Custom Box

[LTLux]

It sounds good, not as good as a standard box but its really close. They had to try it twice because the first time they did not use enough fiber glass and there were leaks in the box, so it sounded bad.

They fixed it and added more fiber glass and enclosed the box much better and it sounds almost like my old box. This is much better beacuse of the factory look and I have full trunk space in the back. I also don't look like I'm in highschool with a big sub box in the back of my truck.

 

[Peaches]

I like that a lot, it's exactly what I've been thinking about doing. If you don't mind my asking, about how much did this run you?

 

[LTLux]

I know the guy and have bought many things from them before, so he gave me a bit of a deal. I won't say what i paid but regular cost would be around $450 to $500 for a custom box like this.

If you know someone at your local shop you might be able to get them down to $350 or $400 but that's about as cheap as you will be able to get a good job done for the box.

 

[Denali0229]

How big is the box? I'm assuming it's sealed, correct? Just wondering b/c it seems like a limited amount of air space and only certain subs will likely work correctly in a box of that size.

 

[Peaches]

That's still not a bad price, even at full price. I am curious to see what it would sound like. The last box I had was enormous, but it beat super hard. I just don't want to lose my cargo space anymore, otherwise, I'd pull it out of the garage and hook it back up.

I haven't worked with the audio shop I previously did in years, so I doubt anyone I knew back then is there now. However, I may have a lead on someone who could do that for me. I'll be talking to him about options next time I see him.

 

[LTLux]

I'm not sure on the exact cubic feet but it works well with the 10" solo classic I have. It's sealed and is fixed to the wheel well. Its all fiber glass inside the wood box and the wood is sealed to the metal with fiber glass as well. The box is very solid. I also stuck some poly fiber material in the box.

You are correct, a box like this will only sound good with certain subs. I tried a couble differnt ones at his shop and some do sound better than others. The box is big enough not to have to use a shallow mount sub. I'm more of a SQ guy and dont really need monster bass. I have some boston acoustics componets in my doors and just wanted a fuller complete sound.

Im going to get a JL Audio 10w3v3-2 to replace the Solo Classic in a day or so and I think it will sound even better. I need a 2 ohm sub because I only have a rockford fosgate 2 ohm amp running my sub.

 

[jdpber]

Good looking box.. reminds me of my set up alot..