Making Subwoofer Cabinets

Hey everyone, i am about to make my first attempt at building some
front firing home theater subwoofer cabinets, and i'm looking for a
little advice. I know a lot about how to build the cabinets but what
i am looking for is some reassurance that the size of my cabinets will
be sufficient and perform optimally. I am building each cabinet to
house a single 12" woofer pushing around 200 watts. i'm not sure if
the speakers are long throw or short (i got them for free), but if it
helps, the rubber suspension stands about 3/8" out from the frame of
each speaker. The outside dimensions i have decided to make my cabs
are...
18" tall
15" wide
13" deep
with a 1"x13" rectangular vent at the at the bottom on the front
(13" because i will be using 1" MDF and the outside width is 15")
the biggest things i need to know are...
is this cabinet big enough to get a good tone from my subwoofer?
if not what can i do to improve it?
is my reflex vent large enough and how deep should it be?
any suggestions or advice is welcome,
thanks
almfreak

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