prefab vs tuned boxes

[limbs760]

how much of a difference when listening to bass boosted songs from a prefab to a tuned box , just curious getting rid of this prefab p.o.s , thanks.

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[los33 10+ year member]

Very much...

Prefabs are tunned very high compared to a tuned box..

It also depends on sealed or ported.

Also dont forget material used on custom boxes and whats made in the factory.

 

[limbs760]

ported tuned to 32hz , thanks.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

Just to clarify, every ported enclosure (whether prefab or not) has a tuning frequency. This is its inherent nature. Just like a beer bottle will hum at a specific frequency depending on how full it is. That is its "tuning frequency" or resonant frequency. Most prefab enclosures are tuned very high, have very little port area, and have very little airspace as their main concern is space saving and not output.

There is more to getting the best sound than just throwing your sub in some arbitrary enclosure tuned to some random frequency you have heard other people mention. But even if you do throw it into a random enclosure that fits "recommended" tuning and size, it will sound leaps and bounds better than prefab garbage.

 

[frogcase2002 10+ year member]

Night and day difference. I build A LOT for people and sounds like a whole new system when just building a new enclosure designed for the subs