Woofer Mount Question.

[Mossy]

My question is. In the past I have always had just plain MDF boxes. Never had a precarpeted box. The carpet has not been trimmed around the subwoofer seal.

Should I put my subwoofer in the box. Take a razor and trim around the outside edge of the subwoofer? Then remove the sub and take that carpet off to make a flush seal.

Do I need to use any caulk or anything of that sort (I never have in the past)

[firegate]

Genereally, the pressure of the subwoofer against the MDF (or the carpet for that matter) forms a good enough seal providing it's screwed down properly. If you can't hear any air noise coming from around the sub when it's playing, you're probably okay. If you do, make a little gasket to go around the sub cutout out of weatherstripping and that'll take care of it.

[Mossy]

I dont see the need for the caulking.

But I think the carpet will be a lot less air tight than just the mdf to subwoofer mount ya know?

Thanks.

[firegate]

I dont see the need for the caulking.

But I think the carpet will be a lot less air tight than just the mdf to subwoofer mount ya know?

Thanks.

Not caulking - just regular foam weatherstripping.. although you can use rope caulk too; it works rather well particularly when you're trying to flush mount the driver.

Either way, if there is an air leak around a subwoofer, it'll be audible - there should be a whistling noise coming from whereever the leak is. If you don't hear one, I wouldn't worry about it.