Enclosure For BL 12

[elemen0hpey3ae 0]

First post, Please bare with me. I did a search but didn't find what I was looking for.

2005 Ram 1500 Quad Cab

My truck is all set-up with highs, deck, EQ, Kicker ZX.1000 amp (~1150W @ 2ohms). Looking to run a 12" BL Dual 1Ohm. I listen to mostly rap and hard rock, looking for a good box for the daily driver, I'd say mostly rap, real deep lows but I'd still like to hear the kick drums. I've never built a custom box before; I'm looking at 2.0 ft3 slot ported box @ 32hz. Will this limit the sub from reaching its full potential? The amp puts out real good clean power, I'd like the best possible box for my truck. Are there any pre-built boxes that will work well with this sub?

I'm coming from 2) 12" Kicker L7s @ 750rms each in a big slot ported box, they banged good but based on videos and reviews, the BL should hold its own if set-up properly in the correct enclosure.

Thanks in advance.

[KU40 173]

That box should be good. Expect the BL to not be as loud as the two L7s. It's hard to overcome that extra cone area, not to mention the box for the L7s was probably tuned higher than 32 hz, thus giving it an efficiency advantage.

Prebuilt boxes to those specs are hard to find, most of the time the prebuilt boxes are tuned to 38-45 hz.

[elemen0hpey3ae 0]

I found a built 2.0ft^3 enclosure @ 32hz or a 3.0ft^3 enclosure @ 35hz. Which would you recommend? I'd like a 2.5 ft^3 box but can't find one pre-built. What would you recommend ?

[///M5 2,833]

I found a built 2.0ft^3 enclosure @ 32hz or a 3.0ft^3 enclosure @ 35hz. Which would you recommend? I'd like a 2.5 ft^3 box but can't find one pre-built. What would you recommend ?

I'd recommend that you not ask like that. Post a real link and description of said box as it may still be a pile of turd.

[elemen0hpey3ae 0]

Good call. I'm not exactly mechanically inclined so I'd rather leave the box build to the professionals. These are the 2 mentioned above. If you think these are trash as they could very well be, do you have any recommendations to purchase the enclosure from? Any help is appreciated

2.0 ft3 @ 32hz

CUSTOM SLOT-PORTED BOX for 12" SUB WOOFER 2.0 ft^3@32Hz - eBay (item 200453087697 end time Apr-21-10 01:38:25 PDT)

3.0 ft3 @ 35hz

http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-SLOT-PORTED-BOX-for-12-SUB-WOOFER-3-0-ft-3-35Hz_W0QQitemZ170464482308QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27b0799404

Edited April 1, 2010 by Hammer Swinger