Foaming a Box

*Jonny Sock0* · 10-22-2007, 03:57 PM

This one goes out to tech12/p-dizzle/anyone who knows audio:
Can you put foam in a box with two 12 inch Rockford Fosgate P1 Punch?
its an under the back seat box that i am fiberglassing at the moment, but while the subs were out i would like to put some foam in there so that the bass is more controlled and not so damn loud, it kicks my *** every day lol

i have heard that if u foam a box and the subs put out heat, it will catch fire, and i would like to avoid that

thanks!

**tech12volt** · 10-22-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny Sock0

This one goes out to tech12/p-dizzle/anyone who knows audio:
Can you put foam in a box with two 12 inch Rockford Fosgate P1 Punch?
its an under the back seat box that i am fiberglassing at the moment, but while the subs were out i would like to put some foam in there so that the bass is more controlled and not so damn loud, it kicks my *** every day lol

i have heard that if u foam a box and the subs put out heat, it will catch fire, and i would like to avoid that

thanks!

i need a little more info on this faom process?

*Jonny Sock0* · 10-22-2007, 05:18 PM

haha i thought this was kinda common in audio..
well from what i understand u take the foam found in like tempurpedic pillows or the foam u can buy in big blocks, put it into your box and cut it so the subs will have a few inches of airspace, but it fills up the rest of the box making it more toned, im tired of my bass being stupid gangster loud lol i want more focused hard hitting and not so much vibrational bass.

**tech12volt** · 10-22-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny Sock0

haha i thought this was kinda common in audio..
well from what i understand u take the foam found in like tempurpedic pillows or the foam u can buy in big blocks, put it into your box and cut it so the subs will have a few inches of airspace, but it fills up the rest of the box making it more toned, im tired of my bass being stupid gangster loud lol i want more focused hard hitting and not so much vibrational bass.

Foam or polyfill? The foam thing is new to me. pliyfill makes the sub see a larger enclosure . Never heard of the foam thing.

*Jonny Sock0* · 10-22-2007, 06:41 PM

ok well ill show u if i can do it.
what im asking is do the P1's put out heat from the bottom that could possibly cause a fire?

**tech12volt** · 10-22-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny Sock0

ok well ill show u if i can do it.
what im asking is do the P1's put out heat from the bottom that could possibly cause a fire?

I am sorry but isnt foam going to take up airspace.Im sure you need every inch of airspace you can get

*Jonny Sock0* · 10-22-2007, 06:57 PM

isnt the point to take up airspace lol
doesnt it make the hits more focused and less just rumble..
like i said im no expert, but im pretty much over everything in my car rattling all teh time, i want my bass to hit hard and not just vibrate everything ya kno?

Dom249 · 10-22-2007, 07:15 PM

I have the total opposite of what speaker you have, I have the T2 12", and is doesnt take much at all to rattle things,especially the sunglass holders above on the roof are bad, but once I put some dynamat in my truck it stopped alot of the rattling. Hey tech12 couldnt he just tune his amp and h/u differently for it to sound like he wants it to?

**tech12volt** · 10-22-2007, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dom249

I have the total opposite of what speaker you have, I have the T2 12", and is doesnt take much at all to rattle things,especially the sunglass holders above on the roof are bad, but once I put some dynamat in my truck it stopped alot of the rattling. Hey tech12 couldnt he just tune his amp and h/u differently for it to sound like he wants it to?

Yes i would think so.

Dom249 · 10-22-2007, 07:22 PM

Hey jonny question for you. Is the bass you want to get out your subs low hard hitting bass or high? I know the punches being they arent to big of subs, they mostly hit high bass and they dont have to much low bass.From what I know of rf the p1 and p2's dont hit much lows, mostly high bass depending on what enclosure you have them in.

*Jonny Sock0* · 10-22-2007, 07:50 PM

well i will give an example of the bass i want.
my budies truck has 3 tens behind his back seat, and whenever it hits it feels like someone pushed on my seat inthe front passenger/drivers

my bass when it hits, makes the outside mirrors and the rearview mirror vibrate like crazy on the same song.

so i dont kno if that helps but there u go lol thats what i want to go for

dont get me wrong i like my subs, but i want a different sound out of them.

*Jonny Sock0* · 10-22-2007, 07:51 PM

like i dont want so much BHWAHHA BO0OoM
just more Boom. Boom
haha terible example but that is how my buddy explained it to me

Dom249 · 10-22-2007, 08:17 PM

jus curious, what type of amp you have on your subs?

*Jonny Sock0* · 10-22-2007, 09:40 PM

umm.. this is off memory, a crossfire i believe. 600 wat

crazyloaf · 10-23-2007, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonny Sock0

well i will give an example of the bass i want.
my budies truck has 3 tens behind his back seat, and whenever it hits it feels like someone pushed on my seat inthe front passenger/drivers

my bass when it hits, makes the outside mirrors and the rearview mirror vibrate like crazy on the same song.

so i dont kno if that helps but there u go lol thats what i want to go for

dont get me wrong i like my subs, but i want a different sound out of them.

What kind of a setup does your friend have and are his sub boxes foamed inside? Just curios cause I'm starting from scratch and I would love to get the same effect your buddy has.