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xsportguy

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 11:07 AM / IP Logged

Has anyone had any experience with the JL Audio stealthboxes? Are they worth the money...going from dual 12's to a single 10 is hard to accept for a space problem in my explorer.

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 12:34 PM / IP Logged

I have had good success with them. They sound great, the build quality is above average, a little pricy but worth it.

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 12:56 PM / IP Logged

I have a 4.5 cu ft box in the back of my explorer housing 2 12' subs running at 600w each. I need to reduce the amount of space they take up and I am considering either building a fiberglass box for the 12's or getting one of these stealth boxes.

Do you know anything about fiberglassing?

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 1:12 PM / IP Logged

If you haven't ever fiberglassed before and don't really plan on taking benefit from teh learning experience it isn't really worth it man. Just go with a custom fab box from JL and call it quits. But if you have a desire to learn, start small with fiberglass. There is even a forum here to help with fiberglassing.

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xsportguy

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 1:15 PM / IP Logged

the reason I asked about the fiberglass is I have done a box before made of fiberglass. I am curious if I could build a similar box to the JL box out of fiberglass mounted in the same spot.

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 1:35 PM / IP Logged

You probably could make an enclosure to fit where the stealthbox goes but I am willing to bet by the time your done with time, money and quality of the job the stealthbox is probably a better bet. I have installed a couple of these and they fit really well and sound great. just my .02.

xsportguy

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 4:12 PM / IP Logged

do they hit that hard? I mean for being a small box I dont expect them to pound like a simple 12" box.

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 4:30 PM / IP Logged

I had one in my explorer and I thought it was great considering I gave up no space at all. I think buying either anMTX thunderform or a JL Audio stealthbox is your best bet. Good Luck.

xsportguy

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 4:34 PM / IP Logged

thanks everyone for the responses I appreciate the input, I 'm still not sure I want to lose all my bass just for some space in the back.

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Posted: May 23, 2006 at 6:27 PM / IP Logged

I guess the 12's are in a ported box now, looking at the size box they are in. Have you thought about putting them in a sealed box? Or are they only for ported box's? I have 2 15's in my Supra in a smaller box than you have your 12's in. Just a thought.

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