Best dual 12" bandpass sub box?

[inVINCEable667 10+ year member]

I am pretty new to the whole car stereo game. And I have been reading up on it a bit and it seems as if the bandpass offers the most "punch" or "hard hits" normally.

I listen to techno/hip-hop so I am looking for the loudest, hardest hits I can get. I plan on getting two 12" kickers or two 12" Phoenix subs in there, each having around 300-400 watts RMS to each sub.

I am just curious as to what kind of box I might be looking for, and brand of box I might be looking for.

I am also on a pretty tight budget so the cheaper the better.

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[BASSMEKANIK 10+ year member]

no pre-fab bandpass box is worth a chit. actually no pre-fab box is worth a chit... just build your own ported box.

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

I am pretty new to the whole car stereo game. And I have been reading up on it a bit and it seems as if the bandpass offers the most "punch" or "hard hits" normally.
I listen to techno/hip-hop so I am looking for the loudest, hardest hits I can get. I plan on getting two 12" kickers or two 12" Phoenix subs in there, each having around 300-400 watts RMS to each sub.

I am just curious as to what kind of box I might be looking for, and brand of box I might be looking for.

I am also on a pretty tight budget so the cheaper the better.

what BS have you been reading? prefab bandpass boxes are made to look cool, not sound good or hit "hard" buld yourself a proper ported box...if you want stupid loud, buy a kicker l7 and give it 1000 rms in a big ported box.....

oh and what amp will you be using?

 

[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

what BS have you been reading? prefab bandpass boxes are made to look cool, not sound good or hit "hard" buld yourself a proper ported box...if you want stupid loud, buy a kicker l7 and give it 1000 rms in a big ported box.....
oh and what amp will you be using?

i dont think they even look cool //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

but yea prefab=crap. just get a ported box designed for the subs you will be using

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

i dont think they even look cool //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
but yea prefab=crap. just get a ported box designed for the subs you will be using

lol yeah, i think they're trying to target teenage kids who thinks red colored cones add dbs lol...

anyways, thread starter stay away from stuff from these companies, it'll save you some money/embarrassment/headaches

Audiobahn

Dual

Jensen

Boss

Volfenhag

American HiFi

Rockwood

Legacy

Kole

Pyramid

Kingwood

Sony

Pyle

XPlore

Audiofonics

Rampage

Audiovox

Phoenix Digital

Formula

Koiker

Nitro

Niche

Verge

Crunch

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[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

what BS have you been reading? prefab bandpass boxes are made to look cool, not sound good or hit "hard" buld yourself a proper ported box...if you want stupid loud, buy a kicker l7 and give it 1000 rms in a big ported box.....
oh and what amp will you be using?

Pre-fab bandpasses are designed to hit hard in a certain frequency range to make the consumer believe its an overall loud system.

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

Pre-fab bandpasses are designed to hit hard in a certain frequency range to make the consumer believe its an overall loud system.

ahh.... thanks for clarifying, i didn't know that

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

Pre-fab bandpasses are designed to hit hard in a certain frequency range to make the consumer believe its an overall loud system.

couldnt have said that beter myself

80

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

no pre-fab bandpass box is worth a chit. actually no pre-fab box is worth a chit... just build your own ported box.

Sub-zero and several other high-end enclosure makers would disagree with you there. Just because its 'pre-fab' doesn't mean its garbage.

Remember, pre-fab means pre-fabricated, but not necessarily a generic one sub fits all design. It can be pre-fab for a specific sub, like the sub-zero boxes for Brahma's. Very nice boxes.

The reason pre-fab bandpass boxes **** so bad is because they are the enclosure type most dependant on the speaker specs when designing the proper enclosure size/tuning/etc. The least dependant is the sealed type of course, and I see absolutely nothing wrong with a 'pre-fab' sealed box made of the right materials and to the proper volume. Dont confuse the pre-fab bandpass stigma with ALL pre-fab boxes.

 

[BASSMEKANIK 10+ year member]

. Just because its 'pre-fab' doesn't mean its garbage..

yes it does...

 

[Pickler 10+ year member]

lol yeah, i think they're trying to target teenage kids who thinks red colored cones add dbs lol...
anyways, thread starter stay away from stuff from these companies, it'll save you some money/embarrassment/headaches

Audiobahn

Dual

Jensen

Boss

Volfenhag

American HiFi

Rockwood

Legacy

Kole

Pyramid

Kingwood

Sony

Pyle

XPlore

Audiofonics

Rampage

Audiovox

Phoenix Digital

Formula

Koiker

Nitro

Niche

Verge

Crunch

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Pyle>you

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

yes it does...

knowledge > you

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

no pre-fab bandpass box is worth a chit.

Pud Thumpers is all they are.

THUD! RATTLE RATTLE! THUD! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Bandpass is worthless when people try to use one size fits all boxes.

 

[wcarson8911 10+ year member]

Sub-zero and several other high-end enclosure makers would disagree with you there. Just because its 'pre-fab' doesn't mean its garbage.
Remember, pre-fab means pre-fabricated, but not necessarily a generic one sub fits all design. It can be pre-fab for a specific sub, like the sub-zero boxes for Brahma's. Very nice boxes.

The reason pre-fab bandpass boxes **** so bad is because they are the enclosure type most dependant on the speaker specs when designing the proper enclosure size/tuning/etc. The least dependant is the sealed type of course, and I see absolutely nothing wrong with a 'pre-fab' sealed box made of the right materials and to the proper volume. Dont confuse the pre-fab bandpass stigma with ALL pre-fab boxes.

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[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

lol yeah, i think they're trying to target teenage kids who thinks red colored cones add dbs lol...
anyways, thread starter stay away from stuff from these companies, it'll save you some money/embarrassment/headaches

Audiobahn

Dual

Jensen

Boss

Volfenhag

American HiFi

Rockwood

Legacy

Kole

Pyramid

Kingwood

Sony

Pyle

XPlore

Audiofonics

Rampage

Audiovox

Phoenix Digital

Formula

Koiker

Nitro

Niche

Verge

Crunch

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hey my jensen head unit has a great quality picture(in dash tv one)