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team ia,

Can you recommend enclosure size and tuning so my warden 12" will have the flattest response so i can listen to wide varity of music from rap, rnb to techno, trance and house.

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i think it has alot to do with ur vehicle...not just the box.

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Also has alot to do with the woofer.

For some reason, I doubt the Warden is a real good choice for a flat response system.

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You probably bought the wrong subwoofer for your desired application.

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SPL woofers generally have a peaky response. Thats why they are so popular they get louder, but are not the most musical.

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I am curious to see how it would sound. Someone post the t/s and I will work up the enclosure.

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The suspension is hella tight with a VAS of 11.97 liters, so the enclosure would be tiny for a flat responce. Here is what I came up with using algebric equations, and term pro was close as well.

enclosure would need to be: 8.12 liters or .28 cubic feet

tuning : 53 hertz

F3 would be around 56 hertz

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Meaning flat response with a roll off at 56 hz. not good for a sub lol

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The suspension is hella tight with a VAS of 11.97 liters, so the enclosure would be tiny for a flat responce. Here is what I came up with using algebric equations, and term pro was close as well.

enclosure would need to be: 8.12 liters or .28 cubic feet

tuning : 53 hertz

F3 would be around 56 hertz

:-O

Freakin TINY

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Good example of why we don't use box calculators for Wardens

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I never use a box calculator first, only use term pro to verify my equations. The equations used are ones by Don Keele. derived from T/S parameters to create the optimal flat esponce ported enclosure using the air compliance and resonate frequency of the subwoofer. They are pretty well known equations.

VB=(15)(Vas)(Qts^2.87)

F3=.26(Fs)/(Qts^1.4)

Fb=.42(Fs)/(Qts^.9)

Lv=(((1.463)(10^7)(r^2))/((Fb^2)vbin)))-1.463r

golden ratio=(2d)(3d)(5d)

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The issue isn't the equations.

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Right the issue is the application. It just ain't gonna happen

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Right the issue is the application. It just ain't gonna happen

I second that.

I use TermPro as well and have always had a pleasing result.

But, some subwoofers just are not mechanically engineered to produce a flat response on the graph.

(I hate the phase but,) It is what it is...and it's not really a SQ subwoofer IMO.

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