Bulding a box for my X 12's.

[Misfitsilv 0]

So heres the deal:

I bought 2 12 X's A few months back during the clearance, and I put them in a horrible prefab ported box with circle ports and after about 2 days, a blown out side panel.

Supposed to get 1.6-2.2 cuft in a ported box, I think theyre getting 1 each.

It sounds decent I guess, but if I get it past about 1/3 volume, I get the worse port noise I've ever heard.

I just got back from Home Depot, and I bought a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 MDF.

I'm planning on starting the construction of my new box tomorrow. I've decided on sealed, because to be honest, theres about 0 chance of me successfully building a ported box.

Here are the stats for the X series 12's:

Sealed box: .9-1.3 cuft

Sub OD: 12.500

Cut ID: 11.125

Mounting depth: 5.750

Displacement: 0.10cuft

Anyone have any dimensions that would make a decent sealed box for these?

How does this sub OD/cut ID stuff work?

I drill a 11.125 diameter hole in the box for each sub?

I really don't know anything about making boxes, and any help would be appreciated.

Also, How exactly would be the best/easiest way to go about getting my wire into the box?

I've got some terminals on my current box, but they seem pretty cheap. Should I just use those or do something else to get the speaker wire to the subs?

Any help is appreciated, and sorry for the hassle.

-Tom

[ABXX49 20]

I thought the same thing about "0 chance of building a ported box." I asked around here and someone gave me plans for a box. I have NEVER built a box before that and mine turned out great! So if you're interested in a ported box I wouldn't completely throw it out the window yet. It really wasn't that hard.

As far as building it goes. Titebond III and clamps are your friend! The CutID is the hole you want to cut for mounting your sub. The SubOD is the overall circumference of the subwoofer I believe.

[Misfitsilv 0]

Well, the problem with this is that I have no plans.

So far I'm thinking;

H-13.5

W-28

D-15

Should be about 1.1-1.2 cuft to each sub.

I still gotta go out and buy polyfil and that silicone sealant or whatever it is.

If someone happens to send me some nice plans for a ported box, I'll probably go that way.

But regardless, I'm gonna build my box tomorrow, and if nobody sends me plans by about noon tomorrow, I'll go with sealed.

It's not a big deal, I'm sure it'll sound fine.

[JimJ 11]

Whether or not you go ported or sealed really depends on your music choice.