From Ported Setup to SQ Sealed Setup

[vasilios 10+ year member]

I have been running a 2005 RE xxx 15 in a Powered for Sound snail shell enclosure for over 3 years off of a hifonics brutus bx1500d at one ohm. I am pretty sure this enclosure has a tuning of somewhere around 27-28hz...This is the frequency range that my subwoofer moves the least at when playing sine waves. I think 28hz is also the FS of the 2005 xxx 15.

Anyway, I am tired of the overly-loud, and sometimes sloppy bass that ported enclosures offer. Time to go sealed.

I am going to be using the amp I already have, which provides 1500 watts at one ohm (some claim overrated). After some research I have decided on the following possibilities:

- 2 dual 4 ohm Alpine type r 15's, which according to the parameters, are well suited for sealed alignments. They would be going into a 5.5 cubed gross sealed enclosure

- 2 dual 4 ohm rl-p 15's, which would go into a 6 cubed gross sealed enclosure.

- 2 dual 4 ohm JL Audio 13w6v2's which would be going into at least a 4 cubed gross sealed enclosure.

- 2 dual 4 ohm Elemental Designs 16ov.2's which would be going into about a 4 cubed gross sealed enclosure.

What does anyone think? All opinions are welcome.

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[ctmike 10+ year member]

w6 or rl-p. either would be nice imo and makes for a nice substage.

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

Yes, I am torn between the R's, the w6's, and the r-lp's to be honest. With the rep. that ED has, I'm kinda losing interest, but still a possibility.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

Anyone have any experience with these drivers in a sealed alignment?

 

[ctmike 10+ year member]

Yes, I am torn between the R's, the w6's, and the r-lp's to be honest. With the rep. that ED has, I'm kinda losing interest, but still a possibility.
Thanks for the reply.

personally, i don't think the r's are in the same league as the ss or jl as far as sq goes. the ed subs though, as bad a rep. as they have here, i have heard they sound actually pretty good.

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

Yeah I am just going off of the TS parameters of the dual 4 ohm type r 15, which tell me that it will perform well in sealed enclosures.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

i have a Oz ME15.4 for sale that is a great SQ sub. but that in about 1.75 cubes and let er rip.

 

[Americanstrat21 10+ year member]

2 Fi Qs... Id say.

 

[ctmike 10+ year member]

i have a Oz ME15.4 for sale that is a great SQ sub. but that in about 1.75 cubes and let er rip.

x2 on that suggestion^. those subs are geat. and if your lucky you could pick up another 15" me for cheap from sites that are clearing out their oz products. think they were going for around $200 or so shipped per 15".

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

x2 on that suggestion^. those subs are geat. and if your lucky you could pick up another 15" me for cheap from sites that are clearing out their oz products. think they were going for around $200 or so shipped per 15".

indeed.

 

[cnguyen80 10+ year member]

Fi Q's period.

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

But I only have 1500 watts, if that, to play with.

The Q's are 1000 rms a piece. I'd actually consider those if I had the power.

I bet they are pretty sick sealed.

Thanks for the replies and comments, everyone.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

ME15's are 750 each //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

jbl w15gti mkii

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

ME15's are 750 each //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Yeah no //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif