rethinking ported vs sealed single sa 8 v2

[wrexxy]

basically as the title says. i was planning on a .75 ft^3 box for a single 8, but have been reconsidering that option since most people have been saying that the box has to be huge because of the port.

I wanted the ported vs the sealed cause i didn't want to lose out on the low stuff 30 Hz and below.

[DylanBunch]

youll hit lows better in a ported box and itll be louder

[ToNasty]

Sa8 don't do we'll in sealed. .75 cubes with 14" of port

[DylanBunch]

this^^^

[wrexxy]

oh ok there goes that idea. 14" of port at what port size though?

[ToNasty]

Make the port at least 1.5 wide. So that means 9" tall

[wrexxy]

would i notice a difference between a .5 cu ft box vs. a .75 cu ft box? assuming their both tuned to the same frequency?

[Brandonbkd]

I'd stick with 0.75. Are you having trouble fitting a box that size? Lol

[ToNasty]

Stick with .75. I've had the sa8

[bbeljefe]

This has already been said, sorta... that woofer has an EBP of 98. 50 and below do well in a sealed box and a 10-15% variation +/- 50 will work in both.

Putting that speaker in a sealed box would be like putting it inside a safe and playing it.

And an FYI. TO find the EBP (efficiency bandwidth product) divide Fs by Qes.