Subwoofer Box Compare..

[ResonantRE 10+ year member]

ok i was searching for a Sub box for my 2 12's SE's im gonna be gettin and i came up with these 2 boxes one is Dual Bandpass enclosure and the other is just a regular basic Ported box which box would sound better and have good SQ and SPL? heres the links to each of the boxes

BandPass Enclosure http://store.yahoo.com/millionbuy/hbxbp12.html

Ported Box http://www.millionbuy.com/hbx12vega.html

Would either of these boxes be good with some two SE's?

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[skeptikal Premium Member]

fuk that, build it yourself, much much cheaper. i'll give materials list lol...

8ft x 11ft 3/4" MDF board

1 5/8" Screws

can of Liquid nails

can of silicone (for sealing inside (just what i use))

that will cost you like 33.00$

 

[VoTran24 10+ year member]

fuk that, build it yourself, much much cheaper. i'll give materials list lol...
8ft x 11ft 3/4" MDF board

1 5/8" Screws

can of Liquid nails

can of silicone (for sealing inside (just what i use))

that will cost you like 33.00$

its much cheaper IF you already have the tools. If you have a saw and something like a router which you can cut circles with then it would be much better. Cause if you dont do well on your first one, you can always make another one with the extra mdf. If you dont have the right tools and only plan on using one box then just buy it.

dont forget about the cost for the carpet also. about $10?

 

[ResonantRE 10+ year member]

i figure it would be cheaper by buying it... cost of material and carpet and such and such... and im not experience in building sub boxes i figure i just buy a cheap box.. for 35-59 bucks.. what would ya prefer Ported or bandpass enclosure?

 

[VoTran24 10+ year member]

do you even know if the SE's would work well in a bandpass enclosure? you cant just throw subs into a bandpass enclosure and expect it to sound good. I heard that bandpass closure are really complicated because the measurements need to be exact and everything.

As for the ported enclosure....it doesnt even tell you what its tuned to. My advice is to ask/buy plans from jmac for a few bucks and build that shit yourself. it will probably cost more and be a little more complicated but you'll have the experience to make better ones next time and know that you did it yourself. good luck man

 

[Chance89 10+ year member]

I'm never going to build another bandpass again..tried once...sounded like garbage...buy a bp if anything

 

[BiaBia 10+ year member]

My thoughts on a box that costs you $60 is going to be a piece of shit. I'd build it myself if i were you. Rent the tools or borrow them. Need 1 drill and a jigsaw basically. Have homedepot or lowes cut it for you.

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

Band pass boxes have a narrow peak of performance and usually sound the best when played with in these freqs. The ported box will reproduce anything at or about the tuning freq. The band pass, more than likely, will be louder but the ported will have better SQ.

 

[happe626 10+ year member]

well this is my first time in posting for a long time..

home depot can do your cuts.. also as for the router/jig saw.. maybe they rent this tool too? or you can always buy & return ^_^

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

bandpass is crap, my freind bought one and we anded up taking a sawzall to it and just makeing it a small sealed box, much better, just make one its fun