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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 2664141" data-attributes="member: 550915">How they sound ported is going to depend entrirely on the enclosure.&nbsp; Put them in a peaky box tuned too high and yes they will not sound their best but they will get loud.&nbsp; Put them in a properly aligned ported box and they should sound no different than in the selaed box except louder from the Ftc of the sealed setup to the F3 of the ported one.&nbsp; The problem with the JL spec box is that it is tuned too high and has a 3.5 dB peak around 50Hz.&nbsp; Makes for loud, but also way over emphasizes the upper bass range.&nbsp; Power handling isn&#039;t an issue with either box until you get into the low 20&#039;s freq wise.&nbsp; With music, not an issue at all.Put that sub in a bigger lower tuned box and it will flat walk all over the sealed box in output in the sub bass range and should be fairly indistiguishable SQ wise.&nbsp; We are talking a 5 cf box though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 2664141, member: 550915"] How they sound ported is going to depend entrirely on the enclosure. Put them in a peaky box tuned too high and yes they will not sound their best but they will get loud. Put them in a properly aligned ported box and they should sound no different than in the selaed box except louder from the Ftc of the sealed setup to the F3 of the ported one. The problem with the JL spec box is that it is tuned too high and has a 3.5 dB peak around 50Hz. Makes for loud, but also way over emphasizes the upper bass range. Power handling isn't an issue with either box until you get into the low 20's freq wise. With music, not an issue at all. Put that sub in a bigger lower tuned box and it will flat walk all over the sealed box in output in the sub bass range and should be fairly indistiguishable SQ wise. We are talking a 5 cf box though. [/QUOTE]

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