Low Tuning

[Cbass 10+ year member]

I learned here a while ago than the lower the tuning the louder to the ear.

so would a box tuned to 28hz noticiable louder(to the ear) than a box tuned to 34hz... same vb, same sub,etc?

will it be louder(to the ear) outside the car too?

if i open my trunk will the box with lower tuning be louder(to the ear) than the other? (not that i want to show off, i'm just triyin to understand how this works)

and finally would the lower tuned box played the higher bass frequencies as good as the other box?

thanks.

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[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

lower tuning does not automatically = "louder to the ear"

and yes, lower tuning will generally decrease performance at higher frequencies... enough to be noticeable? depends.

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

lower tuning does not automatically = "louder to the ear"
and yes, lower tuning will generally decrease performance at higher frequencies... enough to be noticeable? depends.

depends on what?

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

c'mon i need answers

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

mmmm... guess nobody knows

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

lower tuning does not automatically = "louder to the ear"
and yes, lower tuning will generally decrease performance at higher frequencies... enough to be noticeable? depends.

lower tuning IS louder to the ear

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Paypal me $30 and I'll let you know after I get the higer tuned box built... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

I really just prefer the insane shaking I get on low notes...

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

I learned here a while ago than the lower the tuning the louder to the ear.

so would a box tuned to 28hz noticiable louder(to the ear) than a box tuned to 34hz... same vb, same sub,etc?

If you learned it (to the ear), then why are you asking?

and finally would the lower tuned box played the higher bass frequencies as good as the other box?

Depends on what frequency. You dont want (to the ear) the higher tuned box to play below what it was tuned to.

You tune a box to a certain frequency because you want that certain frequency to play louder than others, which is why SPL cars use 40-Hz when doing competitions. (to the ear)

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

which is why SPL cars use 40-Hz when doing competitions. (to the ear)

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif all of them? I remember quite a few different tunings... many way higher than that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif all of them? I remember quite a few different tunings... many way higher than that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

I thought I put in a + after Hz. Oh well.

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

if u tune your box at a higher freq it will have more output at the higher freqs..then a low tuned box..but the low tuned box will have more low end authority

the common freq to tune the box at is 35hz..u have output and low end...if u tune to 30hz u have alittle more low end authority and alittle less output

the lower tuned box will not play the higher freq as loud as a box tuned higher..

its really up 2 u.....if u want more output and dont care much about sq tune higher..

80

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

ok thanks