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If you are planning on adding on additional amplifiers in the future it may be a good idea to choose a larger power wire now rather than later so that it will be able to handle the increase in power. If you are planning on adding on additional amplifiers in the future it may be a good idea to choose a larger power wire now rather than later so that it will be able to handle the increase in power. Dual subwoofer boxes are those that have space for two subs and are also the most popular type.


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Installing the Woofer. If you do not want to modify your existing speaker holes, shop for speakers that will fit in the current space available. 5 12 2. As this book deals with car audio we will be talking about the movement being our speakers. You have to think about how much room you have and how much of it you are willing to deal with if you are going to achieve the low end. First make a hole at the bottom of the enclosure's back panel where you will have the speaker-cable connector.

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Please note that these were located at http://www.caraudiohelp.com/plans_for_subwoofer_enclosures/plans_for_subwoofer_enclosures_sealed.htm


Plan #1 - Sealed Subwoofer Enclosure

WinISD recommends a 1.55 cubic foot box for our sealed enclosure. We'll achieve this by using 3/4 " MDF for the enclosure with external dimensions of 15.5" x 24 " x 10 ". This will be a simple rectangular box. Modeling the enclosure we see that it has a 87 dB sensitivity and a -3dB (half power) frequency of 42 Hz. This box should give very strong output when it is combined with the 12dB/octave boost provided by most automobiles.

JL Audio 10W1

SPL (1W/1m) - 87 dB
-3dB @ 42 Hz

Here is the layout of our subwoofer enclosure. We will need to cut the following pieces:

SIDE QUANTITY DIMENSION
TOP/BOTTOM 2 24" x 10"
FRONT/BACK 2 24" x 15.5"
SIDES 2 15.5" x 10"


JL Audio 10W1 - 1.55 cubic ft


Plan #2 - Vented Subwoofer Enclosure

WinISD recommends a 3.2 cubic foot box with a 24 Hz tuning frequency for our vented enclosure. Using a four inch port we'll need a vent that is fifteen inches long. We must take this volume into account. The volume of a cylinder is pi*r2*h, or (3.14)*(2)2*15 = 188 cubic inches. Divide this by 1,728 to get cubic feet and we add 0.11 cubic feet to the enclosure.

We'll achieve this by using 3/4 " MDF for the enclosure with external dimensions of 19.5" x 30" x 12.5". This will be a simple rectangular box. Modeling the enclosure we see that it has a 87 dB sensitivity and a -3dB (half power) frequency of 24 Hz (the tuning frequency). This box should give incredible amounts of output when it is combined with the 12dB/octave boost provided by most automobiles. This is to be expected with a box this large. In practice we would probably make the enclosure half this size, or similar to the size of the sealed enclosure.


JL Audio 10W1

SPL (1W/1m) - 87 dB
-3dB @ 24 Hz


Here is the layout of our subwoofer enclosure. We will need to cut the following pieces:

SIDE QUANTITY DIMENSION
TOP/BOTTOM 2 30.5" x 12.5"
FRONT/BACK 2 30.5" x 19.5"
SIDES 2 19.5" x 12.5"




JL Audio 10W1 - 3.3 cubic ft