Is it possible to get the same quality of sealed bass in a ported enclosure?

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

Is it possible to get the same quality of sealed bass in a ported enclosure?

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[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

SQ is opinionated, i personally think my RE SE sounded better ported than sealed a while back.

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

i think ported usually sounds better n sealed anyway...

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

so in a sealed enclosure u get clear crisp bass...how would that go with ported? just loud?

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

some subs perform better in a ported application, some work better in a sealed application.

 

[electronicsgeek 10+ year member]

wat u think about my alpine type-r's

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I've heard them in both setups...

liked them in a low tuned ported enclosure best (30Hz and under).

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

i have tried seal a few times, and always found that i like a low tuned ported better, SQ is great

 

[mjbailey21 10+ year member]

I have a 32hz tuned ported box with L7s (known as the shittiest SQ), however compared to Brahmas and XXXs that I've heard it sounds pretty **** good.

So... that's my input...

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

I have a 32hz tuned ported box with L7s (known as the shittiest SQ), however compared to Brahmas and XXXs that I've heard it sounds pretty **** good.So... that's my input...

Ha u ran into that problem too huh.

Well for the sealed or ported, u shouldnt lose that much sq with the proper enclosure and tuning. The lower the tuning the better the sq. lower cubes also an up in sq, more cubes = louder and a little loss in sq.

 

[Norcalracer283 10+ year member]

SQ varies....i personally think the ideal enclosure is a low tuned, midsized ported box. Now, i have sealed in my truck, but if i had the space, you would see a box tuned to 30 or so.