[quote author=mrchet link=1128239623/0#0 date=1128236023]I built me a DB10 with a Resonant Engineering 10SE in it (dual voice coil powered by a US Amps 1000D amp). I was expecting to be blown away from reading this site's info. It was the worst sounding box I've ever heard.
I started reading this forum and found out some people where covering up the port with the insert. I had only gone down to the top of the port. So I kept sliding it down until in now covers over half the port. It sounds better but I gave up.
I played with the cross over points and dropped it from 150 Hz down to 80 and that helped a lot. It was really sounding bad in the upper bass, kind of a hollow sound before that. The sealed box I replaced, with this same woofer played a lot deeper but it wasn't as punchy. Basically the box doesn't play deep, has to have the cross over point dropped, and when I turn it up the woofer sounds like it's really working hard trying to put out the sound. I'd love to get some of my rumble back. I could probably live with it now if it played deep.
At this point I'm wondering if it doesn’t like the woofer, or do I need to do something else?
I had a cabinet shop cut me the wood for a DB12 several years ago. I never put it together because when I put a square on it I noticed that it was off a little. I’m now thinking about maybe seeing if I can clean up the shape and put it together to test it with some JL 12W1’s that I’ve had for 10 years and never took out of their box to put in anything. Who knows, but I’ve also thought about just buying the box and speaker off this site to see if that made a difference.
At this point I’ll take any suggestions since I’m bumming about the sound.
Thanks,
CHET
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try moveing the inner baffle down so it is about 1 or 2 inches from the bottom.so it covers almost all the port.