K I'm bored of my 13w6v2 already...

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

Alright guys, I'm trusting you on this, I'm gonna try to build a ported box to save money and try it out. Do you guys think I should build it to JL specs? or tune it a little lower..

I think the JL spec's are tuned at 34 hz.

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

Sorry for the double post...

But hypothetically speaking if I were to get a 15 Fi Q or a 12" Alpine Type X, how would they compare to the 13w6v2 ported?

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

just try the w6v2 ported if your happy with the sub and your just looking for more output.

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

Uhh... the more ports, the more space needed... so, either your box is tuned wrong or you were mis-informed.

Correct, but with dual square ports on the sides, I have the added room needed to accomodate them. With the single slot port, there was no room to have the slot above or below the 13" sub, and I didn't want just one slot to one side. Looks asymetrical. So We split it and went with two ports, one on either side, where volume was not an issue.

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

Alright guys, I'm trusting you on this, I'm gonna try to build a ported box to save money and try it out. Do you guys think I should build it to JL specs? or tune it a little lower..
I think the JL spec's are tuned at 34 hz.

Go with JL spec. The specs for their boxes maximize what their subs are intended to do. If you want to go lower, then a sub designed to be better at lower frequencies may be what you want.

As others have said, try ported. If you like the SQ from the W6, ported will increase the out put. If it doesn't increase it "enough" for your tastes, then I guess you'll need a different sub.

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

thanks for the help guys I guess I'm going ported, if anybody has any more feedback on this feel free to share, thanks for your help!

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

i did sealed for about 4 years, now i am doing ported and man, what a difference it makes. IT POUNDS, and honestly i dont think it sounds any worse than before. the subs themselves react differently. almost as if they can breath now where before they were being strangled.

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif 13w6v2 moves as much air as a 12w7.

Port your w6

added 3-4 db

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

i did sealed for about 4 years, now i am doing ported and man, what a difference it makes. IT POUNDS, and honestly i dont think it sounds any worse than before. the subs themselves react differently. almost as if they can breath now where before they were being strangled.

Is this with the setup in your sig? Or did you have experience with the w6's?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

The problem might not be the sub...

what's up front?

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

The problem might not be the sub...
what's up front?

Up front I have a pair of JL VR 650-CSI's, and a pair of Boston acoustics s95 6x9's in the rear powered by an alpine MRP-F450, I'm more then happy with my speakers, and I don't think that's the issue, I just want more thump in my sub-stage...

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

What was your setup before this?

I betcha you will gain a little going ported, but 3-4dbs, I don't know about that.

Maybe you are just a basshead. Seems to be my problem.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Sounds to me like you want an over-emphasized low end. Port it, tune it over-excessively low, and you'll be happy.

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

I previously had a type r sealed but it had virtually no SQ to it... I guess I shouldn't be comparing a type r to a w6 and expect the same output lol.. I might just be too used to the R