JL might not be all that..

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

sealed does not shorten the life of the sub. in no way or shape who ever said that slap them. most "prefab" sub boxes are made generically. if you get a box actually made to specs for the sub you will be amazed.

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

no prefab **** enclosures shorten life of subs, that and people who use bass boost

 

[that guy in 916]

A box can make a huge difference. Take any sub in the world and put it in a crappy box and it will under preform.

I'd prolly start with JL's box suggestions. JL Audio: Products

 

[CarAudioNewbie9 10+ year member]

**** a sealed box, go ported.

JL doesnt sound good in ported.... SEALED is the king for SQ.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

JL doesnt sound good in ported.... SEALED is the king for SQ.

they may sound great ported in HIS vehicle.

there are plenty of SQ systems that use ported enclosures

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

they may sound great ported in HIS vehicle.there are plenty of SQ systems that use ported enclosures

But, but...it's not SQ unless it's sealed!

 

[CarAudioNewbie9 10+ year member]

But, but...it's not SQ unless it's sealed!

Sure there is ported setups that sound good. But the best SQ setups are sealed. I only run sealed....SQL.

 

[Alpine50 10+ year member]

Those subs are decent.Ran a pair in a slot ported approx 1.75 cu.ft.(each sub)..wired in parallel down to 2 ohms.JL subs are good SQ subs .If you are looking for groundpounding bass,you might want to go with a SPL set-up.

 

[azphat12 10+ year member]

I have 2 JL 12w3v2's in a ported box running 850rms. They do get loud. I have them in 3.7 @ 30Hz. I had them in a sealed box prior....dont know what the specs are. It was pretty loud in there also, but not as loud as ported.....however the box was smaller.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Sure there is ported setups that sound good. But the best SQ setups are sealed. I only run sealed....SQL.

Best in terms of what exactly?

 

[FIMPALASS 10+ year member]

The w6 I have sound really good in both sealed and ported boxes. Little more low end impact with the ported.

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

1.meet sub box spec's = better sound

2.sealed does not shorten the life of the sub, but does, supposedly, deliver higher sq

3.GAM3OVR likes to hate on my current sub box hard.

i've heard good systems with ported boxes but i'm doubting it's for me with my set up. i barley know how to crossover on my HU, I'm not trying to go out of my way to accommodate something if i don't need to. as you can see, i have no problem with ported seeing that it was my natural choice but for space reasons, sounds like sealed is my route.. much appreciation for the input. i miss anything?

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

3.GAM3OVR likes to hate on my current sub box hard.

That box is pretty atrocious. Prefab bandpass boxes are just the worst. I know; I used to have one myself years ago. A properly built bandpass box is built specifically for a specific sub. It's not like how most subs work well in X sized ported boxes tuned to X hz...bandpass boxes are very picky and have to be built exactly right to work out the way they're supposed to with that specific woofer.

What don't you like about the current box, or what is it lacking in your opinion?

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

pros

it fits my trunk nice and looks fancy

cons

1.it does not hit hard. my friends all have slightly boarder line walmart subs and their x2 louder then mine..and at times...even sound better.

2. when i played them loud long ago...my car began to smell smoke filled my back seat once even (i absolutely hate to admit that)

3.i feel at times the hits are delayed or off beat even (all these without my amp turned up high)

I've felt since they we're installed that my JL's have never been put to full use. I fear I'm wasting them in my trunk. It might have to do with how my crossovers are set, i've been looking more into how to do that properly. I got them installed at best buy (i know) and the only adjustments they made crossover wise was with the amps while my head unit has far better control of the xover's so i'm trying to handle that... It's hard to learn more about this stuff without having NO interaction in person..I read, test, fail and ask repeatedly..its been a long road for me...but it digress.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

the amp you have is an amazing amp, you would get a lot more output with say

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