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Hey everyone,

Been doing alot of research into 6th order designs lately and have not been able to find a comparison between 6th order paralell tuned and 6th order series tuned. Could someone please explain the differences between the two or point me to a thread or site.

Thanks for any help

Current Set-Up

2004 Chevy Tahoe

Subs: 2 DC XL 15's

Box: 8.5 ft^3 @ 38hz

Amp: Amrican Bass VFL 500.1

Alt: Db Electric 250amp

Batts: 2 Kinetic HC 1200s

Radio: Pioneer 3300UB

Doors: Pyle Pro Mids/Goldwood Tweets

Amp: Alpine MRP-300/Hifonics ZX80.4

Wire: Kicker 1/0 Guage

Termlab: 153.1 Outlaw Style @ 46HZ

Posted

Yes i understand this part, but is there any adavantages/disadvantages to doing it one way vs the other?

Thanks

Current Set-Up

2004 Chevy Tahoe

Subs: 2 DC XL 15's

Box: 8.5 ft^3 @ 38hz

Amp: Amrican Bass VFL 500.1

Alt: Db Electric 250amp

Batts: 2 Kinetic HC 1200s

Radio: Pioneer 3300UB

Doors: Pyle Pro Mids/Goldwood Tweets

Amp: Alpine MRP-300/Hifonics ZX80.4

Wire: Kicker 1/0 Guage

Termlab: 153.1 Outlaw Style @ 46HZ

Posted

I have seen diagrams of boxes like these, but never really seen them. They seem insane to build just because they are so wierdly built that it would take a looooot of work to find nicely working tunings and dimensions.

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I have seen diagrams of boxes like these, but never really seen them. They seem insane to build just because they are so wierdly built that it would take a looooot of work to find nicely working tunings and dimensions.

They are a PITA from what i hear and see. But if done right the rewards seem great. The reason i have been looking at them is the ones i have seen done correctly turn out massive numbers on the termlab, but there is a big trade-off between peak spl and frequency responce though. More spl=less freq. responce and vice versa. I have seen both styles but have never been able to figure out why people use one style over the other. (Paralell vs Series Tuned)

Current Set-Up

2004 Chevy Tahoe

Subs: 2 DC XL 15's

Box: 8.5 ft^3 @ 38hz

Amp: Amrican Bass VFL 500.1

Alt: Db Electric 250amp

Batts: 2 Kinetic HC 1200s

Radio: Pioneer 3300UB

Doors: Pyle Pro Mids/Goldwood Tweets

Amp: Alpine MRP-300/Hifonics ZX80.4

Wire: Kicker 1/0 Guage

Termlab: 153.1 Outlaw Style @ 46HZ

Posted

Irpirate has a parallel 6th. His build is on page 1 or 2 of the member builds section. It's a hairtrick machine.

For a series tuned check out out Mikeys Hummer H2, which is also a hairtrick machine.

The frequency response and stuff compared to SPL is really because of the ratios and the box volumes, as well as subs and port area. These boxes are all kinds of fun to build and test and tune. So have fun!! It's what the sports about

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Posted

To the best of my understanding, 6th orders are a bitch to get right. They can have multiple peaks and just screw with you unless you get it perfect. Your best bet would be to find someone who has a ton of experience with them and get them to work out a design for you and then do your own testing from there. I have been told that 6th orders can be made to be musical but it will take a ton of testing and redoing to get it right.

Personally I would go with a 4th order. I just built my first and instantly fell in love.

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