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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 12:35 AM
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Best place to get a custom subwoofer Box

What's the best place to get a thirdgen specfic subwoofer box? I seen some on ebay that usually go for $100, but I'm not sure if there good quality or not. Is $100 a good price for one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

This is the only other one I found, It looks pretty damn nice:
http://www.cardomain.com/item/QLCQLC1ECF21217?ref=frog
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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Stay away from the Q-logic boxes. I do not hear good things about them. I suggest building your own if you have the tools. Its the cheapest route and you will best performance out of the box.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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you dont wanna "EF" with one size fits all boxes... my crap rectangle box is like that and its a mother to get the subs mounted in it with out air leaks
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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Originally posted by Saigon_Bob
you dont wanna "EF" with one size fits all boxes... my crap rectangle box is like that and its a mother to get the subs mounted in it with out air leaks
Who said anything about a one size fits all box?
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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Basically he's saying the cheap blue-print'd boxes are not always the easiest for applications. The boxes are usually made for quick production without thought about what woofer will be used. So due to that they probably do not use tee nuts on the holes so you pull screws off metal threads not the wood (Over time MDF will crumble from consistent removal of the screws). The holes are cut out to a premade diameter, most subs will provide specs for the cutout width so you can use all the of the backside gasket mounting surface for a better seal. Basically now days if you want anything done right you'll need to fork over some money to someone you trust or do it yourself. LOL, I had to learn that the hard way after I spent 200 bucks on a box then couldn't get it to seal for the life of me. Not to mention screw holes totally missing the lid and no silicone used in it.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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basically any cookie cutter premade box will be hit or miss on sizing and mountinhg( and youll want to tune you box to your subs anyhows). not all 12" subs are true 12" mine are somehting like 12 and 2/8s or sumthing stupid like that. the box i have doesnt even have exaxtly 12" cut outs
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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go here its the box i bought and it hits hard.
Pro Box Rocks
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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jimiroc makes some nice customs find him
or wait for rezn8r
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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yeah, if you pm jimiroc the theile small specs of your sub he can give you an estimate of a custom box tailored to your speakers.

he quited me a very reasonable $200 or so dollars for a custom box that would fit my subs exactly
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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that box looks nice

and from making about 3 different boxes for my car, I have to say that cutting the damned speaker holes is the hardest part...

Originally posted by demonbird
go here its the box i bought and it hits hard.
Pro Box Rocks
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