| CCA Golden Toque
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ontario, woodbridge Posts: 1,916
| it doesn't matter what type of vehicle you have. The same principles apply. Use a solid, easy to work with wood or wood product, most use 3/4" mdf(medium density fibreboard), as it's very hard (won't flex as much as plywood etc...), cheap, and easy to work with. You have to decide how much space you want to dedicate to your subwoofer. If it's 1 cubic feet, then you want to look for a subwoofer that works well in that space, with the power you have available for it (250-300watts in this case). You can use a sealed design (acoustic suspension), or ported (bass reflex). Acoustic suspension generally are easier to build (it's just a sealed box), are usually smaller, and give good overall performance. Bass reflex boxes are harder to build, are larger, and need to be tuned for a specific resonant frequency by adjusting the volume of the port (length and cross section), but they are more efficient (louder with the same power) and can sound as good as a sealed system in terms of sound quality if properly designed. There are lots of websites that show you the steps to build a subwoofer, just google "building a subwoofer". My advice if you're looking at 250-300watts, is to stay with an entry level sub from a good brand name company. These tend to be a little more efficient, meaning they will play louder with less power. Depending on your budget and what's available in your area, you should be able to get a good subwoofer system for your car.
__________________ 2004 300M SPECIAL
Alpine CDA 9833
Alpine Pxa-h701
Alpine Rux-c701
Rockford fosgate p400-4
Rockford fosgate p4004
Hifonics BX 1205D
JBL c608 GTi
JBL p693
Infinity 2.5" center channel
Alpine type R 12"(2)
all active SQL set up with 1900 watts rms |