Its cheap, and hard as hell GRIN. If you need help designing an enclosure i can help ya out, I just need the space you have available, the requirements and specs of the subs etc.
Daniel, as far as your assumption that bigger the cabin= louder SPL, smaller the cabin=lower SPL your assumption isnt totally true.
Larger Cabins have a higher gain at the lower frequencies while Smaller cabins have a high gain at higher frequencies. This is why in competition vehicles (per say an SPL Van) you will notice that they run a wall setup tuned to 60hz or so with a very small gabin overall, but a large box. They've found that maximizing gains with a high tuned enclosure matched to the resonant frequency of the cabin maximizes SPL.
Make sense?
danielm87 on 02/15/2005 13:37:41
Gotchya
uochronos on 02/15/2005 16:33:54
cmcdriver hey my email is uo_chronos@hotmail.com however many others here have alot of input to so it may work better to post the specs and what not on the board.
Chronos
i recently got a new truck... its a lot smaller than my old car so I had to make a sub box out of plywood just so it would fit behind the seat.
does this smaller box affect the sound quality that much? the sub isn't kicking nearly as hard as it was in my car. i have it on the same amp, and the same cd receiver.
if anyone knows a little about boxes, please let me know. thanks
Replies (7)
uochronos on 02/14/2005 22:34:10
1 you have a much smaller vehicle instantly that lowers how hard it hits. second off theya re behind the seat so it cant move as much air..
also the box is 80% of how it well sound when your done... and plywood is absolutly the worst material i can think of to build a box out of... 3/4 inch Medium Density Fiber Board is what you should be using its by far one of the better materials to us and very cheap as well.
we can help you design a new box if you like. we well need to know the amp, sub(s) and how much room you have to work with...
i'm sure we can get you fixed up with something that is more to your liking.
Chronos
cmcdriver on 02/14/2005 23:06:57
do u have email chronos? so I can send specs and details and all that jazz?
danielm87 on 02/14/2005 23:22:41
Yeah nevermind.... who cares what it sounds like outside.
Its YOUR system for YOUR enjoyment so why should other people hear it from outside YOUR car..
"YOUR" being the owner. hah
WHATEVA
cmcdriver on 02/14/2005 23:33:43
outside doesnt matter, I dont care if anyone else hears my stereo!! i think its ludacris that people drive around just so OTHER peopl can listen to THIER music.
I bought my stereo so it can be loud as hell and I can hear it loud and jam along with it and Rock On!!!
P0werLifter on 02/15/2005 03:13:23
Moving an audio system from a car to a truck is quite a difference in the sound stage environment. There are many limiting factors in a singlecab truck that hamper bass perfmance. #1 being the seat in right in front of the woofers. This dampens the output quite a big and is really a downside to putting the woofers behind the seats.
Do you have bucket seats by chance? If you do have you consitered doing a center consol that house your woofers? Another option (a bit drastic) would be to do a blow through (cutting a while in the cab to the bed of the truck and having your subwoofers in an enclosure within the bed connected to the cabin through the hole).
As far as your enclosure contruction, Plywood is NOT your best option here. You should be using MDF (medium density fiber board) Its cheap, and hard as hell GRIN. If you need help designing an enclosure i can help ya out, I just need the space you have available, the requirements and specs of the subs etc.
Daniel, as far as your assumption that bigger the cabin= louder SPL, smaller the cabin=lower SPL your assumption isnt totally true.
Larger Cabins have a higher gain at the lower frequencies while Smaller cabins have a high gain at higher frequencies. This is why in competition vehicles (per say an SPL Van) you will notice that they run a wall setup tuned to 60hz or so with a very small gabin overall, but a large box. They've found that maximizing gains with a high tuned enclosure matched to the resonant frequency of the cabin maximizes SPL.
Make sense?
danielm87 on 02/15/2005 13:37:41
Gotchya
uochronos on 02/15/2005 16:33:54
cmcdriver hey my email is uo_chronos@hotmail.com however many others here have alot of input to so it may work better to post the specs and what not on the board.
Chronos
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