Well I hope your box is sealed for those numbers. If it is, then you will get a pretty substantial gain with a ported box tunned to the higher 30s or 40s
bamaboy
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why play songs?
bamaboy
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test tones are your friends
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are you in fresno? because i was at that meet. i work for good guys off topic i know but just wondering
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um......... the only reason i didn't use test tracks is because the song i used sounded the loudest to me. the ref guy gave me a test track CD to keep but i didn't have enough time to go through them and see which was loudest, if i could tell at all.
the boxes are sealed, i bought them that way because sealed is better for SQ, right? i'm more into quality than loudness.
i have 2 12" kenwood woofers that can handle 350 rms, think they would be louder than my 10" solos that can handle 450 rms?
no, i'm in michigan, the drag was held in utica near detroit and sterling heights
the boxes are sealed, i bought them that way because sealed is better for SQ, right? i'm more into quality than loudness.
i have 2 12" kenwood woofers that can handle 350 rms, think they would be louder than my 10" solos that can handle 450 rms?
no, i'm in michigan, the drag was held in utica near detroit and sterling heights
oh ok, and the solo barics should be louder than the kenwoods.
MisterGrubbs
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Ported can be just as good sounding as sealed, you have to have a good box though.
What you could do is have the box built for SPL(higher tuned) and just get a port plug to use for daily driving, to get that SQ you want, it's a good idea.
The two 12's should probably be louder than the 10's, it all depends on the quality of the woofer. Get a ported box with either the 10's or the 12's and give it a try, just make sure somenoe who knows what they're doing builds the box.
What you could do is have the box built for SPL(higher tuned) and just get a port plug to use for daily driving, to get that SQ you want, it's a good idea.
The two 12's should probably be louder than the 10's, it all depends on the quality of the woofer. Get a ported box with either the 10's or the 12's and give it a try, just make sure somenoe who knows what they're doing builds the box.
luvofmusic
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the old school solos ported, aren't they made for sealed..could be wrong..
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Yes. The manual specifically specifies only to run them sealed or 4th order? bandpass and that any other application will "void the warranty".
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Ygpm, thread starter.
bamaboy
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just for information purposes, louder to ear dosent mea it will be louder on the mic
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ypgm? please spell out.... i know that louder to the ear doesn't really mean louder to the mic too...
i wonder if i can get a store or something to mic me after i change stuff to see what i get out of it. thanks for all of the help and input
i wonder if i can get a store or something to mic me after i change stuff to see what i get out of it. thanks for all of the help and input
Those round solo's you have are excellent for sound quality, but horrible for big SPL numbers. With those you shouldn't run them ported, stick with sealed.
If you want to hit higher numbers, you're going to want to change subs.
And YGPM stands for "you've got a PM [private message]"
If you want to hit higher numbers, you're going to want to change subs.
And YGPM stands for "you've got a PM [private message]"
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