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[My93Cb7]

wat kind of box is better for 12" audiobahn competition subs. a ported or non ported box?

[nine_deuce]

Depends on what kind of music you listen to. If you want good, tight bass, go sealed. If you want louder, lower bass, go ported

[JoshM]

I'd go with ported if I were you.
I'm not a big fan of sealed boxes.

[Phempa]

find the specs on your sub, and get a box that matches the recommended volume.

[visualpoet]

DO what I did. Email them (I have JL, so I emailed them, hopefully you will get the same fine treatment from audiobahn), tell them what equipment you have HU/amp/sub(s), What the dimensions of your usable space are and ask them what would be the best enclosure for all around listening purposes. JL sent me a custom design for a bandpass tuned to 32 hz to fit right between the wheel wells in the coupe. One of these days I'll get around to building it. lol

[lilpat93accord]

ported

[Flatline]

for a bigger range of bass go with a sealed box. it gives more sound. ported boxes are louder to the point where you lose musical quality....

listen to techno, rap, or a lot of electronic music? go ported. if you listen to a lot of rock/country and a lot of instrumental... go sealed.

if it's a mixture then it's your preference. wider range of sound or a louder bigger sound. the only thing is ported boxes cause a lot of rattles too.

[delsolsi]

send me the specs for what your running amp headunit wires and sub specs...ill give you the box layout for sealed or ported and you decide which one to make

[sonikaccord]

for a bigger range of bass go with a sealed box. it gives more sound. ported boxes are louder to the point where you lose musical quality....

A ported box that is built correctly gives the same range as a sealed, but more output and is just as musical. The reason why it doesn't sound as "tight" as a ported box is because the sub doesn't have a bump in that frequency range (around 45hz) like a sealed box.

listen to techno, rap, or a lot of electronic music? go ported. if you listen to a lot of rock/country and a lot of instrumental... go sealed.

if it's a mixture then it's your preference. wider range of sound or a louder bigger sound. the only thing is ported boxes cause a lot of rattles too.

Ported boxes don't cause rattles, lots of output does. I'm not trying to make you look bad or anything but there are alot of myths in the car audio world. To the OP, if you have the space then go ported.

[gloryaccordy]

for a bigger range of bass go with a sealed box. it gives more sound. ported boxes are louder to the point where you lose musical quality....

listen to techno, rap, or a lot of electronic music? go ported. if you listen to a lot of rock/country and a lot of instrumental... go sealed.

if it's a mixture then it's your preference. wider range of sound or a louder bigger sound. the only thing is ported boxes cause a lot of rattles too.

YOUR SIG IS HILARIOUS

Best system I ever had was a sealed box

Depends on the subs, box and amp in question

I hate systems anyways, don't come to NYC.

[bikener]

If you've got those subs, you want it loud. If you want it loud, go ported.