dumb newb question

[Reit38 10+ year member]

so if i tune my box to 35 will it sould louder compared to it tuned to 30

im about to build a box for 2 type r 12s thats about 3.8 cubes wont be doing any comps just want it to be loud to the ear

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[supraman1379 10+ year member]

In theory, the lower the tuning, the louder it is to the ear. But I am not too sure if that is true or not. It seems to be.

I think when you have a higher tuned box, you feel it more in your body rather than feeling it in your ear.

I know the higher the tuning, the louder it is to the mic

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

so maybe shoot for 4cubes & tuning of maybe 32 with 50.75square in of port

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

32hz tuning would be good for daily listening and still be loud to the ear.

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

32hz tuning would be good for daily listening and still be loud to the ear.

Yes that would sound good. Thats what my box now is tuned to

 

[CrEaTrE 10+ year member]

im building a box thats 4 cubes at 32 hz here in a couple days for my 2 12" Type R's...seems to be middle of the road for size and hz level, not to mention its the biggest box i can fit in my car! heh I'll tell you how it sounds though here in a couple weeks if i can ever decide what amp i want //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

In theory, the lower the tuning, the louder it is to the ear. But I am not too sure if that is true or not. It seems to be.
I think when you have a higher tuned box, you feel it more in your body rather than feeling it in your ear.

I know the higher the tuning, the louder it is to the mic

that seems all backwards to me.

higher tuning will make the peak SPL higher (dB's) and it will peak at a higher frequency (Hz)

lower tuned box will have more low end extension, but a lower peak loudness.

i would think that the lower frequencies would be more felt and the higher ones heard.

but 140dB's at 30Hz will sound louder than 140dB's at 50Hz (to the ear).

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

well i guess ill tune to 32 or lower since im not gonna compete at all

 

[CrEaTrE 10+ year member]

well i guess ill tune to 32 or lower since im not gonna compete at all

you say that now...but wait...just wait...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

hahaha no im pretty sure i wont theres never any comps that are really locally held

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

well i guess ill tune to 32 or lower since im not gonna compete at all

i said that but i eventually found myself at one......and im tryung ti get a new setup 2 get back....trust me u will go

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

so maybe tune to 34 incass i ever do go and it will still sound decently loud to the ear :boobies:

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

i remember runnin test tones to my 1.75 cu ft ported box tuned to 35 hz when i had my 12'' kicker cvr and i ran a 35 hz one and the output was loud and could feel it in my seat pretty good then went up to a 50 hz one and it was louder by a little bit more and i could really feel it in my seat, i was bored one day and had a really shitty day so i threw on some bass, just thought i share this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif oh yeah i was in a mcdonalds drivethrough doin the tests and puttin out 500 watts to the sub //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

i remember runnin test tones to my 1.75 cu ft ported box tuned to 35 hz when i had my 12'' kicker cvr and i ran a 35 hz one and the output was loud and could feel it in my seat pretty good then went up to a 50 hz one and it was louder by a little bit more and i could really feel it in my seat, i was bored one day and had a really shitty day so i threw on some bass, just thought i share this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif oh yeah i was in a mcdonalds drivethrough doin the tests and puttin out 500 watts to the sub //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

did they give u a free STFU we trying to serve food here? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

did they give u a free STFU we trying to serve food here? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

yeah, i was yellin in the drive thru speaker too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif