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    Woofer in small enclosures

    Besides Image Dynamics, are there any other good woofers out there that work in small enclosures?

    Thanks!

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    all woofers

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    Quote Originally Posted by inteva6184
    all woofers
    OK, so if I read this correctly, I can take pretty much any 12" woofer, place it in a 1 cubic ft box and get some good sound?

    WOW! I had no idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod_B
    OK, so if I read this correctly, I can take pretty much any 12" woofer, place it in a 1 cubic ft box and get some good sound?

    WOW! I had no idea.

    You just need to look at each woofer indivdually, and see what their recogmended box size is.... but not every 12 will sound good in a 1cu box.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod_B
    OK, so if I read this correctly, I can take pretty much any 12" woofer, place it in a 1 cubic ft box and get some good sound?

    WOW! I had no idea.

    Well, technically, Inteva answered correctly. You asked "are there any other good woofers out there that work in small enclosures?" Any woofer will WORK in a small enclosure. Now the question is, what woofer will work WELL in a small enclosure. And to determine that, what do you consider small? For me, anything smaller than 3.5 feet ported is small. For you, it may be 1.5 feet ported.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CVStroker
    Well, technically, Inteva answered correctly. You asked "are there any other good woofers out there that work in small enclosures?" Any woofer will WORK in a small enclosure. Now the question is, what woofer will work WELL in a small enclosure. And to determine that, what do you consider small? For me, anything smaller than 3.5 feet ported is small. For you, it may be 1.5 feet ported.

    OK, let me ask it this way, which 12" woofers, other than IDQ, work well in 1 cu ft (sealed) or less?

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    any sub will work well in a small enclosure sounding good in a small enclosure is a diff story

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod_B
    OK, let me ask it this way, which 12" woofers, other than IDQ, work well in 1 cu ft (sealed) or less?
    download a speaker box designer and you can answer your own question. There's one called "speaker box designer" that I like. Another more popular one is WinISD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by inteva6184
    any sub will work well in a small enclosure sounding good in a small enclosure is a diff story
    I would say that if a sub does not sound good, it is not working well...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mike patton
    I would say that if a sub does not sound good, it is not working well...
    Did I ask the wrong question or what? Work well, sound good, play loud, etc. All I was looking for was a comparable woofer to the IDQ that sounds good, work well, whatever, in a small enclosure, like the IDQ's.

    Thanks! I appreciate all responses.

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    Audiobahn subs sound ok in a small enc. Sony Xplods sound good (though you have to replace them every 10 minutes)

    KickerCVRs sound good... . . .. . . . . .. . OTHER THAN IDQ
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