speaker box

rocko wakeboarder · Criminal Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 91 City: Rockingham

im making a speaker box and i was woundering should i fill it or leave it hollow i will be using pine and ply wood

thank you micheal

joedirt00 · Posted: Apr 14, 2006 8:08 am Post subject:

What is the speakerbox for, tower??? the fill depends on what kind of speakers its for. Some subs are recomended to have a certain % others have none.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Fill it. It will help prevent noise and vibration from bass coming out of your speakers.

I think some people have just used packing foam. But do a search and you can probably come up with some alternatives.

rocko wakeboarder · Criminal Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 91 City: Rockingham

ok then cheers,

dyldebus · Newbie Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 13 City: Tempe

You should consider using MDF over plywood. It's MUCH easier to work with and a bit denser for a better sound. Just be sure to spray/brush a coat of fiberglass resin over it when you're finished. MDF tends to warp easily when wet. If you're putting it in the nose you should apply some resin to any type of wood box.

-Dylan

lvaxis250r · Newbie Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 9 City: las vegas

we use 1/2 " birch ply sprayed with resin no problems in 2 years

Dip_Krew · Posted: May 14, 2006 9:36 am Post subject:

MDF is cheaper, easier to cut, dosent chip or leave splinter, and is 100 times better for deep bass

Geoff Standish · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 843 City: Calgary

I'll second pretty much everything said here, like Wakebrad said, fill it. Another thing you could try for fill is pillow stuffing.

As dyldebus said, MDF is the way to go for speaker boxes.