For those of you who have been looking for a prefab 12 box i came across one. Here's the link, http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=3688
Hope that helps some of yall

 

good box, has 1 1/4 inch of room for sub excursion.

 

It's made of 5/8, not going to have the best bass response... But would be worth giving it a try...

 

ugg 5 3/4 mounting depth.

 

I thought 5/8's was good, what is not good about it?

 

Exactly what i was thinking. I thought I had found the perfect box for my idq's then saw that. I'm going to build the same box just out of 3/4 of course and see if i can get a total net of 2.0 or over. It'll really make those idq's sound great and make them hit those low's. As soon as swim season is over in 3 weeks i'll be getting started.

 

Just the overall density of the wood. Obviously a more dense heavier sheet of plywood is going to hold a much stronger structure, were the less dense will be more forgiving.

 

so thinner is better in this case

 

No no, thicker is better. 3/4 is thicker than 5/8. You want an unforgiving structure that wont move, thats why you dont build boxes out of particle board.

 

That is what I thought, but the way you had it worded confused me.

 

sorry, I disloacted my shoulder and my thoughts are a bit cloudy due to all the pain killers

 

Kool
but, I'm getting that box and taking the carpet off and painting it.
Would it be possible to ad another 1/4 inch of MDF to it?

 

Depending on your setup you might be fine with 5/8th inch wood.
In an aplication like under the seat of our trucks, where every little bit of space counts, 5/8ths isnt a bad idea. AS LONG AS you dont get crazy with what your putting in there.

Being a prefab box its probably not braced at all, so I might be a little careful about what you put in it, and maybe even add some of my own bracing if I though it needed it; but if you were to make your own out of 5/8th, do it right with bracing and what not, and didnt get crazy, it would work out quite nicely for a little extra space.