Is a proper enclosure really better than cone area??

[Johny B]

Hey guys, its time for me to upgrade my system. It is going into the car in my sig. (Trunk build). My question is will 2 12s in a proper enclosure really be better than 2 15s in a smaller than spec enclosure and why?? Subs will be 2 dc xl's on a dc 5k. Thanks

[SlamminBeats]

yes its better (from my experience)

alot of factors but, you might just run into problems when not giving a sub the proper air space

[EdgarG0721]

I say sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't if ur chocking the speakers to much them yeah but if not I like cone area

[ToNasty]

I have blown out a sub with a box that was to small. And an enclosure thats to big can sound shitty. Im just soeaking from my experiences. That why sub manufacturers give an air space number that the sub works in

[CortezDTV]

Yes subs need to breathe

If you dont have enough space ur going to be loosing output

15s need at least 3 cubic feet each.... plus a massive port.... that's prolly not gonna happen!

my box for my 15s is huge about 10 cubes with full external port... i wish it was bigger... but to make up for it i massively overpower my subs which i WOULD NOT RECCOMEND

[412 CVX]

Because in a tiny ass box, you won't be able to get enough volume and port area, therefore starving the subs of output, and likely getting a ton of port noise. also, you run into the risk of the subs not being able to cool themselves properly, because there's too much back pressure, and the coil doesn't move as much as it should.

With 12's you can have a proper size box, with plenty of port area. you don't run the risk of blowing your subs nearly as much as the 15's because the coil would move more and be able to properly cool it's self.

a friend of mine (irpirate) has a 6th order with 4 subs. he started out with 18's, but had to switch because his box was too small and the subs weren't cooling properly. he switched to 15s and actually gained on the meter.

The enclosure holds the most responsibility in how a system sounds.

[SlamminBeats]

Because in a tiny ass box, you won't be able to get enough volume and port area, therefore starving the subs of output, and likely getting a ton of port noise. also, you run into the risk of the subs not being able to cool themselves properly, because there's too much back pressure, and the coil doesn't move as much as it should.

With 12's you can have a proper size box, with plenty of port area. you don't run the risk of blowing your subs nearly as much as the 15's because the coil would move more and be able to properly cool it's self.

a friend of mine (irpirate) has a 6th order with 4 subs. he started out with 18's, but had to switch because his box was too small and the subs weren't cooling properly. he switched to 15s and actually gained on the meter.

The enclosure holds the most responsibility in how a system sounds.

if you had a dollar for everytime you had to write this....lol

[CortezDTV]

I have blown out a sub with a box that was to small.

How the fuck did u do that?

Ive put a 12 in a box for an 18 and had no problems....

. I think u messed something up

[CortezDTV]

The enclosure holds the most responsibility in how a system sounds.

This!

[BassHead1990]

I have blown out a sub with a box that was to small.

How the fuck did u do that?

Ive put a 12 in a box for an 18 and had no problems....

. I think u messed something up

I have had that happen to two of my 12s, I got this box from someone build for 4 12's but it was sealed and really small and I put two 600rms subs in and one blew out or just stop playing all together so I replaced it with another one and then the other one went out. so I put the last one in a small walmart box and sold it to someone, then what to do you know, it went out. all I know if that they were all in really small enclosures, Idk if they went out from too much flex. idk it was just a weird pattern.

P.S. everything was wire correctly real basic setup mono block etc....