Well, the minimum is zero and the maximum is whatever you can get into the space, so perhaps the question needs some clarification.
Box size calculations are covered at www.diysubwoofers.org, and the calculations hold true whether you are building a subwoofer or midrange, whatever....
Box size calculations are covered at www.diysubwoofers.org, and the calculations hold true whether you are building a subwoofer or midrange, whatever....
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Nope. Volume is determined by the specifications of the driver and the response you want. It will be easier to answer your question if you give a little background as to how you decided to ask it.
mikee55 said:Just wandered if there was a ratio of absolute largest or smallest volume for a given design.
Cheers Mike
Nope. Volume is determined by the specifications of the driver and the response you want. It will be easier to answer your question if you give a little background as to how you decided to ask it.
For a sealed box, rather than thinking about size, think about Qtc.
A Qtc of:
0.5 to 0.65 is low
0.65-1 is typical
1-1.3 is high, but tolerable
1.3+ is getting into the "quite boomy" region
For vented boxes, if the response has any peaking, it will tend to sound boomy. The sharper and higher the peak, the boomier.
The bigger you make the box, the less the power handling at low frequencies will be.
A Qtc of:
0.5 to 0.65 is low
0.65-1 is typical
1-1.3 is high, but tolerable
1.3+ is getting into the "quite boomy" region
For vented boxes, if the response has any peaking, it will tend to sound boomy. The sharper and higher the peak, the boomier.
The bigger you make the box, the less the power handling at low frequencies will be.
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