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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blazian87" data-source="post: 8319937" data-attributes="member: 574798">Yes, you are correct. A whole new box would have to be built in order to change tuning unless you have aero ports. That is why I said maybe you could just turn it into a sealed box by closing the port. It might actually work in your case. I had mine in a small sealed box actually. It sounded bloated on the higher spectrum but overall it actually sounded good. I was planning to go with a big sealed box or a ported box 3.0-3.5 cu ft net @30hz but I ended up just giving it to my close friend. The small sealed box still sounds great with rock music and that's what my friend listens to the most anyway. For r&amp;b and hiphop, it doesn't play very flat and is all over the place.I usually don't listen to Manufacture specs except for box size. Tuning is your choice but most of them recommend on the higher side because for the regular consumer, they are looking for more SPL. Even JL recommends their boxes at 33hz but i still think it's too high. My favorite tuning is 30 hz. I have tried multiple tunings on different subs and I feel 30 hz is the most natural sounding for a large range of music. Even 32 hz is pretty acceptable but can be peaky for certain songs and I still end up craving those low lows. Should be fine for rock and r&amp;b though. It's personal preference really. I know the diamonds don't have a problem with lows but if you tune it to 35 or higher, you certainly will be missing a lot of it. You should not tune to 40 hz unless you don't care about lows at all and want it to be LOUD. It's usually for competing.Yea maybe your ground was loose. Try tightening it up and start with putting your gains down on your amp. Try getting some wood and cover the port while playing music.. See how it sounds. If you like it, you can probably just screw it in or tape the sh*t out of it. Should be very flat. You can also try putting wood blocks inside the box to make it smaller since 3.5 cu ft is too big for sealed but is acceptable still.If all else fails, then time for a new box. Going with a lower tune will sacrifice some SPL but will sound way better imo. The advantages are you can hit the lows way better and flattens out all the nasty peaks. The higher you tune, the louder you'll get but isn't always the greatest sounding. I'm very picky with sound. I rather have SQ than SPL even if it means I'm quieter.</blockquote>

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