Bought 10W3v3-4 not hitting as hard as I hoped

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

I have not heard anything ported in a very long time... and i'm not trying to be a jerk, but how do you guys know to go bigger then spec, from personal experience?

Neither, use winisd and model out the best frequency response

 

[specialnupe]

What type of car is the sub in?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I have not heard anything ported in a very long time... and i'm not trying to be a jerk, but how do you guys know to go bigger then spec, from personal experience?

I have designed many boxes for JL subs and they always do better bigger than spec. It's like they spec them to save as much space as possible but that is the target buyer so it works. The target buyers don't even know it's a SQ company to begin with

 

[awdtalon21]

What type of car is the sub in?

2012 mazda 3 sedan

 

[awdtalon21]

I have designed many boxes for JL subs and they always do better bigger than spec. It's like they spec them to save as much space as possible but that is the target buyer so it works. The target buyers don't even know it's a SQ company to begin with

So how would sound with a bigger sealed box, if you can give me some info on that.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

So how would sound with a bigger sealed box, if you can give me some info on that.

More output and flatter. Ported is the way to go to make up for the huge lack of motor and small coil.

 

[Beans]

Go ported

This.

 

[GroundPounderFI]

go ported. I used to be all about sealed boxes until I built my first ported box for my 4 15s. I like low bass, but not just any kind of low it has to be clean with no port or motor noise. ported boxes sound exactly like a sealed box would but it can be twice as loud. if built right.