Which Box for single 12 inch Macdaddy?
06-18-2006, 10:33 PM
#1
Which Box for single 12 inch Macdaddy?
Diamonds website recommends 0.98 cubic ft box gross with 600 watts of power to it in sealed box. Currently its 1.18 cubic ft which they recommend around 400 watts of power (My box is 1 cubic ft, plus the Macdaddy addds 0.176 cubict ft to it). I also have a truck style box thats thin, and I may be able to fit the sub in there with a 0.85 cubic ft (if you add the 0.176 of the Macdaddy to it, it will be 1.03 cubic ft, which is closer to the 0.98.
Would it matter if its a truck style box I have in the max? I like to haev more room anyways. I also have read some stuff on the net where a 1.5 cubic ft vented/ported box sounded really good with it, and still maintain precise bass.
The way it is right now its really good, but I think it can be better. If you guys think the truck box will sound better because its closer to the spec that Diamond suggest I may try. I wil make sure to check out some system with sealed/vented setup. Remember, this is a singler 12 inch sub setup.
- ßaller
Would it matter if its a truck style box I have in the max? I like to haev more room anyways. I also have read some stuff on the net where a 1.5 cubic ft vented/ported box sounded really good with it, and still maintain precise bass.
The way it is right now its really good, but I think it can be better. If you guys think the truck box will sound better because its closer to the spec that Diamond suggest I may try. I wil make sure to check out some system with sealed/vented setup. Remember, this is a singler 12 inch sub setup.
- ßaller
06-19-2006, 12:11 AM
#2
the sub doesn't add to the internal volume, it displaces it. so if your sub takes up .176 cu ft, net volume of your truck box will be .674 cu ft (.85-.176)
with that said, the smaller box will help with the higher bass frequencies, and power hadling of the sub will go up a bit too. a larger box will give deeper bass extensions, but power handling will decrease. if you want to save some space, you can build a box that is fairly wide, to keep the depth to a minimum. i would stick to diamond's specs though.
with that said, the smaller box will help with the higher bass frequencies, and power hadling of the sub will go up a bit too. a larger box will give deeper bass extensions, but power handling will decrease. if you want to save some space, you can build a box that is fairly wide, to keep the depth to a minimum. i would stick to diamond's specs though.
06-19-2006, 09:06 PM
#3
Originally Posted by AscendantMax
the sub doesn't add to the internal volume, it displaces it. so if your sub takes up .176 cu ft, net volume of your truck box will be .674 cu ft (.85-.176)
with that said, the smaller box will help with the higher bass frequencies, and power hadling of the sub will go up a bit too. a larger box will give deeper bass extensions, but power handling will decrease. if you want to save some space, you can build a box that is fairly wide, to keep the depth to a minimum. i would stick to diamond's specs though.
with that said, the smaller box will help with the higher bass frequencies, and power hadling of the sub will go up a bit too. a larger box will give deeper bass extensions, but power handling will decrease. if you want to save some space, you can build a box that is fairly wide, to keep the depth to a minimum. i would stick to diamond's specs though.
That sounds better. I was looking at their spec, but I thought the driver of the sub added to it. Good to know it subtracts from it. So if my box is 1 cubic ft minus the 0.176 cubic ft the driver takes out, I am at 0.824, which is well below the 0.98 spec for the recommended range of power given to it.
I am gonna try to wait and hear some setups this summer and decide what to get.
- ßaller
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