Some relevant info from previous posts: I shouldn't really touch this but there are a lot of published facts here that show inaccuracies.
Andy Buzz said:
...My subwoofer enclosure is designed to not restrict the legroom. With that space limitation we suggest in our experience the Image Dynamics 8 inch subwoofer. I dont suggest a ten unless your passengers are midgets as this will require a substantially larger enclosure .....
01-04-2003
Andy Buzz said:
I have made numerous subwoofer boxes for NSX's. What works the best out of over a dozen woofers tested is a Nakamichi ten inch in the footwell....
Andy Buzz said:
... Anyway, I have tried em all. The IDQ10 is what we have used in many NSX's. Our box volume is bigger than .5 as we form the fiberglass enclosure high and wide to the shape of the car floor not the old box. ..
10-02-2003
Andy Buzz said:
The internal air volume is just under .7 cu/ft. It will work well with a Diamond 10, JL Audio 10, Eclipse 8, Rockford Fosgate 8. I offer many different subs and can recommend based on music taste and amplifier power.
Ummmm ..... Isn't your sub a JL Audio 10 Malibu????
12-09-2003
Andy Buzz said:
... We now can provide you with a xubwoofer box to fit any NSX. The box is made from 1708 weave glass for the lightest and strongest enclosure. This allows us the most internal volume to maximize the performance in the least space possible.....
We recommend the Diamond Audio 10 inch sub for $129.99
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12-10-2003
Andy Buzz said:
The fitment of our enclsure take up all the available room and matches the acoustic needs of the Diamond sub....
(Remember - the "recommended" Diamond is a 10")
05-27-2004
Inexcess said:
Just got a look at it today. It was damaged in shipment and I decided to fix it myself. The mounting ring made of MDF that attaches the sub to the box at the front/top made a clean break all around. It did not separate from the fiberglass, the MDF separated from itself. Must of been quite a box drop at UPS. The shipping box itself did not look damaged. I reglued and through bolted with a re-enforcing ring.
06-30-2004
pt91 said:
I would tend to agree with what is being said in this post.
Attached is a pic of my Buzz sub with a 10" as recommended by Andy.
I bought the first one "custom fitted to the larger, earlier cars".
I checked the recommended volume on the 10" sub after I rcvd it and of course it was larger than the true volume of the box.
I called Andy and asked what it would take to retro fit for an ED 8" sub that was more suited for the box. He said he would do it for $200. Hmmmm
Andy actually said I would be better off selling it and buying another unit from him. I was wanting this for no charge as the volume was WAY over-stated.
And when I rcvd the sub unit last winter, half of the screws had pulled out from the weight of the sub. Sounds like a pattern here.For the price of this box, I expected much more.
I admit I know more know than I did last year, but I thought he was the expert and followed his advice. That will teach me.
Note: this was the Buzz "recommended" Diamond Audio sub that was found to be not matching the box specs. I personally feel bad here - I actually recommended this looked like a good option to pt91 before I actually received mine.
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(From me to Andy Buzz on receipt of my sub box Jan 2004)
Please note the date this was sent - Malibu Rapper was sold his box after he was notified of the facts below.
----- Original Message -----
From: decosse'at'xxx.com
To: abuzz'at'xxxx.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: NSX Sub Box
Hi Andy
Got the sub-box today (Monday) but have to say I'm really disappointed.
Yes, the workmanship is beautiful & I can't fault that at all.
The biggest & most critical concern for me is that the box volume is only 9.0 liters (exactly)which is less than 0.32 cu ft - less than half your claimed 0.7 cu ft!!! As soon as I saw it, I knew it wasn't anywhere close to the stated size so measured it. After removing the fill, I filled it all the way to half the thickness of the mounting flange & measured precisely with a measuring jug.
To be honest
I was skeptical of the 0.7 cubes you mention in your Prime thread & you agreed when we talked you thought that number was "rich" but still said it would be 0.5 cu ft. Now, I need at least 13.2 liters or 0.467 cu ft which is almost 50% more than the 0.32 cubes that it currently is. We did discuss the volume I needed & you even acknowledged/ recommended that an 8" sub is more applicable for your box (which is certainly true) but my sub's design requires as little or even less than many 8" units and
you acknowledged I would certainly have the specific volume I needed. Even the 10" Diamond Audio you recommended in the thread would not work ideally with this box - that sub also needs even more volume than mine, 0.5-1.0 cubes per design spec. (I'm sure your recommendation however was based on your perception the box was bigger than it actually is)
.......
Soooo ..... I'd like to ask you to consider a return on this unit - if you can make me another that meets my requirements i.e. 13.2 liters or 0.467 cu ft, I'd be happy to have you do that - if you can't I'd like to return this one for refund.
I'd like to assure you I have no reason to broadcast the fact (on Prime or wherever) that it doesn't fit as advertised or any other complaints, so you have no worries there.
However, I do think you should verify the volume for yourself though (if you have any doubts) & correct your ad - I'm 100% confident that you didn't deliberately mislead anyone but it is unfortunate if someone (like me) expects a given volume & it is woefully short.
Hopefully we can work something out - I'd like to see you succeed with this product, the NSX market needs it. Your alternative would be to keep it as-is & offer as an 8" only product (which unfortunately doesn't help me)
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(I did receive a reply from Andy offering to re-build to my suggestions but I declined at this point)