The steel was free. 1/4 is better than 1/8, especially when everyone is saying that it could resonate like crazy. Plus we need a little weight since we don’t have a spare. Box weighs about 80lbsGotta fix the rake somehow.
The steel was free. 1/4 is better than 1/8, especially when everyone is saying that it could resonate like crazy. Plus we need a little weight since we don’t have a spare. Box weighs about 80lbsGotta fix the rake somehow.
No amp on the regular speakers and they sound great, just have almost zero bassNice same here. Are they amplified or just driven by the stock head unit? Do you have the woofer in the center console in your Jeep?
(20) 4mm tapped holes later:
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We put it in the jeep for a sound check and adjustment. Too many adjustments, but after messing with it for 10 minutes through a variety of songs, we got it sounding pretty amazing. Good enough to warrant taking it apart and painting the enclosure.
Yes, really tough to tell what is happening, because it is loud when it does. My son says that it gets warbly sounding. Not sure that is a word, but probably distortion. we can turn it down to the point that it sounds good for most songs at high volumes, difference is night and day with and without it... probably not a perfect design acoustically, but it is a nice compact box. I also did not have any sound material in it as it hasn't come yet. So that should help as well.This is awesome...great looking piece.
What were some of the issues that required the adjustments, rattles and stuff?
Yes, really tough to tell what is happening, because it is loud when it does. My son says that it gets warbly sounding. Not sure that is a word, but probably distortion.
Are you positive about that? Never heard of intentionally venting a sealed enclosure.You've probably reached the limits of the amp and it's clipping.
Also, is it possible the enclosure is air tight? If so you need to drill a small hole somewhere to equalize pressure. "Sealed" subs aren't 100% sealed, they either rely on the seams not being air tight or they have a pinhole somewhere.
Are you positive about that? Never heard of intentionally venting a sealed enclosure.
Maybe when he gets older, turns the tj it into a rock crawler and later on it can be converted to a fuel cell.
I doubt any sealed subwoofer is 100% air tight even if you try to make it so.