Ported n Sealed

[gattiboy13]

What is difference in sound or in anyway?

[From_the_Valley]

Going off of what I've seen around here, ported is much louder, where as sealed is not as loud, but is better for sound quality because it provides "tighter" bass and a flatter response. I'll let the people who actually know what they're doing chime in though.

[skittlesRgood]

As a general description:

ported is much louder.

people argue this but sealed sounds better.

[andy.]

Just went thru this in my GMC ext cab. Two JL 10w6v3 sealed sounded decent, very tight and played all music very accurate just not as loud as I know they could be, built another box to the recommended ported specs and they are TOTALLY different, way louder especially on the low end and still tight, just not as sealed.

[SnowDrifter]

This is a very broad generalization

But ported boxes are larger and are louder. Sealed boxes are smaller and quieter.

Sealed boxes are also much more forgiving since you don't need to worry about unloading, port area, etc.

You can also get a ported box to play flatter than a sealed box. But output will fall off quickly below tuning. Whereas a sealed box has a gentle roll off to it

[From_the_Valley]

Is it true that sealed boxes won't get as low as ported or is there too many variables like tuning to make a general decision on that? (Sorry to thread jack op)

[SnowDrifter]

Pretty much it's one of those "too many variables" things. How low it will get is all in the design, and what you consider to be low. And what your definition of playing lower is lol. Playing it? Playing it loud? 30hz? 20hz? etc...

[Krakin]

Is it true that sealed boxes won't get as low as ported or is there too many variables like tuning to make a general decision on that? (Sorry to thread jack op)

If you have ever seen the Torres calculator their are many many variables that go into a well designed ported box. There are aero ports, L-ports, 1/2/3 common wall ports and much more into it.

For example my last box I built for a single Skar VVX 10 v2. To go behind the seat in my '03 single cab Sierra.

A sealed box is much more forgiving and much easier to make as a first time box builder. But in the end it all comes done to the situation and the sub(s) you use as to which enclosure you should use.

[From_the_Valley]

That's what I figured. I'm going to start a build with 2 vvx10 v2 in an underseat box for a truck just debating on what I want to build. I'll make another thread for that later though

[skittlesRgood]

This is a very broad generalization

But ported boxes are larger and are louder. Sealed boxes are smaller and quieter.

Sealed boxes are also much more forgiving since you don't need to worry about unloading, port area, etc.

You can also get a ported box to play flatter than a sealed box. But output will fall off quickly below tuning. Whereas a sealed box has a gentle roll off to it

it's what he asked. and I've found that giving people level 5 information when they are on level 1, doesn't help them very much. i mean, this guys doesn't know about unloading or response curves. I'd bet that all went over his head. it would have gone over mine when I first asked that very same question.