Originally Posted by
TJElite
That's not necessarily 'way' out of alignment. Until you get to about 3 times the VAS of the woofer, the enclosure still effects the woofer. Above that, you are just running free air, which still works. Some people (like me) like the big box / free air sound.
Also, bigger sealed boxes are more efficient than smaller ones.
If the bigger box didn't fit, cut it down. If you just want a smaller box, cut it down. But, if you are expecting huge differences in how it sounds, you may not get that.
Toby
I'm not expecting a huge difference in sound whatsoever.
The box is a big hunker and ugly, the portion I am cutting off is cracked and chip and has small holes throughout. It is a box made for marine use and I am just "Refining the edges" if you will, whilst making it smaller.