Car audio tutorial -- How to build a speaker box

[FagPu55y]

he never really showed how to plunge cut or whatever way he got the woofer hole and terminals hole

[519MaTT94KrZ]

how did you make the big hole where the sub goes in?

[raulciprianoyahoo]

@519MaTT94KrZ probably drilled a hole first then used a jigsaw. that's what i would do



[4x12]

Gotta love eD's stuff!

[1BlubeTube]

I like dowl-rods, wooden ones, nails are bad, steel can take away from the gravitational pull of the magnet.

[kendigjl]

If you guys are making a lot of boxes shouldn't you be using jigs?

[xXjaketotheman737Xx]

That is a clean ass box!

[TheDriveby420]

go big or go home

[TheMoreiraJoao]

you can use hot glue to seal it too.

[1computerhelp]

how much did the mdf cost you

[Usernameinvalid16]

@1computerhelp Its 30 Bucks for a big sheet of 4x8 Foot sheet. at lowes.

[xcalibercustoms]

check out my fiberglass car panels on my channel



[HQelectronicsreviews]

Ok, I will try ti build one today :) I think I have everything necessary

[twista200317]

i had a box made and they used nails and im like umm i wanted screws and hes like nails are fine that the glue is what holds the box together. is this true? dont you think screws will make it last longer from all the vibration

[DrDarkAssassin]

@twista200317 it's true the glue holds it but i'd recommend screws just to be safe but nails r fine

[twista200317]

@DrDarkAssassin ok thanks. well it was made already so i took it with nails and glue. it was a dual 15in box 6.0cuft for 85 bucks was that a deal?

[kdogrider]

You use MDF.

[colintesla]

This music makes me feel like I'm on a box building cruise :) yeah

[Taimoore]

@colintesla Totally!

[xcalibercustoms]

check out my fiberglass work!!!

youtube.com/watch?v=t_02Xa91Fg­w

[nickfs442]

You didnt show how to make the hole. dumbasses.

[chevygearhead454]

@nickfs442 just trace out a hole for the speaker with a pencil then use a jig saw to cut it out

[HCVETERAN]

LOOKS LIKE IT WUD HAVE BEEN PRETTY EASY FOR HIM TO MAKE A MISTAKE AND SHOOT A NAIL IN HIS EYE, IN THE POSITION HE HAD IT(2:06-2:14)!!

[xcalibercustoms]

very nice work!!! check out more fiberglass tutorials on my channel!!!

[saturnv3]

Shearing? Deburring? This is wood we're talking about

[AnthonyDavid94]

Nice video! What's the name of the song? Nice tutorial, thanks!

[dobbs1993]

annoying ass music

[Gamedogz09]

how did u made the hole?

[Jakeanator12]

watch?v=QCE-WEIZkj0 check out my build!!

[yamaheris3]

thanks,you realy helped

[bfx596]

Would be interesting to run 5 channels (paired drivers)of delay/processing with a DSP into this !!!!!! Try it guys.

[MAKAVELI2DAWN]

wat type of wood do u use??!?!?!

[MAKAVELI2DAWN]

thanx dude

[xXunit51Xx]

looks like a bat nest

[jezza917]

you can use a silicone cock to seal it eh !

[kg132465]

if you wipe the glue off with a wet paper towel there willl be less to sand off.

[Harshaw10]

neat little song you got thur

[eilif9]

Can anyone help me for the dimensions for a 8" subwoofer? Don't be shy with the size, i got lots of room to put it in... i am thinking of just a regular square box with equal sides... Doesnt have to be fancy. I just need the Height, Depth and Width so please help me thanks

[BasherCoon]

@eilif9 That all hinges on your subwoofer's specs. The box has to be ideal for your woofer.

[eilif9]

@BasherCoon I found out it needs a box of 16 litres so i made it 26x26x26 cm wich is about 16 l

[thecrazynebraskan]

how do u cut holes in the wood for the speaker

[CranksonSaturday]

@thecrazynebraskan A Jigsaw

[sindarion1]

@thecrazynebraskan

Yeah this is the hardest part, and it's not even mentioned in the tutorial... :/

[mistadreadman]

that was really good work. Professional.

[nmewe1]

does a sealed box give better bass or not!! plz reply

[unknownRC]

@nmewe1 no =) ported ftw

[thecrazynebraskan]

@nmewe1 a sealed box gives u better sound quality but a proted box is louder and hits lows better

[Mattdevil007]

Would a nail gun be better than screws, which will actually hold the box from coming apart.? u think u can help me build a box?

[ddenno1]

good tutorial man

[JoeFloDM8]

what type thickness of wood?

[TheLolnoobs]

Niice. I just bought 2x6,5" subwoofers now i just need plan or what u call it thanks alot.

[mondayisland]

simple video... what kinda of wood are you using?

[driftuz]

@mondayisland its mdf 1/2in wood

[mustang1over]

what putty did you use?

[2DD1515]

you suck man!

[twofivefourlos]

i have and old ported box and i was wondering what do i need to make it into a probox if its possible

[fordboy111591]

? u cant just build a pro box lol its a special box made my professionals with a rubber coating lol

[joestl314]

@fordboy111591 You can totally build a "Pro Box" if you have the design. (They're just coating it with truck bedliner.) I don't know why you want to build a pro box though seeing as they're usually tuned to high and aren't very musical. They pretty well made though which makes them OK for a prefab box. Personally, I also make mine myself so I can control the design and tuning of the enclosure. I'll bet money that I can build something for a sub that blows a "probox" would of the water.

[fordboy111591]

ok what ever you say it aint like my dad and uncle dont sell and build boxes and subwoofer etc car audio a pro box is also built alot stiffer has iner bracing and it aint a bed coating its rubber i tried bed coat on one there alot differnt

[Jordanjschaecher]

@fordboy111591 bedliner can come in different textures and some are almost identical to the audio sound deadoner they use on pro boxes. and also there is nothing saying you cant brace a box for yourself, its not that hard

[sukhman4u]

useless box,coz it has a hole at back to loose the bass of sound,it will sound like 1990's RCR

[pcmaster888]

the hole in the back is for the connectors i think...

[xMv750x]

No its for all the air to escape :)

[ryanoghlan]

that hole in the back will be filled with a wire harness, so, it will sound just fine.

[spooks916]

wow turned out nice.

[Jesserios19]

ive done the same thing making a speaker box i put some 6.5" dual speakers in them and just use it for my room

[13skyline]

hahahaha u said Cock! LOL JK JK IK WHAT U MENT! good vid!

[slapoutz]

@13skyline he said caulk at 3:04 right?

[openshot]

do you have to use that wood?

[LetTheMelodyFlow]

@openshot

why not? $5 for a really big piece of MDF wood from Home depot that is enough wood to make a few boxes

[cjrizzle93]

I built a box for 2 15" re woofers using liquid nails only.... its holding up nicely with no flex. Its 6.5cuft ported and tuned to 33htz.

[dacooter]

that is a tiny box

[skirby121]

@dacooter could be for an s10 or somthing like that

[trujay2]

@dacooter might be for an actual speaker though, not a sub

[dacooter]

@trujay2 Yeah, i never thought of that.

[NGinuity]

@dougie730 not on MDF. Screws dont grab in MDF very well (speaking overall of course). Glue and brads is by far the best bond, since MDF is paper fused with glue anyway.

[dougie730]

@NGinuity well not if u pre drill all the screw holes and glue and screw them in, brads are shit u can rip them out like nothing the glue is the seal and the screw is the strength brads are little guage nails that u can put wood together with and pull apart like nothing, i build kitchens. and i dont use mdf on my boxes anyway its shittt!

[NGinuity]

@dougie730 What do you use on your boxes if not MDF? It's the most frequency stable choice. The glue is the bond, not the screws and brads. It just so happens you use it to seal as well in this case. The fasteners, brads or screws, merely serve to clamp the wood together until the glue dries. This is the case with any kind of woodworking, even MDF speaker boxes. I build cabinets on the side too and use clamps and glue only. MDF might be a poor choice for cabients, but ideal for boxes.

[dougie730]

@NGinuity i used birch and its strong "as you should kno" and holds good notes, it prolly doesnt flex as much as mdf but i could defentley tell a difference in sound quality it is a bit more pricey but! the more expensive the better right! the sub will rip the mdf apart because the screws u use to hold it in place will just pull out of the holes u drilled from all the vibration and you will lose your box seal with birch it is much stronger and isnt "PAPER" and wont rip apart from vibrations

[dougie730]

@NGinuity as long as you dont over tighten the screws and start to strip them out of the wood u have to be careful how u tork them down with the screw gun or whatever you use!

[Dave424123]

@dougie730

Dude, if your glue joints aren't strong enough then your doing them wrong. The screws in other boxes are only to provide a clampling force for the glue to dry, some people remove the screws after glue has dried.

[xbatman1x]

@dougie730 actually glue is like welding.

[joestl314]

@dougie730 It's actually the glue that holds the box together. Screws are great from someone who doesn't have lots of clamps......but it doesn't make the box stronger.

[djrodriguezthizz]

@joestl314 wasn't that comment like a year old though but you are right the glue does bond the mdf together

[hpitrophy]

huh? make it air tight then have a whole in the bottem for the wires? that dont make sence to me... any tips on building a box anyone? im new to box building

[Woodchuck666999]

that hole isn't for loose wires to run through. It's so u can place a terminal connector into it :)

[hpitrophy]

ohh ok lol i just watched another video on it putting one in lol =]do you know were i could get the stuff for it in the uk?

[Woodchuck666999]

mmmm not too sure in the UK...umm just try an electornics store or car shop if they dont have it they will know where to get it

[hpitrophy]

ok thankx alot ill look around =]

[TheBakrat]

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[tienshenhan86]

Do you watch fome kinda james bond porn?

[tienshenhan86]

"some"

[TheBakrat]

haha no

[plantiumrocky]

hey

can anybody help me calculate the dimensions?

I am getting this error message whenever I entered in the dimensions for a sealed enclosure...

"The depth supplied is too small to support the mounting depth of the subwoofer and to allow breathing room (Yours: 6.25, Needs: 11.3)"

I'm building an enclosure for a 12" Alpine Type R.

I have about 30" wide trunk space and I'm not looking to give up a lot of depth because I carry things in the trunk. Help?

[ryanwolver123]

How deep is the sub?

[cdlabelsideilive]

what a dumbass skill is a company not a type of saw

[daveisgrate666]

it's a nickname that every one uses

[radudman]

yea, a nickname for a handheld saw. not for a table saw. xD

[changoskillz]

LMAO!! "skil saw or table saw" hahaha FAIL!

[ryanwolver123]

People call a circular saw a skil saw. So, chill out.

[CrimsonKissaki]

You're the dumbass. The founder of the Skil company (Joseph W. Sullivan, and it's one fucking L) co-developed the mechanical circular saw, hence its proper name of Skilsaw.

[Chumpskie1]

this info works. thanks

[BEATlaboratory80]

no port?

[fut211912]

how do u cover the hole on the back after u plug in ur sub??? i taught air wasn't suposto get out..

[mistklmon]

You add your speaker terminal... and glue it in for extra seal. then plug your wires onto your sub before you mount the woofer in

[DjFroztbyte]

What if it was a bandpass box? xD How would you seal the second chamber?

[kas5oled]

You taught wrong.

[pm64837]

you spelt wrong :)

haha lol

[snmale]

put d wires thru den cover with silicone less air holes better sound

[hardincountytigers]

Hahaha, go back to bed, it's a little late for a kid to be online.

[MrTScarfaceM]

Hi all, can some1 please help me, i have made a subwoofer box and it sounds awsome! However i am trying to get the real deep bass, the type of bass you only feel, not hear! I made a bandbass box with 2 10in pioneer 350w rms subs and powering them an old school RF Punch 200x. I am starting to think it is the amp. As i have had experience with this type of enclosure and it was really good with those DEEP notes. Where am i going wrong? Could it be the amp?

[Philio3002]

I'm no expert, but I think you just need a system with a higher output. However as I understand, it may just be the style of your box. A non-ported box will produce cleaner notes and frequencies while a ported box is designed to give you that "boom" factor. But i also had2 10" subs, mine were JL w1 and they sounded GREAT. I was powering them with a TMA 500/1 amp.

[GallardoLX]

thank you lots for the clip now i can build my own...

[onyxone144]

If Google was gonna buy Youtube, they should've gotten their servers situated to run the videos faster. These guys buying up other peoples start up companies should know that they should be equiped to handle the traffic and the tasks that they'll be up against!!!

[fukncrazy69er]

for the circle draw a nice circle and drill a rather large brill bit near the edge. next use a jigsaw to cut out the circle and wallah

[dmanschaumbizzie]

and forgot to cut the circle

[bigdaddytaylorb]

You forgot to glue the side!!!

[wax333]

they make it look so eay lol

[fxrfxr123]

it is easy

[getAlifeplease1]

you stole this vid!!!!!!!1

[logandrummer23]

can any1 tell me the difference in the wood choices is MDF wood fine or does it matter whats a good wood for subs?

[wax333]

mdf is the most common type of wood used for sub boxes far as im aware as for size they say that 18 milimeters is the best i think thats proberly 5/8ths of an inch not sure

[joshnc101]

Its commonly used because its denser than plywood or particle boards. Denser wood is a big thing for accustics because the type of wood you use and the enclosure design can make or break a sub's output and sound quality. You could have a sub known for good SQ or high SPL, but a box built built like crap or not using the right type of wood would ruin its performance. ED, uses a new type of wood boards BTW, called EFS. Read up on it on their site, its way better than MDF!

[abcdefghij73]

3/4 PARTICLE BOARD

[nikunter]

you mean MDF?

aka Medium Density Fiberboard

[abcdefghij73]

no i mean exactly what i wrote 3/4 PARTICLE BOARD mdf worps over time

[nikunter]

ok but is particle board even dense enough?

Might as well build a fiberglass enclosure. try and warp that (if built properly)

=]

[ben0ku]

mdf warps over time when they are huge sheets setting vertical... glue MDF into a sub box, it won't warp!! only way is a HUGE box, which needs bracing for the weight.

MDF can also warp when exposed to the elements, (water). PARTICLE BOARD would FALL APART in similar setting.

You do realize particle board is the crap that cheap desks are made out, right? You know the ones with the glue on finish that bubbles up after you put a drink on it??? ... ya I wanna make my sub box out of that!!

[snmale]

aka WOOD

[boomjead]

step 1 : Custom Boxes / Rings --> Sealed Enclosure Custom Program

[pabloboi]

How did you cut the circle??? with what tool?

[RideTTD2003]

a circular router. you drill a center (pilot) hole, than adjust to the radius of the needed cutout

[sumcrazydood]

what is the website??

[jose213ss]

i make dem for sale 2

[jose213ss]

learn how to make real subwoofer heres a hint is made out of fiberglass oh if any one is interested i make fiberglass subwoofers

[TaTTooedCuTiEPie]

Fiberglass subwoofers?

[jose213ss]

mest up is a fiberglass subwoofer enclosure

[lilbroooo]

12 mill to 18 mill is the best make sure u use this mdf on the front as the sub bounces and other questions let me no cheers

[grecords88]

will some one check out my videos of my subs and let me know if a ported box would be better and make them louder

[NGinuity]

How do you compensate for frequency bouncing? Sound tends to do that in totally parallel enclosures, and just wanted to know if it was much of a problem. Seems that it is much more of a problem with longer wavelength audio (such as subwoofer's) because the bounces can cause unwanted harmonics.

[cerwinvegafan]

you can fill them with a special insolation mine is filled and it helps

[NGinuity]

But that changes the frequency response curves of the box because it decreases the amount of area the driver can resonate in, doesn't it?

[cerwinvegafan]

no it makes the frequency response flatter without peaks and it wont change the tuning because the insolation tricks the sub into thinknig its in a much bigger box

[NGinuity]

Yeah, I see what you mean...I did a little research on it and the concept makes total sense when you think about it in terms of thermodynamics. TD have humbled me more than once :-) How do you keep the fill from coming out of the port when the driver pressurizes the enclosure?

[cerwinvegafan]

well i used a staple gun when i was building my enclosure and i used small staples so it wouldnt affect the box by opeing up small holes and creating the high whistle from air escapin plus iput a little bit of carpenters glue around the staple to keep the air in just incase the staple went through

[ben0ku]

Common misconception.... You should be worred about standing waves in the room OR car with a subwoofer, not the box itself. Low freq waves are really long (56.5ft @20hz 22.6 ft @50hz 11.3ft @100hz). Anyways, to form standing waves, the faces would need to be at least half the distance of the wave. Equation: Standing Wave (hz) = speed of sound(1130ftps) / 2*distance. For 100hz to be a standing wave, you'd need a box 5.65ft long. For a standing wave @ lower freq, the box would be even longer

[scondore]

What is a "standing wave"? I have always known about the Hz, frequencies, the way the waves travel, and the lpacement and port dimentions etc. But I am not sure about that one term.. "standing" wave.

[jake0255]

is this how a professional box is made?

[MastaSquidge]

Its how any box is made. The only thing that makes a box "professional" is a shop making it for retail sale.

Anyone with basic woodworking skills can make a properly built box. The only real difficult part is building it to a proper tune and making it fit where it goes.

[jose213ss]

haha hella true

[DominoSergiu]

hy all...is someone who can help me with a box...?i hav a domotec 12" woofer and i hav no idea how big should i do the box...pls???

[MDizzel16]

check the box sometimes the y have box suggestion demensions

[supercharge911]

what kind of wood do you use?

[imydaking]

3/4 mdf

[djwerd831]

thank you

[jrdzmex]

WAT TYPE OF WOOD

[stereonut001]

3/4" MDF

[yeal9320]

hey how do you put fiberglass on a box?

[jesse13595]

you gotta build a wooden frame then cover it with a cotton sheet and sorta paint the fiberglass over it. (those were really basic instructions sorry)

[yakze]

very small box but clean work

[djspazzin]

song??

[RealPlay]

pfff ugly box.....

[MaClassic09]

this is very informative but where do you find mdf? i looked all over the net for a supplier but couldnt find anything

[tmtran21]

home depot sells it. under 9 dollars for a 24" by 48"

[ryanwolver123]

Lowes, Menards, Home Depot. I suggest Home Depot, they have 4' by 8' sheets for $8.00

[Cssfan101]

nice

whats the website u used to figure out how big the box has to be??

Link please bc im goin 2 build1 for my kicker cvr 12's

like the vid

[xratedkillx]

google elemental designs and it should be the first one

[Cssfan101]

thanks

[Elder0770]

good !!!!:D i Subscribe You!!!!

[floodwarning43]

ive build a couple boxes and ive found that about 3/4 inc medium density fiberboard (MDF) works fantastic

[hardincountytigers]

I just spent about 3 hours building an enclosure for my two KICKER S10 L5's. I used screws, but I didn't use wood glue before screwing the box together. It shouldn't make too much a difference should it?

[gtstarw]

the more air tight the box is, the higher the sound quality. im pretty sure, but someone else should agree with me for confirmation...

[ben0ku]

Very true... you need to seal that box tight, which is also why MDF is used due to the density. The exception to this is ported boxes, they are also sealed very tight except for a special sized vent that is used to tune the box so it plays much louder at the tuned frequency.

[natethegreat248]

does it matter what kind of wood you use?

[bensonak47]

yea if u use wood too thin it will vibrate making it sound gay so get a good amount of thickness in your wood

[hardincountytigers]

That's what she said ;)

[tommo090892]

hey, with that bit cut in the back for the wires, doesnt that defeat the purpose of sealing it all?.. im not being a smartass, im about to make mine and i was wondering how to get the wires to it?

thanks