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Gold Member Username: Southernrebel
Monroe,
Louisiana
2 DD3515s, 2...
Post Number: 6523
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 03:27 pm: |
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Box for a customer's W7-12.
2cuft tuned to ~35hz...doubled baffle, recessed 1".
Going on an older MTX 81000D.
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Silver Member Username: Ducka
Shelby Township,
MI
United States
Post Number: 329
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 03:40 pm: |
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very nice! |
Gold Member Username: Ctmike
Ct.
Post Number: 6334
Registered: Feb-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:02 pm: |
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x2^. ever think about making boxes and selling them online? |
Gold Member Username: Southernrebel
Monroe,
Louisiana
2 DD3515s, 2...
Post Number: 6525
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:13 pm: |
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I used to sell boxes online.
Had to make alil extra to go to SPL comps 
Now I only sell in the shop. |
Gold Member Username: Ctmike
Ct.
Post Number: 6335
Registered: Feb-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:20 pm: |
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well if you ever decide to start again, let me know. i actually need a box right now. sell me one real cheap and i'll give it a great review and promise to always recommend you for boxes |
Silver Member Username: Bonhamd
TC,
MI
USA
Post Number: 862
Registered: Nov-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:41 pm: |
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that box looks great and you should seriously consider making boxes to sell online |
Silver Member Username: Teamrevolution
ATLANTA,
GA
USA
Post Number: 311
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:52 pm: |
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Looks sharp,Canaan got's some solid install skills! |
Silver Member Username: Cozce
Post Number: 128
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:52 pm: |
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well if you ever decide to start again, let me know. i actually need a box right now. sell me one real cheap and i'll give it a great review and promise to always recommend you for boxes
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Gold Member Username: Jakeyplaysbass
St. Louis,
MO / ASU
Post Number: 3122
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:54 pm: |
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Theres not really "money" in making sub boxes and selling them online unless you have hookups with shipping and a big shop that can pound boxes out one after another.
Correct me if im wrong canaan, but that box probably took 2-3 hours to make not counting down time waiting for the glue to dry. Its just not worth the time unless you have ALOT of them selling. It will make a few bucks but not enough to make a full business out of it. |
Gold Member Username: Jakeyplaysbass
St. Louis,
MO / ASU
Post Number: 3123
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:55 pm: |
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The box does look good tho BTW. |
Silver Member Username: Qslimms
Swanton,
Oh
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Post Number: 170
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:58 pm: |
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nice canaan |
Gold Member Username: Loc_out
SOCAL
2 RE 15 XXX
Post Number: 2290
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 05:03 pm: |
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Nice job canaan. You have other pic of the box. We all wouldn't mind learning how to big clean boxes like that. |
Gold Member Username: Southernrebel
Monroe,
Louisiana
2 DD3515s, 2...
Post Number: 6527
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 05:12 pm: |
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This box took a little longer than you would expect. To get the 2-tone look right take a little extra time too. As things are now, I can't just go the back and build a box...I have to come up and work the front when people come in.
I charged $180 for this box. That includes install though.
I also built 2 other boxes this week
One box for a single cab S10...2.75cuft w/ 2 4" flares. Its going to have 2 DD1510D4's on a MM1000.1D. Should be pretty loud The other is 6.5cuft tuned to 38hz for a DD3518d2 in the soundroom. |
Gold Member Username: Jakeyplaysbass
St. Louis,
MO / ASU
Post Number: 3124
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 05:17 pm: |
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"I charged $180 for this box. That includes install though."
Not a bad price at all for a local shop. Around here a single 12 sealed box is 155+install, ported is 205+install, sealed 15" is 175+install, and ported is 220+install. Thats all with black or gray carpet to...nothing special.
For my 4 15" upfiring box that was 12cuft and had tan carpet and a tan vinyl cutout they wanted $300+55 bucks an hour and they were guessing it would take 6-8 hours. So it would have easily been over $700 bucks. Scary isnt it... |
Silver Member Username: Cozce
Post Number: 130
Registered: Mar-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 05:22 pm: |
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This is why I refuse to let a shop from around here build my box Jake. |
Gold Member Username: Southernrebel
Monroe,
Louisiana
2 DD3515s, 2...
Post Number: 6528
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 06:18 pm: |
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$155 for a sealed 12" box...ouch.
I charge $120-135 for a 12" ported box depending on the size/shape w/ double baffle.
I did a 4-12 box for $285 awhile back.
Doubled baffle w/ 4" flared ports and wire w/ 8ga. Subs mounted and everything. |
Gold Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
United States
Post Number: 1856
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 08:10 pm: |
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That box looks really clean! Props man! |
Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4136
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 09:18 pm: |
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very nice job |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
A pic is worth
1000 posts!!
Post Number: 17480
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 09:18 pm: |
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Mad carpet skills man. You and Rovin set the mark. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin
1 15 = 149.5 DBs
Trinidad & T...
Post Number: 14014
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 10:18 pm: |
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very nice ! ..... |
Silver Member Username: Bjfish11
Garden Plain,
KS
USA
Post Number: 456
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 10:08 am: |
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That looks very very nice man. |
Gold Member Username: Southernrebel
Monroe,
Louisiana
2 DD3515s, 2...
Post Number: 6532
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 10:42 am: |
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BJ, I just realized that my prices are pretty much right there w/ yours. You do charge less for additions the the box (slant, double baffle, etc). Your new site is nice BTW.
Its really sad what people in my town pay for substandard boxes. Another local shop is pretty much know as the 'box kings', but people are learning what kind of boxes I build.
That other shop builds the same single 12" box for EVERY subs. 1.85cuft tuned to ~35hz w/ a 3.75"x3.75" port. Doesn't matter it you have a W3, L7, CVR, T2...they do the same box. The port noise is horrible w/ that box w/ any sub over ~500wrms.
I have made quite a few box sells just because people come in and tell me "my box ain't breathing, I think I need a new one." They can hear the port noise, they just don't realize what it actually is. I build em a box and send em on there way.
Did that for a guy w/ 2 Memphis M1's the other day. He said they sound weird, and he wanted to go to just 1 12". I tried to sell him a DD1512, but he went and got an Type R (at least he got a good sub). I dropped it in one of my boxes and it was louder and deeper than those 2 M1's in the other box. Same amp...it was sad. |
Silver Member Username: Bjfish11
Garden Plain,
KS
USA
Post Number: 457
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 12:12 pm: |
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Yea, it is crazy what a some shops can get away with.... LOL.
Thanks for the props on the site, I think Mark did an awesome job on it. We are not completely done with it yet, still have some additions to make to the shop. What we are doing, I have never seen before, so I hope it can be beneficial to everyone. ;) |
Gold Member Username: Pitbullguy
The Chicago area
Post Number: 3387
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 12:48 pm: |
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A little OT but there was a dude at the local car show last night with a dub7 in a really nice custom fiberglass install, sounded nice too. He didn't want people taking pics for some reason though. I did however sneak a pic of his license plate which i thought was kinda funny.
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