by 71buickfreak » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:02 pm
thats not true at all. 5/8th is NOT too thin for "real subs". First of all, the QL boxes feature dado'd end panels, meaning the end boards are set inside the dados so that there is absolutely 0 chance of blowing one out. And, just for clarification, Q-Logic has NEVER had a box returned because the wood failed. I personally have loaded 60lb drivers run with over 3000 watts in a QL box with out even so much as a little flex in the box. Beleive me, 5/8ths is plenty thick enough for most any woofer. now, if your building a competition SPL system, with a huge box with lots of flat surface area, you would want to run thicker wood, 3/4 or 1", but there's no need to go larger than that for any anything else. I use 5/8ths for all my custom boxes, its cheaper and lighter.
thats not true at all. 5/8th is NOT too thin for "real subs". First of all, the QL boxes feature dado'd end panels, meaning the end boards are set inside the dados so that there is absolutely 0 chance of blowing one out. And, just for clarification, Q-Logic has NEVER had a box returned because the wood failed. I personally have loaded 60lb drivers run with over 3000 watts in a QL box with out even so much as a little flex in the box. Beleive me, 5/8ths is plenty thick enough for most any woofer. now, if your building a competition SPL system, with a huge box with lots of flat surface area, you would want to run thicker wood, 3/4 or 1", but there's no need to go larger than that for any anything else. I use 5/8ths for all my custom boxes, its cheaper and lighter.