question for subwoofer experts

[antichrysler]

lol I've never even been to a lowes. I recommend home depot. i worked at one a few years ago and they're just an all around good company.

The one here is accurate to 1/64", way more than any saw I could afford.

[white04alero]

and on building my own box, would i need that stuffing that goes inside the box, that looks like the shit that fake spider webs are made of during halloween? i think its called polyfill

[Gr1m]

rofl...you mean fiberglass?
words of advice, from what you said, dont make your own box

[FrankTheTank]

Originally Posted by Gr1m

rofl...you mean fiberglass?
words of advice, from what you said, dont make your own box

pretty sure he is asking about polyfill. its used to make the woofer perform like it is in a larger enclosure than it actually is.
no, you wont need it.

[HazMatt24]

I didn't think they still used that stuff, I thought most boxes now were just based on airspace instead of using the filling to create a larger sound

[antichrysler]

I usually use that foam padding stuff. I'm not sure how to describe it... It usually comes with hard drives... I'll see if i can find a picture

[Ryan from Ohio]

Fiberglass to stuff a box? lol No way!

Polly fill, pillow stuff, whatever you want to call it.

It can be used if need be. Theres nothing wrong with using it either. You just need to know how to use it.

[HazMatt24]

I think he was referring to that fiberglass insulation they use in houses, I've seen that done before as fill

[white04alero]

Originally Posted by white04alero

and on building my own box, would i need that stuffing that goes inside the box, that looks like the shit that fake spider webs are made of during halloween? i think its called polyfill

i dont know where you guys got fiberglass.. i never said it..
im talking about that pillow stuffing stuff..would it be beneficial?

[Ryan from Ohio]

Yes it is, if you need it. You dont add it to just add it.

You dont add nitrous to your 87 grade gas do ya?

[bratch15]

Alot of people just stuff there box with cotton. I never had any trouble with cotton sticking to the subs and it works good for the $1 you pay for a bag of cotton. You just have to make sure you fluff the cotton and not pack it. Anyone else use this trick?

[white04alero]

lol ok let me rephrase.. why would i need the cotton crap

[sound_xtreme]

you dont unless you need more space than you can provide with a box.

[white04alero]

ah i see.. thanks

[Ryan from Ohio]

cotton?

The $3 bag of pollyfill to much for ya?

[QCmustang]

all i have to say is one sub in the right spec box and you will be suprised at the outcome. almost every premade box out there is too small. just so you know.

[white04alero]

hey.. qc mustang.. thanks for the advice, and not to be dumb or anything, but
1996 Ford mustang 232ci V6. sold!

1991 Ford mustang LX Vert.

1995 pontiac bonneville.

do you even have an alero haha?

[sofa]

i think it works out to be a foot of polyfil = 1 cuft of space gained. thats if i remember correctly.

[QCmustang]

Originally Posted by white04alero

hey.. qc mustang.. thanks for the advice, and not to be dumb or anything, but
1996 Ford mustang 232ci V6. sold!

1991 Ford mustang LX Vert.

1995 pontiac bonneville.

do you even have an alero haha?

ha, sorry no i dont, im good friends with nosweat. but im open for everything and always looking for new idea's in different places so i decided to join. thanks for the observation tho.

[Ryan from Ohio]

Originally Posted by sofa

i think it works out to be a foot of polyfil = 1 cuft of space gained. thats if i remember correctly.

There was actually a good study done on this, i wish i could find the link. Basicly, up to 30% gain with 1.5lbs of pollyfill per 1 cubic ft UNDER 3 cubes. Anything over 3 cubes and best results were 1lb of pollyfill per 1 cubic ft OVER 3 cubes (offering i think up to 25% increase). It might have been more or less, but 1.5lbs per 1 cube was found to offer the most gain.