How to Build a Bass Speaker
A bass speaker, or subwoofer, will help your car audio system sound better. You'll enjoy increased volume and better lows when you add one to your system. Building a bass speaker requires making an enclosure that you can mount a component subwoofer into. With a component subwoofer, some basic materials and a knowledge of basic carpentry, you can make a bass speaker that'll have your car sounding great when you hit the road.
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Things You'll Need
- Subwoofer speaker (component subwoofer) 3/4-inch MDF (medium density fiberboard) Speaker wire Terminal cup Circular saw Drill Jig saw Wood glue Wood screws
Instructions
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Purchase a subwoofer speaker (also known as a component subwoofer). The component subwoofer is the actual speaker you'll be mounting into the enclosure you build. Crutchfield.com is an excellent resource for reviewing and purchasing component subwoofers (see Additional Resources below).
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Design your enclosure. The design will include the dimensions of the box you'll build for the component subwoofer. To decide on the dimensions, check the specs for your subwoofer. It will list the appropriate size (volume) for the subwoofer. Use an online box designer (see Additional Resources below) to make the design, or sketch something yourself. If you sketch it yourself, use this method to determine the volume of your design: multiply together the width, height and depth in inches, and divide by 1728. The number you arrive at will be the volume of the box in cubic feet.
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Cut out the front, rear, top, and bottom panels of your box from 3/4 inch MDF. Use a circular saw for this step. Then cut an opening in the front panel that the subwoofer will fit into. Use a drill and jig saw for this step. Put the panels together with wood screws and wood glue.
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Cut two end panels for the box out of MDF with your circular saw. In one panel, cut an opening for your terminal cup (see Additional Resources below), using your drill and jig saw.
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Attach the end panels with wood screws and glue, then mount the terminal cup with wood screws. Attach a length of speaker wire between the inside terminals of the terminal cup and the subwoofer's terminals. Mount the subwoofer into the opening in the front panel with wood screws.
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