SEALED or PORTED?

[SKyleS 10+ year member]

For my 1 ALPINE TYPE X sub which will be powered by the PG XENON ONYX 1200.1 amp, what kind of an enclosure should I get? Ported or Sealed? Why? and what should it be tunned to? Thanks.

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[Nova_ 10+ year member]

Don't you already know the routieen??

What do you want to listen to?

What kind of room do you have?

How many watts are your running?

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

Up to you

The Type X is a great sounding driver, and if you put it in a well built ported box at say around 32hz, you'll be happy all day long.

Ported vs Sealed... it's just up to you, ported will get louder.

Me = Get that sub, nice 2.0(recommended, I believe?)^ft box after displacements at 32hz. Yum. Sound great and get fairly loud.

 

[Jordantyler 10+ year member]

if u have alot of space do ported.. that is if u want MoRE SPL THAN SQ

 

[SKyleS 10+ year member]

Don't you already know the routieen??
What do you want to listen to?

What kind of room do you have?

How many watts are your running?

Ops, lmao.

1. Mostly Rap, little rock.

2. Not a whole lot to be honest, space is limited.

3. I said the amp. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Aroudn 1200w RMS at 2 OHMS.

BTW I like my music/bass loud. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Nova_ 10+ year member]

if u have alot of space do ported.. that is if u want MoRE SPL THAN SQ

I heard you don't what to port the Type X's cause you loose the bottem end... even with low tuning...

 

[Nova_ 10+ year member]

Ops, lmao.
1. Mostly Rap, little rock.

2. Not a whole lot to be honest, space is limited.

3. I said the amp. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Aroudn 1200w RMS at 2 OHMS.

BTW I like my music/bass loud. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

You like low hits... and not a lot of space...

I'd build the biggest sealed box you can fit (Up to 2.3cu.ft...)

 

[SKyleS 10+ year member]

Sealed? Anyone else agree? I always thought ported was better, but a lot of people have been mentioning sealed..

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

it wont hurt

If space is limited, by all means seal that thing.

Dont go all too big, a 2.3^ft sealed box just isnt called for. lol

I think it suggests up to like 1.0 or 1.25 sealed, I would look at the specs and personally I wouldnt go any higher than what it says. Just me

It'll still sound great.

 

[SKyleS 10+ year member]

ttt

Thanks man. Any more opinions?

 

[2lee240 10+ year member]

based on the power and limited space, def sealed

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

2.3 sealed? Are you on meth?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I love how we don't know how much space he has...but yet are making recommendations //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Tulip, it doesn't matter. If one think's he or she is right, then it is so.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

1.25cF sealed, nothing else.