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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8474770" data-attributes="member: 650438">[quote name=&#039;HoneyBadgerRy&#039;]I don&amp;#39;t need to be flexing any windows for sure.&nbsp; So I guess I&amp;#39;m looking for a tight 12... About box tuning, I&amp;#39;d much rather get something ore bought so that puts me in a sealed box right? Do you know what frequency I would want for rock? I&amp;#39;m thinking 40-100 but again I have no idea.&nbsp; Would a smaller box be better for lower or higher frequencies? Just for a rule if thumb, some of my favorite songs are Metallica one, and slipknot the devil in I.</blockquote>.5 to .75 cubic feet for that dayton&nbsp; is fine, you can go with a pre-built sealed or build one yourself, it doesnt matter that much.&nbsp; Or if&nbsp; you want, you can go with an 1/4 wave Transmission line box that I&amp;#39;ve found personally is perfect for metal hit up&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [USER=660529]@CSCStang[/USER] for a box design, blueprint and cutout sheet if you want to build it yourself. Him and I are both metal heads and we know your exact preference lol. What you want is very strong 40-80 hz region as most metal songs emphasize on the midbass region of music.&nbsp;&nbsp; So basically what you meant boomy is that it hits the low notes too much and not enough upper notes.&nbsp; This is not punchy vs boomy any more, the correct way to address this problem is you trying to get better and wider frequency response.&nbsp; A lot of subs cant play loud into those regions unless they are in a proper box. Most only reach up to 55hz and die out in sub par designed boxes.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8474770, member: 650438"] [quote name='HoneyBadgerRy']I don't need to be flexing any windows for sure. So I guess I'm looking for a tight 12... About box tuning, I'd much rather get something ore bought so that puts me in a sealed box right? Do you know what frequency I would want for rock? I'm thinking 40-100 but again I have no idea. Would a smaller box be better for lower or higher frequencies? Just for a rule if thumb, some of my favorite songs are Metallica one, and slipknot the devil in I.[/QUOTE] .5 to .75 cubic feet for that dayton is fine, you can go with a pre-built sealed or build one yourself, it doesnt matter that much. Or if you want, you can go with an 1/4 wave Transmission line box that I've found personally is perfect for metal hit up [USER=660529]@CSCStang[/USER] for a box design, blueprint and cutout sheet if you want to build it yourself. Him and I are both metal heads and we know your exact preference lol. What you want is very strong 40-80 hz region as most metal songs emphasize on the midbass region of music. So basically what you meant boomy is that it hits the low notes too much and not enough upper notes. This is not punchy vs boomy any more, the correct way to address this problem is you trying to get better and wider frequency response. A lot of subs cant play loud into those regions unless they are in a proper box. Most only reach up to 55hz and die out in sub par designed boxes. [/QUOTE]

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