Sealed or ported box.....RE SRs

[Doola36 10+ year member]

Trying to decide which box should I use. I currently have a ported box with 2 10 RE SRs, but I also have 2 SRs coming in the mail. I am trying to decide should I keep my ported box running only 2 SRs or should I do the 4 sealed like I was planning on doing? Both set-ups would have a lpine 1.1000 pushing it. i like a variety of music.....Rap, Alternative, Old School, slow jams, rock n roll.....Hell I will even put on a few country songs.

So I need a few inputs on this decision.

Doola36

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[Jeepjones85 10+ year member]

The sealed box would sound better for the music you listed, And if you went 4 subs sealed

you would have more surface area too IMO

 

[Doola36 10+ year member]

The sealed box would sound better for the music you listed, And if you went 4 subs sealedyou would have more surface area too IMO

Thanks for the reply. I am still trying to decide which way to go. At first I thinking of just keeping the ported box but now that I have all 4 SRs I am beginning to have second thoughts.

So is there anybody else who could chimp in on this comparison? Also the amp that I am going to be pushing the SRs is going to be a US Amp MD-1D or MD-2D.

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

I finally installed one of my SR's in my blazer. My first box was 2.2 cubes sealed. It was ok, I'm not much of a sealed fan but I will admit it sounded decent. My second box was 3.2 cubes @ 34hz with a big port (52sq in) and i have to say the sub came alive. Granted mines a 15, so ignore the box sizes but the sub overall sounded much better in the ported box.

 

[Doola36 10+ year member]

Yeah, today I was out there playin around with them today and they do come alive. I was playing with my pdx 4.150 since I don't have a sub amp yet. Thanks for sharing.

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

sounded better, or louder

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

it's all personal taste. Me, personally will admit it is louder in the ported box but the tight and punchy bass was still there.

 

[Doola36 10+ year member]

it's all personal taste. Me, personally will admit it is louder in the ported box but the tight and punchy bass was still there.

Yeah, that is how I feel with my current set-up. I use to have a JL w3 ina sealed box and it did sound tighter compared to my ported set up.