Box for RE SE 10

[sgresham 10+ year member]

I have been looking at alot of subwoofers for my G37, and I think I am about ready to pull the trigger on an RE SE 10 D2. The question I have now is should I go sealed or ported? I have enough room in my trunk to do either, and if I go ported, I can get the plans right off of RE's website for the box, but I generally listen to mostly rock music with pretty tight bass notes. Would I ported box tuned to about 34 be able to replicate kick drums well, or should I just go with a sealed box? I want good output, but I also don't want muddy bass. Thanks for any insight you can offer!

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[outsideshot23 10+ year member]

Def. sealed for ehat you want... Rap music does better with ported... rock definately sealed will give you tight punchy bass...

 

[sgresham 10+ year member]

Ok excellent. That is exactly what I was thinking. Thanks for confirming for me!

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

The sub works good in either box. Don't listen to people who say a ported box isn't "punchy". The reason why it may seem like that is because with a ported box the lower frequencies are more present, thus making it seem like the "punchy" bass isn't as prominent as a sealed box(which rolls off earlier and lacks

 

[GI JOEY 10+ year member]

Sorry but the doule bass on my ported box full of se's feel like you are getting kicked in the back of the head. It is a common missconception that subs need o be sealed to sound good. My vote is ported and tuned a little lower, like 32.

 

[sgresham 10+ year member]

Ok, t sounds like ported might be the way to go. Do you guys think a Sundown 1200.1 a good match for the RE SE 10? I'm only gonna be running it at 2 ohm, because the sub I ordered is a dual 4, so it should only be giving it about 600 watts. If you don't think that would work well, recommend me an amp that would be a good match at 2 ohms.

 

[520reaudiosx15s 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/enclosure-design-construction-help/467548-need-help-2-18-re-sx-18s-89-caprice.html

RE Enclosure Calculator Put ur specs in this RE Audio sub box builder and use the above design. Hope this helps.

 

[bassman3 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/enclosure-design-construction-help/467548-need-help-2-18-re-sx-18s-89-caprice.html
RE Enclosure Calculator Put ur specs in this RE Audio sub box builder and use the above design. Hope this helps.

I wouldn't use the RE enclosure calculator. It isn't entirely accurate.