sealed type r's

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i hear alot of people just spurting out that type r's sound terrible sealed. i'll bet that not a single one of those people have even heard a type r sealed. i've built several boxes for mine and my conclusion is: 1 type R ported = loud. 2 type R's ported = really loud. after 4 tries to get 1 ported R louder than 2 sealed R's....I = fail!!!! 2 sealed was louder every time.

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[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

I have two sealed and there more than loud enough for me.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

I have two sealed and there more than loud enough for me.

they're fine sealed. if i had the room, i would port the 2 i have, but i don't. 2 sealed will still bounce a cell phone off the roof, which is the cool thing nowadays i hear.

 

[Steelemayne 10+ year member]

i had my 10's sealed and then i bought a ported box, sounded a bit different but i thought it was louder...

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

i hear alot of people just spurting out that type r's sound terrible sealed. i'll bet that not a single one of those people have even heard a type r sealed. i've built several boxes for mine and my conclusion is: 1 type R ported = loud. 2 type R's ported = really loud. after 4 tries to get 1 ported R louder than 2 sealed R's....I = fail!!!! 2 sealed was louder every time.

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[andrewibk 10+ year member]

i dont like the 2 10's sealed my buddy has.. at all.

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

i used to have 2 10s sealed. used to. they were loud enough for me, but sounded like crap.

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

i hear alot of people just spurting out that type r's sound terrible sealed. i'll bet that not a single one of those people have even heard a type r sealed. i've built several boxes for mine and my conclusion is: 1 type R ported = loud. 2 type R's ported = really loud. after 4 tries to get 1 ported R louder than 2 sealed R's....I = fail!!!! 2 sealed was louder every time.

actually your wrong. people do know. i have built 3 box's i believe that were for a type R 12'' sealed. compared to ported they sound like ***. terrible frequency response and output. box's were 1 ft^3 and 1.3 ft^3.

 

[jake760 10+ year member]

What size ported box were your type R's in? I had a single type R, it was in 2.75 tuned to 37 with 42" of port, powered by hifonics 1206d @ 1 ohm. VERY loud for 1 12, lots of flex.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

actually your wrong. people do know. i have built 3 box's i believe that were for a type R 12'' sealed. compared to ported they sound like ***. terrible frequency response and output. box's were 1 ft^3 and 1.3 ft^3.

isn't that small though?

I remember him saying his were in a box that was almost 7 cubes..

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

What I want to know is this..

Will a sealed proper sized box be better than a ported box that is to small?

 

[Exploder 97 10+ year member]

yes

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

What I want to know is this..
Will a sealed proper sized box be better than a ported box that is to small?

better in what way? sq yes, spl no.

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

isn't that small though?
I remember him saying his were in a box that was almost 7 cubes..

.7-1 is what alpine says for sealed. 7 cubes is free air practically

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

I liked the way my type r 12s sounded sealed.... that was about 6 years ago though