A speaker needs airspace to isolate (or tune via a port) the back wave. It also needs that airspace to provide sufficient resistance to dampen the cones movements.
In short, the space is needed for any sort of bass response, and honestly there probably isn’t even enough in the design.
Was just there a couple days ago, sounds like you get the last one of the year. Bring layers, especially a cap and gloves. it was only high 30’s up there despite being 55-60 on the strip. You’ll spend quite a bit of time out of the vehicle talking and learning, I think 75% of my group bought a...
I sent the following to my dealer.
Post in thread 'Truth about the price protection on orders before 2/21/2021'
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/truth-about-the-price-protection-on-orders-before-2-21-2021.51377/post-1541642
Or I had the top off all weekend and then some showers popped up Monday morning and I want to get the top back on and they aren’t coming over at 7:00 AM Monday.
Post in thread '2023 7-Speaker System -- is subwoofer powered by amplifier or stereo receiver?'
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While Kicker is a mainstream brand, Audiomobile has been around for decades and makes solid products also. I would put the Evo 8 they use in that enclosure up against a JL 8W3 and would give the edge to the Audiomobile with greater XMAX. I think the Kicker may be a bit louder, but the...
They won’t just mold the B&O, they make a wood box then create a fiberglass mold off that, they also design the box for a specific frequency response.