Does anyone know of a site that sells good empty home subwoofer enclosures?

Question

i just bought some home theater subwoofers from my friend but i have no enclosures for them does anyone knoe of a site that sells empty home subwoofer enclosures for good prices?

Answer 1

When dealing with low frequency drivers it is very unlikely that you will find a generic subwoofer enclosure for home audio. Low frequency—including subwoofer—enclosures are designed for each specific low frequency driver model.



In order to obtain the proper enclosure that will yield the best performance for your (subwoofer) drivers will require either the brand and model number(s) or the Thiele-Small parameters for your drivers. Any respectable manufacturer of low frequency, moving-coil transducers (aka drivers) will publish Thiele-Small parameters for their transducers. (In the rare case when a manufacturer fails to publish the Thiele-Small parameters you may still be able to obtain the parameters by measuring the drivers yourself. If you want or need to learn how to do this you should obtain a copy of Vance Dickason’s “Loudspeaker Design Cookbook.”)



If you are lucky enough to find a ready-made subwoofer enclosure, and/or eschew using the Thiele-Small parameters, then the only remaining option is to utilize a closed box / infinite baffle enclosure (design) of sufficient volume and tweak the ‘effective’ enclosure volume by varying the quantity of acoustical damping material inside the subwoofer enclosure. Below I’ve provided a few sources for custom loudspeaker enclosures that may be useful for you.



You should also consider searching for a local custom cabinet or woodworking shop that is capable of fabricating the subwoofer enclosures you need. Also check with your local trade schools and technical colleges - they often offer inexpensive services to the public. Finally, contact your local pro sound dealers – they occasionally deal with custom loudspeaker enclosures; if not they may be able to help you find a shop that makes custom loudspeaker enclosures.



Wood Artistry Custom Speaker Enclosures

http://www.woodartistry.com/Audio.htm



Zalytron Custom Speaker Enclosures

http://www.zalytron.com/boxes.html

http://www.zalytron.com



GR Research

http://www.gr-research.com/index.asp?Pag...



Subwoofer Enclosures for Dayton Loudspeakers

http://www.partsexpress.com/subwoofer-he...

http://www.partsexpress.com/catalog/pdf/...

(Note: it is unlikely that these enclosures will work for any drivers other than Dayton brand drivers.)



(Madisound, one of the largest DIY loudspeaker component and parts suppliers on the planet used to sell its own “Woodstyle” brand of loudspeaker enclosures but has since discontinued this part of their business - most likely due to lack of demand and rising costs.)

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Section 17 - Suppliers of prefabricated enclosures  

http://ldsg.snippets.org/sect-17.php



“Weldon Abarr is an excellent craftsman who has built some lovely cabinets for friends and is looking to do more such work.”



     WELDON ABARR

     707 V AVE

     BOONE IA  50036-7473

     Tel.: [phone]



Salk Sound

http://www.salksound.com

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Explanation of Thiele/Small Loudspeaker Parameters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiele/Smal...



The Thiele-Small Loudspeaker Database

http://www.thielesmall.com



Loudspeaker Design Cookbook

http://www.audioxpress.com/bksprods/prod...



The Subwoofer DIY Page

http://www.diysubwoofers.org



Acousta-Stuff

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl....



Carded (Long Fiber) Wool Batting

Yolo Wool Mill, CA

http://www.yolowoolmill.com/fibers.html

 

Answer 2

Look for speaker building sites like PartsExpress. They sell the parts and kits.