I could use a few opinions please....

[buchel 10+ year member]

I have a pair of infinity perfect 12.1's, and i am having a shop that i do work with buld me a box for free, and my question is this, what kind of box should i go with? ported, or sealed, from what i have heard sealed is a sq setup, and ported is spl, i want a high sq setup with some loudness, also, i have heard you can make ported boxes sound really nice, suggestions?

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Thanks alot,

Kyle

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[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

sealed boxes is for SQ yes but ported boxes can have good or bad SQ depending on how u tune it. Tune low for SQ anywhere from 25-30hz. 30-35hz for good SQ and more SPL and 35hz+ for spl.

 

[buchel 10+ year member]

so what do you think will sound best? seaed or ported, at a low tuning? sq is first, then spl, so will it still sound good if it is ported?

 

[Diplexers 10+ year member]

When I started doing car audio I thought ported was the only way to go. Since then I have learned a lot and now live by sealed boxes for the sole reason of sound quality. The difference between sealed and ported is only 3 decibels. A sealed box sounds tighter, and it will play higher frequancies than a ported box. No offense to ported lovers, I would run ported if I was looking for spl.

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

You can still have great SQ in a ported box.....but that's another topic. For the Perfects, I would definitely run them sealed.