ISO Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 (edited) I usually always used sealed enclosures. I will go ported when its necesary or if I want alot of SPL. Theres just something about 20 hertz I like so much. Now there are vehicles I am dealing with for myself were the vehicle doesn't display that low of a tunning frequency so I'am thinking about going ported. If the frequency rolloff is to high in the vehicle and I can't notice the low,low frequencies of a sealed box there is no point in it. I will go ported and use the subsonic filter. If I can't hear it or feel it why try and produce it. I personally love sealed enclosures. Edited May 9, 2008 by ISO Quote Isobaric - Refers to the practice of coupling two drivers together to make them act as one. "Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go." Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The Destruction of a person builds character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reinke Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 i love sealed boxes. i have heard very few ported boxes that i liked. i listen to alot of rab and r&b. but at night time is is pure old school boot knocking music. i need the versatility of a sealed box. my wife listen to music that most of your grandparents grew up on and her 2 12's wont reproduce the lows correctly in anything other than a sealed box. Quote ----reference's---- meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO2288 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 I usually always used sealed enclosures.I will go ported when its necesary or if I want alot of SPL. Theres just something about 20 hertz I like so much. Now there are vehicles I am dealing with for myself were the vehicle doesn't display that low of a tunning frequency so I'am thinking about going ported. If the frequency rolloff is to high in the vehicle and I can't notice the low,low frequencies of a sealed box there is no point in it. I will go ported and use the subsonic filter. If I can't hear it or feel it why try and produce it. I mostly see people use sealed boxes if they have little room and dont care about looking to get loud. In my friends Explore he had a small sealed box that he had metered a 139 on the ac with 2 15" CVR's. I had built him a good ported box, 4 cubes each sub and he did a 147.3 after that. Was a huge difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobtastic14 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 i listen to alot of rock and stuff like pink floyd, and to me a ported box would sound like shit on that kinda stuff.but then again ive never tried it either. a friend listens to a lot of that, plus peppers and a lot of ska/rock stuff and loves the box i built for him, 1.5cuft 25^2 of port for a single 10. plays 1,000x better and cleaner than our mutual friend who i did a single 15 sealed 2cuft. personal opinions, but i just like the ported sound -Drew Quote I am a United States Military Arts and Crafts Professional. Sand it off, Paint it on. uhoh_45 said: dont be a pussy P give the jeep to drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISO Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 I mostly see people use sealed boxes if they have little room and dont care about looking to get loud. In my friends Explore he had a small sealed box that he had metered a 139 on the ac with 2 15" CVR's. I had built him a good ported box, 4 cubes each sub and he did a 147.3 after that. Was a huge difference. I had the same situation before 136s with 2 10s sealed went ported and averaged 142 and could do 144 when I needed too. Those numbers are off the old Termpro meter. 2002. Quote Isobaric - Refers to the practice of coupling two drivers together to make them act as one. "Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go." Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The Destruction of a person builds character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO2288 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Me persoanally I make a really good ported box tuned really low to prevent them from bottoming out from playing below tuneing on music, like bass I love you, Beats 4 my van, jeezy some music and I still get those 40-50hz songs that just vibrate the crap out the car and create a lot of spl on music. Then I had a high tuned ported box to 45hz, It was the biggest mistake ever made lol. Subs bottomed out below tuneing. But my ported box tuned to 28hz moves a stupid amount of air on the super low stuff it flexes everything and moves a crap load of air, but gets super loud on music on the higher frequencies and can play all around like sealed can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISO Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Nothing wrong with a propperly designed ported box they can be great. I still love sealed for me. Quote Isobaric - Refers to the practice of coupling two drivers together to make them act as one. "Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go." Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The Destruction of a person builds character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathancullen89 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Me persoanally I make a really good ported box tuned really low to prevent them from bottoming out from playing below tuneing on music, like bass I love you, Beats 4 my van, jeezy some music and I still get those 40-50hz songs that just vibrate the crap out the car and create a lot of spl on music. Then I had a high tuned ported box to 45hz, It was the biggest mistake ever made lol. Subs bottomed out below tuneing. But my ported box tuned to 28hz moves a stupid amount of air on the super low stuff it flexes everything and moves a crap load of air, but gets super loud on music on the higher frequencies and can play all around like sealed can do. tuning a box high and playing a low song makes subs bottom out?!?!?!? wow i never knew that, thats why my four 12's sounded like shit. imma have to build a new box now =) Quote 1992 cavalier build 1992 blazer s10 kenwood cd hifonics hfi2500d 6 soon to be 12 12" hifonics hfi12d4's shit ton-o-wire Blurred Vision Audio Team SMD feedback/refs. clicky!- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM9104 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 tuning a box high and playing a low song makes subs bottom out?!?!?!? wow i never knew that, thats why my four 12's sounded like shit. imma have to build a new box now =) Hahahahahhahahahahahahaha. Yea, I think my home theater subs port is tuned to like 55Hz.... :mellow: Yea.... Sounds WAY better sealed, should change once I make a 1.5^3ft box tuned to 35Hz. Quote 2015 Honda Civic LX 4dr | 24k miles Stock H/U and mids/highs Power Acoustik GW3-12" D2 Sub HiFonics BXX1200.1D @ 1ohm Random 2.5^3' dual ported box NVX LOC Stinger wiring throughout 1977 Chevy SWB Cammed 350 Dual exhaust Cheap Wish stereo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathancullen89 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 soooo.... i dont understand. is what i said right or did i just make myself sound really stupid? Quote 1992 cavalier build 1992 blazer s10 kenwood cd hifonics hfi2500d 6 soon to be 12 12" hifonics hfi12d4's shit ton-o-wire Blurred Vision Audio Team SMD feedback/refs. clicky!- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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