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tiggs11 · 03-02-2008, 05:07 PM

well i have been woundering about the difference with wood vs fiberglass sub boxes. then i was thinking what about a solid welded all aluminum box, what would it sound like???

if you have any answeres to this please let me know.

sleeper_r/t · 03-02-2008, 06:23 PM

aluminum would be sweet but i dont know what it will sound like.

Bigal470 · 03-02-2008, 06:31 PM

wood - solid enclosure if built with the right material just cant get crazy designs and you need to use carpet on the outside to look good

fiberglass - can make crazy designs that sound good maybe harder to figure out volume can be painted or covered in many types of cloth or carpet

metal - might be heavy never heard or sen one though so cant help you on it

Pappa John · 03-02-2008, 06:44 PM

My opinion,
And it's just an opinion because I've never seem or heard of it. But I would stay away from aluminum, it is a conductor of electricity and I think it might be a little heavier then wood or glass, unless you could machine away some of it I'd stick with wood....

Pure Eight Clothing · 03-02-2008, 06:53 PM

Stray away from aluminum. Think about aluminum hulled boats. The sound of a wake hitting it and the thud/ reverb it emits is not something you would like with a sound system. Aluminum boxes are HEAVY as well. I would go with wood or fiberglass. Just my opinion though.

tiggs11 · 03-02-2008, 07:12 PM

what about the conductor part, you put a seal under the surround of the sub when installing it, and if everything is done properly what would be the problem. the amps are not getting mounted to it. my brother in law is making it for me to try, and with the aluminum its solid and not that heavy.

**Bassius** · 03-02-2008, 07:34 PM

dont use aluminum...

as a bass player and sound engineer i can say that aluminum boxes sound like poo

Greg095 · 03-02-2008, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassius

dont use aluminum...

as a bass player and sound engineer i can say that aluminum boxes sound like poo

What exactly does poo sound like? You must have special poo, my poo is pretty silent. Unless you factor in all the "beans"!!!!!

tiggs11 · 03-02-2008, 09:12 PM

well i guess no one has tried the aluminum sub box, the one thing with the light wieght aluminum is, i can put dynamat in it and isulate it and i can make if low profile, paint it or what ever.

MagWag · 03-02-2008, 10:01 PM

aluminum... take a pop can, and play a small speaker into it.... then revise the idea u had... itd look real cool, but thatd be bout it....

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tiggs11 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: courtenay b.c. Posts: 152 iTrader: (0)	if you can tell me the difference well i have been woundering about the difference with wood vs fiberglass sub boxes. then i was thinking what about a solid welded all aluminum box, what would it sound like??? if you have any answeres to this please let me know.

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Bigal470 One wicked azz car! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 4,550 iTrader: (0)	wood - solid enclosure if built with the right material just cant get crazy designs and you need to use carpet on the outside to look good fiberglass - can make crazy designs that sound good maybe harder to figure out volume can be painted or covered in many types of cloth or carpet metal - might be heavy never heard or sen one though so cant help you on it
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Pappa John JJs Precision Guesswork Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mi. Posts: 242 iTrader: (0)	My opinion, And it's just an opinion because I've never seem or heard of it. But I would stay away from aluminum, it is a conductor of electricity and I think it might be a little heavier then wood or glass, unless you could machine away some of it I'd stick with wood....
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03-02-2008, 06:23 PM	#2
sleeper_r/t Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dodge Center, MN Posts: 215 iTrader: (0)	aluminum would be sweet but i dont know what it will sound like.

03-02-2008, 06:53 PM	#5
Pure Eight Clothing The Stone White Specter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oldest City, Florida Posts: 236 iTrader: (0)	Stray away from aluminum. Think about aluminum hulled boats. The sound of a wake hitting it and the thud/ reverb it emits is not something you would like with a sound system. Aluminum boxes are HEAVY as well. I would go with wood or fiberglass. Just my opinion though.

03-02-2008, 07:12 PM	#6
tiggs11 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: courtenay b.c. Posts: 152 iTrader: (0)	what about the conductor part, you put a seal under the surround of the sub when installing it, and if everything is done properly what would be the problem. the amps are not getting mounted to it. my brother in law is making it for me to try, and with the aluminum its solid and not that heavy.

03-02-2008, 07:34 PM	#7
Bassius Bassist-Extraordinaire!!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 585 iTrader: (0)	dont use aluminum... as a bass player and sound engineer i can say that aluminum boxes sound like poo

03-02-2008, 09:12 PM	#9
tiggs11 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: courtenay b.c. Posts: 152 iTrader: (0)	well i guess no one has tried the aluminum sub box, the one thing with the light wieght aluminum is, i can put dynamat in it and isulate it and i can make if low profile, paint it or what ever.