Ugh..ported or sealed?

[THXdts 10+ year member]

Alright, before you guys have a little fit, I know the difference. I just really don't know which one to get. I am getting an RL-p 12. I can probably make the room for a ported box, but just don't know what to get. I know that sealed takes up less room, and has better SQ. And ported takes up more room, and better for SPL. I just don't know what kinda box to get. Thanks alot.

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[boomanchu]

Sealed.

Eaiser to make and tune since you dont even need to

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like you've done your homework on this already...the question is, what are you looking for out of your subwoofer? After all, it's not our ears that are going to be listening to this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SWEET06CAMRY 10+ year member]

What kind of car is it for ?

 

[THXdts 10+ year member]

Sounds like you've done your homework on this already...the question is, what are you looking for out of your subwoofer? After all, it's not our ears that are going to be listening to this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Good point. Well I am trying to compare it to my home subwoofer..but that probably isn't a good comparison. It's a Logitech Z-5500. The sub is ported..it does sound kinda "boomy". I am just not sure. I mean if you use a ported enclosure with a sub, and then use the same sub in a sealed enclosure, can you actaully hear a difference? How much of a difference?

 

[THXdts 10+ year member]

What kind of car is it for ?

It's for an extended cab truck.

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

you might hear a slight jump in SQ going from ported to sealed, depending on what the ported box was tuned to. ported boxes, if done correctly can still have awesome SQ, and the rl-p is great in ported boxes. It will probably be less boomy if you're sticking with the same power. I like sealed, its all preference.

 

[nuatilus]

The specs for your Logitech z-5500

Product Specifications

* Total RMS power: 505 watts RMS

o Satellites: 317 watts RMS (2 x 62 W front, 2 x 62 rear, 69 W center)

o Subwoofer: 188 watts RMS

* Total Peak power: 1010 watts

* Maximum SPL: >115 dB

* Frequency response: 33 Hz — 20 kHz

* Amplifier: Ultra-linear, high-capacity analog

* Signal to noise ratio: >93.5 dB, typical 100

* Input impedance: 8,000 ohms

* Drivers:

o Satellites: 3” polished aluminum phase plug drivers

o Subwoofer: 10” high-excursion ported driver with 6th order bass reflex enclosure

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i'd go ported first, and then sealed if you're unhappy with the peakiness/sq

if you do sealed first, you'll never know what you're missing/ wont be able to make an educated decision

i'm actually going from ported to sealed on my L7's, but i never would have known what i really wanted if i didn't at least have it ported for a bit

 

[Hundreth 10+ year member]

RL-P should have comparable SQ and much better SPL in a ported box because it needs a pretty big box sealed to have flat response down to the lows...

Check out the graphs on Soundsplinter's website, pretty informative.

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

The RLP still sounds great in a ported box. Also SS recommends it tuned to around 30-32hz IIRC which is a pretty good sq tuning already. Plus ported will always have that great SPL

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

could do a larger sealed box,hits low,also boomy...if thats want u are lookin for.say1.5 cuft

 

[thejoker989 10+ year member]

I would tune even lower than 30-32. My 15" Rl-P is tuned at 29 in 3.1 ft^3 and it sounds awesome. Excellent sq. I had it in 2.1 sealed before going ported and the ported has much better low end response. This may be because my sealed box was a little leaky, but either way a ported box tuned low is the way to go!