Best Way to Achieve SQL?

[Chrisku13 10+ year member]

I have posted previously a little about my doubts on my subwoofer setup. I think that one 12" 300W RMS sub probably just isn't cutting it for me. Granted, the box I'm using is a prefab and might be some of the problem (the previous owner thought that by putting two holes about 1.5" in diameter in a sealed box would help the bass sound better), but I feel that the volume isn't where I want it to be. I was just going to build a better sealed box, but I want a mixture of sound quality and volume. So my question is, how would I achieve good SQL? Should I build a properly sealed box that is maybe a little bigger, or try building a ported one that is tuned somewhere around 30hz? I want a pretty flat frequency response, but I need it to be a bit louder as well. Thanks for any input.

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

power every speaker with its own amp. like me

 

[Fission 10+ year member]

building a ported box would help, especially tuned low.

 

[SBLAZER]

^^^x2

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

^^^x3

 

[Chrisku13 10+ year member]

If I tuned it pretty low, would I still be able to achieve a decent response but still have noticeably louder sound than the sealed enclosure I have now?

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

I have posted previously a little about my doubts on my subwoofer setup. I think that one 12" 300W RMS sub probably just isn't cutting it for me. Granted, the box I'm using is a prefab and might be some of the problem (the previous owner thought that by putting two holes about 1.5" in diameter in a sealed box would help the bass sound better), but I feel that the volume isn't where I want it to be. I was just going to build a better sealed box, but I want a mixture of sound quality and volume. So my question is, how would I achieve good SQL? Should I build a properly sealed box that is maybe a little bigger, or try building a ported one that is tuned somewhere around 30hz? I want a pretty flat frequency response, but I need it to be a bit louder as well. Thanks for any input.

port it... most definitely improve the output. around 32-34 hz

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

If your running a cheap prefab I'd at least try it in a GOOD sealed box before I try porting it.