small ported vs. big sealed

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

which would be better and why?

would ot be better to have a ported box that is small...

or a sealled box that is bigger?

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[Colin P 10+ year member]

what is actually classed as big and small?

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

biggest sealed reccomended

vs

smallest vented reccomended

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

i say take the small ported because big sealed have a very loose sound to them IMO. but i do like the low end of a big sealed box. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[lebomb 10+ year member]

biggest sealed reccomendedvs

smallest vented reccomended

I say the biggest sealed.......I tried a small ported and all I got was hella midbass....unless you can do a somewhat large ported, stick with sealed.

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Small ported will not even touch the lows (which subs are supposed to play)especially if tuned high. The large sealed would be my choice in this scenerio, at least your mids could pick up the slack on the upper bass.

 

[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

definately large sealed... the extra volume helps the lows

come through and gets you a little more output... the small

ported would just stiffle the sub...

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

will a large sealed get louder than a ported thats too small?

XXX15 in about 3.3 sealed, or XXX 15 in about 3.3 ported... wat about that

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

will a large sealed get louder than a ported thats too small?

No.....a large sealed box actually has somewhat "decreased" output, but better low frequency extension

 

[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

listen... hdave... i posted in your XXX box thread, but

i think i got overlooked...

i have been through the trials of having a 15XXX and not

having enough room for it...

TRUST ME!!! if you really want a XXX then just get a 12"

and youll have enough room to be happy with it...

the XXX loves space and power... if you cannot provide both

you need to think about what youre getting yourself into before

you spend the $$$...

trust me dude... i had to ebay my 15" XXX because it just wasnt

working for me...

just in case the XXX police show up here... I AM NOT putting down

the XXX... i am recommending the 12" XXX for his spacial limitations...

save yourself the letdown and headache... or get an SUV...

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

lol ya i was really really thinking into that

but the thing is that i can get that XXX 15 for 250. so its a great deal.

i dunno im prolly going to try to find a different ruote.

really hard to find a XXX 12 or something else for under 250 that will wang and sitll have good SQ