ported Vs. sealed sub box
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: NY
RE: ported Vs. sealed sub box
ORIGINAL: silver2006
a sealed box sounds thighter, crisper and takes more power. ported seem muddier to me. i think its because you're hearing the reflecting sound from inside the box.
a sealed box sounds thighter, crisper and takes more power. ported seem muddier to me. i think its because you're hearing the reflecting sound from inside the box.
Sealed just sounds better in my opinion. A lot tighter sound.
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From: Michigan
RE: ported Vs. sealed sub box
Open cars (hatch foxbodies, etc) you want a ported box, youll want the sound waves to travel through the air because you share the same space as the enclosure. Cars with trunks (sn95's,etc) you want a sealed box, itll resonate inside the trunk using it as another enclosure. Thats my rule of thumb, ported boxes sound like **** in trunk and sealed boxes sound like **** in hatch cars.
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 579
From: Orlando, Florida
RE: ported Vs. sealed sub box
I have had 2 JL audio subs in both sealed and slot ported boxes both were W7, 8" and 10" both style boxes were JL recommendations and they both sounded the same just different volume outputs, as it should be. 2-4 decibels higher for ported vs sealed, an increase of 3 decibels is double the volume. FYI
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From: NY
RE: ported Vs. sealed sub box
ORIGINAL: Xeremeh
Are those 12w7s? Poor trunk cna't carry anything else. =P
Are those 12w7s? Poor trunk cna't carry anything else. =P
Na, i wanted SOME trunk space left. They are only 10W6's. With a JL recommended box. The reason there is no more room....
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