Craz Subwoofer Pics

[RC_Hinojosa]

If you are truly intent on building your own box, you can find what you need here: https://www.crutchfield.com/g_743/Bu...ml?tp=855&pg=1

The other thing to consider is Amazon is your friend...you can find a well built, rhino-lined, pre-built enclosure on the cheap.

Here is an example that I ran when I had 1 KM10: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[rdlangston13]

When we built our box we ran a liberal amount of wood glued along all surfaces that were to be adjoined. Then we screwed them together allowing the wood glue to theoretically create a seal. It does push out a lot of extra glue but a rag cleans it up easy. I used some free software to come up with my port dimensions. Don’t really remember what it was called exactly or if it gave me the right numbers but you basically input some info about your sub and boom, it tells you how long your port needs to be and how big of an opening ect. It sounds good to my untrained ears lol


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[rdlangston13]

Here is the box I built for our WetSounds XS-12. Maybe MLA can tell me if it is tuned right lol.


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[jbird]

3/4" Birch ply, epoxy paint, screws and wood glue and built it to the recommended volume that Exile recommended. Sounds good to me but I'm no professional by any means...
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[rdlangston13]

3/4" Birch ply, epoxy paint, screws and wood glue and built it to the recommended volume that Exile recommended. Sounds good to me but I'm no professional by any means...
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What the hell is their volume requirement??? That thing looks huge!


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[MLA]

Ok, so let's say I would go the route of building my own enclosed box. What sort of sealing is necessary? Is there anything needed on the interior of the box?
For the wiring harness in the back, I assume that insert you added yourself. Or is that the back of the sub? If not, where did you find that part? Do you have to branch the wires to the port from the sub and then out to the amp (as in two separate sets of wires)?

A marine box made form wood, needs to be completely water proof, inside and out. A Q-bomb from amazon, is not, sorry. They are not even assembled very well. I strongly suggest a custom enclosure, over a store bought one. That boat is going to dictate the shape and dimensions due to the steering cable and the bilge vent duct work thats part of the hull. A store bought box means you get what you get, whether it fits the boat or the woofer.

What you see is a terminal cap. Its an electrical pass-through. Some just drill a hole and stick the wires through right to the woofer. Electrically, the only change is the factory sub wires connect to the box now, not the woofer. Theres a jumper that connects between the woofer and the terminal cap.

[RC_Hinojosa]

A marine box made form wood, needs to be completely water proof, inside and out. A Q-bomb from amazon, is not, sorry. They are not even assembled very well. I strongly suggest a custom enclosure, over a store bought one.

Not throwing shade but you completely missed the gist. He's got a KM10, not a W7, not a XXX...

It's a $150 factory sub. Not sure how many would spend the time or money on something custom for what amounts to a participation award from Kicker.


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[MLA]

Not throwing shade but you completely missed the gist. He's got a KM10, not a W7, not a XXX...

It's a $150 factory sub. Not sure how many would spend the time or money on something custom for what amounts to a participation award from Kicker.


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LOL, I think you've missed it. I know exactly what woofer he has, Ive been an authorized Kicker dealer/installer for 10+ years. It may the factory 10" woofer, but its the best damn sounding marine 10" on the market. Custom does not mean waste of money, it means getting the most out of what the woofer has to offer. Every woofer deserves that, regardless of price. Kicker builds one hell of a woofer. Built from the ground up as a marine woofer, not a car woofer passed off as marine. The KM is extremely musical and an excellent performer, when done correctly, Is it high power handling? Not necessarily, but compare it to other marine 10" woofers. Will it compare to a W7 or a wet sounds 12 XXX? No, and neither will any other 10".

You might be surprised by the KM, when hearing one executed correctly.

Just an FYI for others following along, Kicker has a KM12 coming out, as well as a true IB KM10 and KM12. Thats 3 nea woofers on the way. Just note though, some of these boats just wont support an IB woofer.

As to who would spend the time and money, Dale was blown away with the difference in the woofer once we got done with it.

[RC_Hinojosa]

LOL, I think you've missed it. I know exactly what woofer he has, Ive been an authorized Kicker dealer/installer for 10+ years. It may the factory 10" woofer, but its the best damn sounding marine 10" on the market. Custom does not mean waste of money, it means getting the most out of what the woofer has to offer. Every woofer deserves that, regardless of price. Kicker builds one hell of a woofer. Built from the ground up as a marine woofer, not a car woofer passed off as marine. The KM is extremely musical and an excellent performer, when done correctly, Is it high power handling? Not necessarily, but compare it to other marine 10" woofers. Will it compare to a W7 or a wet sounds 12 XXX? No, and neither will any other 10".

You might be surprised by the KM, when hearing one executed correctly.

Just an FYI for others following along, Kicker has a KM12 coming out, as well as a true IB KM10 and KM12. Thats 3 nea woofers on the way. Just note though, some of these boats just wont support an IB woofer.

As to who would spend the time and money, Dale was blown away with the difference in the woofer once we got done with it.

Let's not forget Kicker's upcoming hlcd offerings... better late than never.

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[jbird]

I don't have the actual dimensions handy but it's around 2cf +/-

What the hell is their volume requirement??? That thing looks huge!


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