Kicker CompVR12 not loud enough!

[geowick07 10+ year member]

I have a Kicker CVR 12" sub. Its in a sealed enclosure. 1 cube. i would like to know which is the best option for increasing its volume.

1. Ported enclosure @ 2.5 cf

or

2. Larger sealed enclosure.

Thanks for any input!

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[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

custom ported of course.

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

ported will get lower and louder.

sealed will have tighter response and retain high-end extension.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

so that size enclosure would work? the recommended size is close to 2.5 cubes, so i just rounded.

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

yes

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

You're likely to gain a few db's off a good ported box.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

^^^Lawl....my subs sat in my room for over two momths...try that.

Waiting for money for 0 gauge and wood BTW...

 

[munchies 10+ year member]

if you go ported make sure you tune it to around 35 hz or youll lose your high end extension. this i know from experience //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Astyl 10+ year member]

35 hz? would 32 still be acceptable? thats what i wanted to tune mine too

 

[Kickerkitty 10+ year member]

my 12's are ported to 30, it works good. 2.4 cu ft each.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

my 12's are ported to 30, it works good. 2.4 cu ft each.

and they hit 148 or something //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[munchies 10+ year member]

and they hit 148 or something //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

lol just ask kickerkitty about it

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

hey kickerkitty, what did you hit with that setup?

 

[munchies 10+ year member]

35 hz? would 32 still be acceptable? thats what i wanted to tune mine too

32 hz is fine. itll hit nice and low but i would suggest tunning it a little higher becuase itll still hit low and have a better top end (35 hz ftw)

 

[Kickerkitty 10+ year member]

nowadays I am probably high 130's on music but only 600 watts each.