If youre going to pay for a box, pay someone to build one for you. Prefabricated boxes are only going to let you down...

 

Yeah, I think I'll build my own box. So sealed is better? Also cheaper and less work probably.

I guess I'll build my own box, it can be a project that I can feel good about when it's complete. I used to be pretty good with building things out of wood. I haven't done it in a while.

 

There is no better or worse when it comes to ported or sealed. Only a listening preference. Sealed will usually have the best sound quality. It will reproduce a wider range of requencies with a flater response...But, Ported has the ability to get twice as loud and reproduce the deep window-flexing bass notes that sealed box just cant...

It is easier to build a sealed box seing as how is just a simple 'box' and it will be roughly 1/2 the overall size of a ported enclosure. But if you are looking for ported sound, dont cut yourself short because its easier not to build it...

There are plenty of write-ups on the net on how to build an enclosure, and if need be i would be happy to walk you through the process...

 

That low bass window flexing sound is what I want out of the sub, so I guess it would be worth building the ported sub in the end.
I've found some write ups, but looking for some detailed diagrams. Overall, I don't think it should be too hard to build.

 

what subs are you planning on using? you should choose a sub and see what its requirements are before you build a box. like how many cu ft per sub and tuning frequency. i had a guy on the ca forum sketch me up a plan and cut sheet for 10 bucks. all i got to do now is cut it and put it together. and i will be the first to tell ya pre fab boxes suck...lol

 

most prefab ported box's are tuned in the 40's. at least the ones i saw....

 

IIRC you have two 12" Type-R's....If so heres a box for your blazer. 4.5 Cubic Feet Tuned @ 33Hz...

Enclosure Design

 

That's correct, and thank you for that great site. If I want the dimensions to be 36 wide and 16 high, I just change those 2 and the rest changes automatically, but it doesn't effect anything, right? Like it doesn't do anything bad?

 

yeah cahnging the dimensions shouldnt hurt anything...

 

does anything special need to be done to the port?, i thought sparp edges wanted to be avoided....