[Strugglewithin]

I'm gonna start building a sealed enclosure for two 12" subs tonite.
The propaganda from the sub company suggests 1cf volume for each sub. That would mean 2cf for the entire enclosure. If I end up with around 2.5cf what will that hurt? Will it hurt?
I know I can add wood blocks or whatever as a "filler" if need be. I havent build the thing yet, but I'm just curious as to what would happen if it's slightly larger in volume than recommended (when sealed).

thanks.

 

[vidizzle]

nothing really just the tuning of the enclosure would be different
i had a subwoofer once in the manufactured specs the subwoofer was too peaky at around 50hz i made the enclosure almost 3 times its manufactured specs and it worked very well for me and i got very close to a qtc of .707 but it maynot be the same with your woofer

to calculate your qtc google qtc calculator

 

[Oliver]

Bigger the box ~ lower notes it will play, less power it will need or take

conversely, if the box is small it will handle more power and the lower notes will suffer [ lack of extended bass response ].

 

[Strugglewithin]

That all (mostly) makes sense. I think Ima make the enclosure a little bit bigger anyway. Just to see. I plan to screw around in the coming months and make a few different enclosures to what all will happen and wont happen.

If it matters, I'm running 2 Hifonics 12's. They are zx12d4 models. I'm going to be powering them on a Hifonics Bxi1210d amp @ 1ohm. I think the amp will prolly push more than what the subs can handle, but I'm not one to just completely stupid with the volume knob.

Also, I'll be using 3/4 MDF to create any and all enclosures. This seems to be the best idea.

Thanks for the help/suggestions. I knew I was going to like this site.

 

[vidizzle]

instead of building multiple closed sealed enclosures y dont u try stuffing etc to change the Q of the box? that wud be much more cost effective

 

[Strugglewithin]

instead of building multiple closed sealed enclosures y dont u try stuffing etc to change the Q of the box? that wud be much more cost effective

I'm just making one sealed enclosure. Actually about to get started on that shortly (if I can dodge a side job for today). The others I want to build will be vented/ported set-ups.

I'm going to make the sealed one about 1cf larger than it should be and try stuffing to change things around some with it (if need be).