{"id":4201,"date":"2014-03-14T16:37:08","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T03:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2015-09-28T08:21:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T19:21:33","slug":"abtec-custom-designed-built-subwoofer-enclosures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/abtec-custom-designed-built-subwoofer-enclosures\/","title":{"rendered":"ABTEC Custom Designed & Built Subwoofer Enclosures"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you have been thinking about getting a Subwoofer Enclosure<\/strong> made? Well there is a lot more involved in getting one made than slapping some wood together and putting some holes in it. \u00a0In fact there are so many variables involved that I can not sum it up in one paragraph.<\/p>\n

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(ABTEC’s SPL\/SQL Enclosure for ABTEC3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

First of all you need to work out what you are looking for when it comes to your bass needs, for a lot of people Pre-fab Enclosures<\/strong> will provide more than enough for their needs. For the rest of us it becomes a little more complicated than that.<\/p>\n

For the Audiophile\/Basshead\/Ground Pounder\/Bass Enthusiast<\/strong> or what ever label you have attached getting an Subwoofer Enclosure<\/strong> designed and made is bit more of a personal decision, since you will be looking for a specific\u00a0sound so the time spent on designing\/testing\/listening to different Subwoofer Enclosures<\/strong> will be more important than it would be for the general end user.<\/p>\n

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(Ashley’s Horn-Enclosure for his DD-9912-D1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once you have found the sound (Or tuning as some would put it) you are looking for you can almost start on building your Subwoofer Enclosure<\/strong>, before you start you should really have a good think about the material you will be using as this will also change the overall sound of the Subwoofer Enclosure<\/strong> too!<\/p>\n

Generally most people will use MDF<\/strong> (Custom-wood)<\/strong>, the reason for this is not because it has a good sound characteristics about it but more to do with it being a lot cheaper to buy. Other people will use a Plywood<\/strong> as this does have good sound characteristics (And Strength)<\/strong> depending on the type of Plywood used.<\/p>\n

In some cases using Plywood for some of your Subwoofer Enclosure<\/strong> and MDF<\/strong> for the rest can give you a nice solid sound an increase in strength depending on where the veneer is used. Also this will keep your cost’s down a touch!<\/p>\n

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(ABTEC’s Biggest Enclosure we Designed & Built for ABTEC1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most important aspect of Designing & Building Subwoofer Enclosures<\/strong> is experience! Anyone can get some wood, screws & glue but that doesn’t mean that anyone can Design<\/strong> and or Build<\/strong> an Enclosure<\/strong> that will work effectively or give you a clean sound.<\/p>\n

On another note, when spending your hard earned cash on a Subwoofer Enclosures<\/strong> you really want to know that the person\/company making it has good experience with the type of Subwoofer<\/strong> you are running as different Subwoofer<\/strong> models have different specifications and requirements.<\/p>\n

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(Ground-Pounder Enclosure Designed by Ashley & Myself for a happy customer)<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABTEC<\/strong> has two very experienced Subwoofer Enclosure Designers & Builders<\/strong> on board, Ashley ‘MADD BASS’ Burrell & George ‘Chopper’ Kaczorowski<\/strong>. Ashley<\/strong> has been in the car audio industry for 31<\/strong> years and has been Designing & Building Enclosures<\/strong> since 1981<\/strong>. George<\/strong> has been in the car audio industry for 25<\/strong> years and has been building and designing Enclosures<\/strong> his entire career.<\/p>\n

A lot of people use volume\/port calculators when designing their Enclosures<\/strong>, this is good for a guideline but this does not add other variables that come into play. Also a calculator can not pick up sounds like the human ear so it is recommend to listen to the Enclosure<\/strong> in your vehicle before finally fully sealing it just in case you want or need to make changes to suit your Bass needs\/wants!<\/p>\n

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(Ashley wasn’t going to sell this till a good friend\/customer begged him for it)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We here at ABTEC<\/strong> have over 100 different custom designs that can be adjusted to suit you and also your vehicle, however certain designs are very vehicle specific like the Loaded Horn Designs<\/strong> so a lot more time and effort must be taken into account with these!<\/p>\n

If you need or want a Custom Subwoofer Enclosure Designed and\/or Built<\/strong> feel free to contact us on 0800 10 10 81<\/strong> or visit us at 49 Hutt Road Petone<\/strong> and we will be willing you help you with your Subwoofer Enclosure<\/strong> needs!<\/p>\n

Lets end this with a sneaky picture of a Design Ashley<\/strong> did when he was around 15<\/strong> in 1981<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So you have been thinking about getting a Subwoofer Enclosure made? Well there is a lot more involved in getting one made than slapping some wood together and putting some holes in it. \u00a0In fact there are so many variables involved that I can not sum it up in one paragraph. (ABTEC’s SPL\/SQL Enclosure for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4201"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4201"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6108,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4201\/revisions\/6108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}