sealed/ported open

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

Well i have a 01 alero 4dr so its a bigger car, would a sealed or ported box bring more bass into my ride? i will probably end up taking out the stock 6x9's that are in there and leave them out because people said that would make a port for the bass or something. thanks.

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[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Usually a ported box will get louder. Do your back seats fold down? What part of WI you from?

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

yea they fold down both of them, deforest, right by madison

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

i think ported as long as it's tuned right would be much louder. that is if your looking for pure bass. i like my sealed better, but i listin to a lot of differnt music.

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

yea i want alot of bass, but i dont know how to tune boxes or anything like that

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

yea i want alot of bass, but i dont know how to tune boxes or anything like that

the tuning is basically just in the way they are built (port and box dimensions)

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

if you have tools, someone can provide you a plan with dimensions... build yourself a ported box and wang away

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

oh, and what subs are we talking about? amp?

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

umm so far if everything goes right,

Sub-

POWER ACOUSTIK FUBAR-12W 12 INCH SUBWOOFER 1800 WATTS (800 RMS)

Amp-

POWER ACOUSTIK PS2-1600 CAR AUDIO 2CH AMPLIFIER 1600W (740 RMS)

The Ebay store im buying from doesnt give any specs on what it should be mounted into so i figured i would have to do some digging.

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

And incase i wanted to make my own box what doe these numbers mean "0.9 @ 35" like on the Box Plans sticky. i think its like cubic feet and hz or sumtin idk

 

[rlcowboy 10+ year member]

The first number,.9, is the size/volume they recomend for one of those drivers, .9cu. ft. in your case. The other number is refers to what Hz the box is tuned to, in your case 35hz.

As far as wheather to go with ported or sealed. Are you in to QUALITY sounding music or how much boom u can create? To me when I see folks with systems & all they care about is how much bass they can create & thier SPL, well to me that's far from music, just loud noise. That's just my opinion. U have a powerful driver so even if u go with sealed box it's still going to rock your car big time & u will have better sound quality. Keep in mind that if u go ported there are some songs that will not sound that good in ur car cause ported boxs have problems with some frequencies! If loud base is all u want then ported is the way to go!

Either way I will be glad to walk you through the entire process. I have already helped two ther board members build thier first box & the last one was ported & it turned out great. He was a little weary about taking the project on but once he got started he did good! You will need access to a saw though, a table saw is preferable so that u will have all straight cuts.If not u can take the MDF by a local cabinet shop or millwork shop & just pay them a small fee to cut the pieces for u. And if u do it yourself u will save alot of $$$!! Good luch and if u want me to help u just give me a PM, I want charge u anything.

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

umm so far if everything goes right, Sub-

POWER ACOUSTIK FUBAR-12W 12 INCH SUBWOOFER 1800 WATTS (800 RMS)

Amp-

POWER ACOUSTIK PS2-1600 CAR AUDIO 2CH AMPLIFIER 1600W (740 RMS)

The Ebay store im buying from doesnt give any specs on what it should be mounted into so i figured i would have to do some digging.

Spend a few more dollars and go HIFONICS amp and a Kicker CVR 12." Trust me later on down the lone you are going to want to kick your self in the *** for buying that PA crap. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

$300 limit... Im 16 so my dad controls my money. And yeah ill probably go for a sealed then, i want the SQ to be good also. That will make building a little easier then to. I think me and my dad could do it, and we have access to any tool needed for something like this, ill talk 2 him about it and see if he can pick up some ?3/4? mdf fiberboard (is 3/4 good?) and then i can follow the plans posted by others and with your help (which i would greatly appreciate) i think it would be fun and work out better. (cheaper 2)

I went to the power acoustik site and the info is 1.2cu and 40 hz

FUBAR-12W

1800 watts power handling 800 Watts RMS

200 oz. magnet

2¡± BASV voice coil

SPL 91 dB

Fs: 36 Hz

Vas: 1.91 cu.ft.

Qms: 5.71 ? Qes: 0.502 ? Qts: 0.462

Xmax: 0.4"

Sealed box: 1.2 cu. Ft.

Ported box: 2 cu.. Ft.

Tuning: 40Hz

Port Size: 4¡±(dia)x8.75¡±(length)

# of ports:1

Mounting Depth: 6.25¡±

 

[rlcowboy 10+ year member]

A Hifonics amp is nothing to brag about either, I promise u that!!

 

[Kaltenberg 10+ year member]

haha, well im ordering the stuff in about 10 mins. I hope there good products..im just gona buy a box off them (sealed) because my dad doesnt know where to get the mdf baord and for the price on the site might as well jsut get the pre-made one.