Help Finding a good subwoofer box for cheap

[bigdaddy_87_200]

u got a cheap box for my alpine 12'' i payed 40dollars for it. If i get a bandpass box with no hole for 69.99 with one would be better. HERE WHAT THE BANDPASS BOX LOOKS LIKE would be be really louder or the same

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[avistar23 10+ year member]

Screw the band pass.... get a sealed or ported box.

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

A bandpass with no port? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

And putting Type-R's (I'm assuming that's what you have) is a horrible idea.....build your own sealed or ported box. Should cost around 50 bucks or so.

 

[bigdaddy_87_200]

How can u tell if the box is sealed or ported my box now does have any holes in it and it really small it only 30'' long for the 12'' subwoofers.

 

[x5-452 10+ year member]

man, u really do have terrible english.

so, a sealed box, is basically a box with no ports or "holes" or anything. a ported box is bigger and has one "hole" or port. hope that helped.

 

[hihoslva 10+ year member]

Bandpass and ported boxes need to be built specifically for the subs being used. An "off the rack" pre-fabricated bandpass or ported box will only sound good if you get very very lucky.

Sealed boxes for low-to-moderate power can be bought pre-made and used with decent results. Check http://www.ikesound.com - click on "Raptor" in the left-side navigation frame. Those are some pretty good pre-fab boxes.

Ported and Bandpass boxes should never be just "bought" unless they are specific to the sub (like some JL Audio's boxes).

~HH