I have a old school kicker solo baric s10c the manual calls for a .60 cubic feet box (sealed) for the maximum power handling of 450 watts. Is this a big box to build? And how do these subs sound in that box?
From my past experience Kicker has been very close to spot on as to what their subwoofers prefer. I have not had or heard this subwoofer but given the specs they provide for the box I would say .6 sealed seems very close to what I would do. A little smaller if you plan to have more power on tap but seems like a great starting point. Is this for a car or HT? You can always had a little polyfil to a build like this to help make the subwoofer think it is in a little larger box if you feel the box is a bit undersized .
.6 cube box sounds about right and as for if that size of a box is big, no its actually very small. think of it this way, a 12"x12"x12" box is 1 cube foot, a 12"x12"x7.2" is .6 cubes... remember this is inside dimensions of the box without the sub in there, so with sub displacement inside would need to be more like 12"x12"x8" and if you use 3/4 mdf or birch plywood you'd end up with outside dimensions of 13.5"x13.5"x9.5"
all you need is to plan out your pieces, go to lowes/home depot/etc., get a sheet of 3/4" mdf and they can cut them for you, you will need either a router or a jigsaw to cut out the subwoofer hole, 1 5/16" screws, a drill to drive the screws in, and wood glue.
Nothing wrong with having someone build a box. But you ever try to build one man? Was not sure if you have, most of the ones I recall you had looked like prefab style, but I could be mistaken. A small sealed box like this would be a good start at learning. Just seen your post & knowing you play around with various subs & amps, building boxes is always good to know & not too difficult, & can save a bit of money. Keep an eye on CL for free wood etc., I’ve found whole free sheets people were getting rid of, lol, never know what you’ll find in the free section!
if a shop did all that, it would be done in 30 minutes (plus travel time) and tack on another $40-50 in labor cost. with that extra money, you could buy a tool and have it for the next box you want to build
ya, it would fit on a half sheet, but some places suck and make you buy a full sheet :/ you can try asking for a half sheet some places will work with you. if nothing else, you will have left over wood to do whatever you want with
my home depot sells half sheets of 3/4 mdf but they dont do that for birch which SUCKS!
I had one of those solo baric 15s in a tiny sealed enclosure. It sounded great and ive always recomended the oldschool kicker solos to anyone when theyre available.
a half sheet of birch will probably run the same price or less as a full sheet of mdf so I would just grab a half of birch if they don't have a half of mdf...stronger, lighter and less dust when cutting
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