Help please

[BNolan12 10+ year member]

I'm sure this question has been asked many times but if someone could give me a quick accurate answered I'd really appreciate it. Im about to purchase a 15" kicker L7 and I was wondering what's the difference between sealed vs. ported and always what's the difference between putting a sub in its minimum required specs to putting it in its maximum required specs??

Thanks for the help

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[slvrado28z 10+ year member]

search button would help alot..but the l7 should be ported in a fairly big box...but why kicker, the l7 sound sloppy

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

To put it short and simple, youre going to get more output with a ported enclosure. With the size of the enclosure, it just depends on the type of bass you want. I see youre getting a 15" kicker l7, so im guessing you just want it to get loud. Id go with a bigger enclosure for that sub. Also with those subs, id tune the box a little higher. From what ive seen, they dont really like the lower tuning. But I can be wrong on that one.

Still gotta know what amp you have and what kind of vehicle as well.

 

[Z1NONLY 10+ year member]

Ported is louder than sealed.

Sealed needs less space than ported.

This is assuming both enclosures are built properly.

^That's the very basic overview

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

ported keeps the coils cooler longer also you get boomier bass from a ported enclosure ,small boxes are more peakier than bigger boxes .as far as sealed or ported ,that depends on your listening likes and dislikes

 

[BNolan12 10+ year member]

Thanks guys. It will be pushed by a Audiopipe AP1500 in an Isuzu i280.

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

i would get a diamond d6 before i bought that kicker l7.i had a cvx before and my d6 is louder than that cvx was in the same ported box.the cvx made my windshield bump a little but my d6 flexes my whole roof back glass spoiler all of it.but,if you are stuck on the l7 than by all means get it.i would advise you to port it though.as stated by mylows10,it will keep the coils cooler.

 

[slvrado28z 10+ year member]

for the price of the l7 there is way better...and if ur stuck on mainstream id rather have a type r 15 than L7 imo

 

[BNolan12 10+ year member]

for the price of the l7 there is way better...and if ur stuck on mainstream id rather have a type r 15 than L7 imo

Like what? Don't want used

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

for the price of the l7 there is way better...and if ur stuck on mainstream id rather have a type r 15 than L7 imo

haha, i wouldnt

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

Like what? Don't want used

If you dont want to spend that much, I would get the sundown sa-15. Theyre on sale for a couple more days.

 

[BNolan12 10+ year member]

Btw, I rather be more SPL than SQ. I don't want no SQ at all but I rather SPL

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

i was in a trunk car with the back seats still in with a guy demo ing his 15 type r for me back when i was thinking about alpine and it was soo loud on low htz i couldnt stay in the car long.he did have a big box with 4 areo ports in it.even though it was loud,i still wasnt impressed lol

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

get a mayhem 15 then.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

or the havoc ,chaos , or arsenal