Which for "deepest" bass,sealed or ported?

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Just want to see what everyones opinion is.

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[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

deepest? huge boxes tuned to 20hz, but that is kind of useless in car audio

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

Guess what i mean is "lowest" bass.

 

[pokey_159 10+ year member]

huge box huge port? lol

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Build a box around you, seal it off, put 2 18" CD Omegas, power them and full blast.

You will enjoy.

 

[1ndatrunk 10+ year member]

What subs? I've had great experiences with both, but both were big, and the ported was tuned loooooowww

 

[xx24xx 10+ year member]

The subs are only a small part of the equation. If you want low bass it starts with build quality of the box. If you did it right I would imagine a huge box tuned properly with 18s or 22s would go very low. Still you need electrical to back this up. Every vehicle is different too. Some can get low and some can get loud.

DD FTW to me but I'm biased, like every other audio enthusiast. Use your ears and choose.

 

[1ndatrunk 10+ year member]

The subs are only a small part of the equation. If you want low bass it starts with build quality of the box. If you did it right I would imagine a huge box tuned properly with 18s or 22s would go very low. Still you need electrical to back this up. Every vehicle is different too. Some can get low and some can get loud.
DD FTW to me but I'm biased, like every other audio enthusiast. Use your ears and choose.

The sub is actually a VERY important part of the equation. A DD, no series, will get as low as a similar sized TC Sounds, Soundsplinter, TREO, W7,or similar SQ/SQL sub. You could put any of these in a small-ish sealed box and play lower frequencys than most MUSIC will ever produce

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

The frequency you tune a ported box to is the lowest frequency it will produce.

(And ported boxes need a subsonic filter tuned to that frequency to prevent damaging the sub.)

A sealed box will put out bass below its tuned frequency.

Either can be good, but it takes a larger box for a ported sub.

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

A ported box will play beneath tuning..

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

A ported box will play beneath tuning..

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find a sub with a low "fs" parameter, put it in a ported box

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

A ported box will play beneath tuning..

You risk damaging the sub by playing it without a subsonic filter.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

You risk damaging the sub by playing it without a subsonic filter.

playing below tuning and playing without a subsonic filter are two very different components

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

playing below tuning and playing without a subsonic filter are two very different components

If you pick a tuning frequency above the lowest frequency that you intend to drive into the speakers, the speaker may well be damaged due to the lack of damping. Below the tuning frequency, all of the control will depend on the speaker's suspension.

 

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[DEdwards 10+ year member]

neither....IB FTW!!