Got my Boston G5's... should I radiate?

[Torquem 10+ year member]

I have been running my Boston G5 12's for a couple of weeks now. I have them powered by a Kicker SX900.2 and they are in a sealed box. I love the response of the Bostons but I am wanting them to go a good deal lower. I have been giving serious thought to running them with a pair of the Boston GTR passive radiators. Anyone have any experience with these? I would just run a ported box but space is an issue and supposedly you can run the GTR's in the sealed box dimensions. Will the GTR's allow the G5's to hit much lower?

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[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

Maybe a better sub?

 

[Torquem 10+ year member]

lol

 

[tinmanchris217 10+ year member]

I think Horned Frog is serious. A decent ported box will give you good efficiency, and shouldn't need passive radiators. If space is a big issue, consider Isobarik loading.

I've played with Transmission Lines, Bandpass, and other crazy styles, but they don't make a huge difference... take some time to test-n-tune the perfect ported box (assuming you have space), and it'll save you time, and all the number crunching... If you're into SQ comps, you'll probably have the EQ to dial it in.

Either way, it's not easy, or cheap to get a great SQ system.

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

I think Horned Frog is serious. A decent ported box will give you good efficiency, and shouldn't need passive radiators. If space is a big issue, consider Isobarik loading.
I've played with Transmission Lines, Bandpass, and other crazy styles, but they don't make a huge difference... take some time to test-n-tune the perfect ported box (assuming you have space), and it'll save you time, and all the number crunching... If you're into SQ comps, you'll probably have the EQ to dial it in.

Either way, it's not easy, or cheap to get a great SQ system.

Unbelievable.

 

[tinmanchris217 10+ year member]

What I was saying, was that PR setups don't have much space difference from ported... so in some situation, it may be a good option, but it wouldn't be my choice. Tends to be a waste of $$ unless done perfectly. That's all.

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[FJF 10+ year member]

Unbelievable.

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I've been here, on and off, since '05. It's the black hole of audio.

 

[MBrock4u 10+ year member]

Boston G5's are terrific subs. They seem to get better as time goes on. That is my experience. It would also seem to me that proper tunning is really the way to go. It can be a bit teadious, but well worth it. Those subs will ooze of sound quality. I love my G5. They will get mighty low too.

 

[Ekimdude 10+ year member]

I think Horned Frog is serious. A decent ported box will give you good efficiency, and shouldn't need passive radiators. If space is a big issue, consider Isobarik loading.
I've played with Transmission Lines, Bandpass, and other crazy styles, but they don't make a huge difference... take some time to test-n-tune the perfect ported box (assuming you have space), and it'll save you time, and all the number crunching... If you're into SQ comps, you'll probably have the EQ to dial it in.

Either way, it's not easy, or cheap to get a great SQ system.

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[okiedokie 10+ year member]

Hey Turquem,

Those Boston G5's are some really nice sounding subs, useing a passive radiaor will give you the best of both worlds.

 

[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

those are some d@mn nice subs. i heard a pair off an old fosgate dsm amp and it sounded pretty d@mn good. i considered them a while back

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Yes, make them glow.