5/8" MDF & 3/4" MDF
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Justin Gros Unregistered guest | would there be a noticalbe difference in using 5/8" MDF instead of 3/4" MDF? |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 1578 Registered: Jul-05 | with thinner made boxes u tend to lose alot of 'energy' through box flexing/vibrating . If its smaller lower rms subs u can get away with it . Me personally i use 3/4 but since 1" has just now become available in my are -thats what i intend to use from now on . Stiffer the box the better .... |
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Justin Gros Unregistered guest | thanks |
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Silver Member Username: Audiobass10Cape Coral, FL United States Post Number: 311 Registered: Jul-05 | Rovin, RMS ratings of a woofer have NOTHING to do with what size MDF to use. Do you think an Atlas 15" would be fine in a 5/8" MDF enclosure? Do a little more reading before you post answers that are misleading. |
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Bronze Member Username: Mattc6465Post Number: 33 Registered: Oct-05 | well the more powerfull the woofer the harder it will hit which means a stiffer box would be better. why dont you think before you post. and its not misleading. |
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Bronze Member Username: Wolf_houndPost Number: 79 Registered: Sep-05 | lol Dave I would ENCOURAGE you to read www.bcae1.com and www.the12volt.com before you post anything else. |
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Silver Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 576 Registered: Jul-05 | haha!! Its good to know what your talking about  |
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Silver Member Username: Audiobass10Cape Coral, FL United States Post Number: 312 Registered: Jul-05 | matthew, Actually it is misleading. Power handling has nothing to do with how hard a subwoofer will "hit". It is a thermal rating and that is ALL it is. Juian, With 79 posts (none of which were intelligent), you seem to know a lot. The ignorance of some people on this forum amazes me. |
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ranger212's Unregistered guest | ill put in my 2 cents....lol if your building a box its a good idea to use construction adhesive to put it together....less rattles |
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Bronze Member Username: Mattc6465Post Number: 34 Registered: Oct-05 | what i meant to say Dave is that stronger subs will make more vibrations which would mean that a stronger, sturdier box would hold up better. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 1603 Registered: Jul-05 | Sometimes i don't know why ppl want to argue about stuff - Dave can believe or do as he pleases & the rest of us will each do our own thing cause the rest of the guys fully understand what i meant .... |
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Silver Member Username: Audiobass10Cape Coral, FL United States Post Number: 313 Registered: Jul-05 | "Sometimes i don't know why ppl want to argue about stuff - Dave can believe or do as he pleases & the rest of us will each do our own thing cause the rest of the guys fully understand what i meant ...." Like I said. What you said was wrong, and misleading. High RMS ratings to not make a sub more "powerful". The only people that will fully understand what u said are the ones that have don't have a clue as to what they're talking about. I wasn't really trying to argue. I'm just tired of reading posts like this as they seem to be of abundance on this forum. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 1607 Registered: Jul-05 | "I wasn't really trying to argue" - me too ! But it seems like u want to tell us all that whether its a 50wrms or 500wrms sub u can use the same 5/8 mdf & it'll be fine & that it does not matter ?????? |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 1608 Registered: Jul-05 | & i do not mean a 50w DD against a Pyramid 500w for example , not that DD makes a 50w sub . I meant of the same any good brand .... |
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Silver Member Username: Audiobass10Cape Coral, FL United States Post Number: 314 Registered: Jul-05 | I was simply saying that power handling has nothing to do with how thick your enclosure should be.. I personally would never use 5/8" MDF for any application. I'd rather use 3/4" Particle Board for smaller subs as it's cheaper and works just as good as MDF. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2552 Registered: Aug-05 | actually, i have never heard a 300wRMS sub that hit louder than a 1000wRMS sub. it may be just a thermal rating, but it has a lot to do with the subs performance. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2553 Registered: Aug-05 | wow...i haven't been on in a few days since i read this thread. lol |
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Silver Member Username: ThumperRichmond, VA U.S.A Post Number: 136 Registered: Apr-05 | Well Rovin wasnt saying "the thicker the bored, the more power your sub can handle, he was just saying the more flex in your enclosure the less you hear. Some of the energy is absorbed through the flexing of the enclosure. But anyways, like muddywaters, were clearing things up.....after everyone has killed each other 3 days later. |
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Silver Member Username: ScubasteveCollege Park, MD Post Number: 730 Registered: May-05 | The greater the internal pressure created by the speaker, the more important rigidity of the materials becomes. This is what everyone is trying to say I believe. Generally, feeding a sub lots of power will cause this to happen. There are tons of factors though. Sealed vs. ported, excursion, surface area of the cone, etc. will all influence the pressure in the box. I generally use .75" MDF for ~500ish Watts or less, and 1" for above that, or ported SPL boxes even if the sub is getting less than 500 RMS. And of course, they're all very well braced. |
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