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#1
04-20-2003, 11:00 AM
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ok, which type of box?
I have a civic hatchback, and i am about to build a custom fiberglass enclosure for 1 10" to replace one of my rear interior side panels. my current debate is whether to make the enclosure vented or sealed and if vented, what type of port to use. i am very interested in sound quality and volume at the same time, and i have seen vented enclosures that have good bass response and dont sound too boomy, but i have also seen sealed enclosures that will hit very hard and still sound good. does anyone have any good advice on this matter? i currently have a self-made box for my rockford HE sub with all the power available it could ever want, but im looking for a little more by the way of spl while still keeping my accuracy
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04-20-2003, 02:39 PM
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I would go with ported. I have bandpass in my car, but i would still take ported over sealed.
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#3
04-29-2003, 07:39 PM
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it really depends on what type of music you listen too
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#4
04-29-2003, 10:16 PM
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I work in a car audio store and am an installer. The worst thin gabout a ported box is that you can get real bad port noise at times. A ported box is definately gonna be louder and more boomy but thats not necessarily a good thing. I guess what you need to figure out is if you are leanin more towards sound quality or just the loudness.
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#5
04-29-2003, 11:43 PM
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i ain't a professional... but i had a 15" ported and it boomed... but it was "sloppy"... if you are looking for clean i would say sealed...
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05-03-2003, 07:46 PM
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I second a sealed box. They sound good no matter what kind of music you listen to.
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#7
05-04-2003, 03:32 AM
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I like ported boxes, which is why I got the Bazooka tvb 141 box, that thing has excellent sound quality (to me at least) and no port noise since it was all designed to work together.
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05-04-2003, 12:29 PM
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A ported box can sound just as good as a sealed box if down right. A ported box requiers more airspace then a sealed and is a little more difficult. Tune the port down to about 29 hz and that will tighten up the bass a little bit so you won't have that sloppy sound. Port noise is a nother story. Ideal port velocity is 25 m/s, use a program to find the velocity. It also helps to router all the edges of a port. A whistle works because of the sharp edge and the sae holds true to a speaker box.
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