Zombiepup said:
Great looking box, and seems quite simple to do also.
I don't blame you for getting rid of that monsterous bandpass box.
My question would be how much airspace is there. Doesn't look like nearly enough to support 2 12" subs.
My recommendation if your wanting to save room and still have good sound is to move away from 12's and drop to either 10's or 8's. They will sound immenssly better at lower airspace volume and the lower volume required means the lower space required.
2 JL Audio 8W3 D6's will run you a combined airspace of .75 Cubic feet.
This equals a box 32" Wide X 9" High X 8" Deep. That is probably very similar in size to the new box you made. Of course if money is tight then you probably don't want to go this route as each speaker is aproximately $120, and amp to push them would have to make at least 250 watts of power.
i agree that two 10" subs will sound better, but i have to disagree that you "need" X amount of power.
there isnt a minimum requirement for amp power, unless you push your system.
if your just looking for a decent amount of bass, you only need about 100 watts RMS, which basically just means constant power.
if you like the boom and you push your system, you are best off with an amp that provides enough power to perfectly match your subwoofers requirements.
distortion from pushing an amp too hard is what destroys subs, along with too much power.
my recommendation would be one kicker 10" solobaric, it only requires 0.66-1 cubic foot, which is a pretty small range for a sub that puts out such massive amounts of sound.
they will take upto 450 watts rms, but ive heard plenty of solobaric subs running on as little as 50 watts without problems.