would going sealed help?

[2critical 10+ year member]

Given the proper amount of airspace, it is hard to go wrong with a sealed box. But a properly designed ported enclosure will be anything but a one note wonder.

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

RETARD. That is your misspelling. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
Wow, nice edit. You should /yourself now.

my misspelling? i never said one a hit wonder, that was you trying to correct me?

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Nothing wrong with going sealed, not all ported boxes are one tone wonders either.

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

Nothing wrong with going sealed, not all ported boxes are one tone wonders either.

yea i guess that was my bad. i havent heard alot of decent stereos, and the ones i have were always sealed. the only ported boxes ive ever really heard were prefabs from kicker made for specific drivers so i thought it ported and tuned properly.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

my misspelling? i never said one a hit wonder, that was you trying to correct me?

Yes, your misspelling. You just edited your post... Notice "Last edited by reed dollaz : Today at 05:31 PM."

Noobx.

 

[ST33M 10+ year member]

Either way you go will give you what you want.

As many said, a properly built and tuned ported box will not be a one note wonder.

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

Like said already, a "properly" tuned and built ported box can sound beautiful. Prefabs are garbage.

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

Yes, your misspelling. You just edited your post... Notice "Last edited by reed dollaz : Today at 05:31 PM."
Noobx.

yes. i fixed basically after realizing i had spelled it wrong. stop acting like a little girl.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

yea i guess that was my bad. i havent heard alot of decent stereos, and the ones i have were always sealed. the only ported boxes ive ever really heard were prefabs from kicker made for specific drivers so i thought it ported and tuned properly.

Prefabs are likely to have little port area and probably tuned high, hence your idea of ported boxes being boomy.

I do likes myself a sealed box though, never hurts to try a few boxes and see what you like...

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

Prefabs are likely to have little port area and probably tuned high, hence your idea of ported boxes being boomy.
I do likes myself a sealed box though, never hurts to try a few boxes and see what you like...

yea def. i guess i can stick with my already sealed eclipses, and spend some time building a couple boxes with different tuning. see what pros and cons i can come up with.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

yea def. i guess i can stick with my already sealed eclipses, and spend some time building a couple boxes with different tuning. see what pros and cons i can come up with.

Thats the best thing to do, what sounds good to one person may sound like shit to another. Gotta figure out what sounds good to you.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I personally like sealed boxes when I go the SQ route. I just never have been able to achieve the SQ sound going ported, which I have tried once. Ended up just being a basshead back in the day so ported was all I did. Others seem to have luck getting them to sound great, I just didn't I suppose. I have been using sealed boxes for sometime now and personally just like it better. This is just in my expierience though.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

yes. i fixed basically after realizing i had spelled it wrong. stop acting like a little girl.

Right. One should correct someone else only when they are correct themselves.

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

sealed boxes are clear, deep bass. I prefer it over ported, but the ported box i have now is great.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

i notice ported boxes basically **** for tonality. pretty much one hit wonders, i want to hear every bass note in detail. still hit hard, but i dont want it to flutter out or sound like a fart box. im assuming going sealed would solve this problem. ive only had one sealed enclosure before, my two eclipse SW8102's, which ill most likely be using again with my new amp. both of them are in .5cuft each, and will be getting 500w a peice. so itll be decently loud. i never had it hooked up in my car, but i heard them in someones lexus before i bought them and they got loud, but i never paid attention to the bass detail.

ok..... Well one thing i will say is typically ported boxes don't have the same tonal range as sealed. But depends on vehicle . And honestly a lot of subs now days have pretty good tonal range in ported boxes. NOW even subs that don't have the best tonal range typically are a LONG way off from a one hit wonder...... Really you use that phrase incorrectly... One hit wonder is typically known as I would est. a 1 to 3hz range. are you really telling me even 1 percent of woofers in a normal ported box let alone most are one hit wonders? come on! Honestly a correctly tuned ported box can have a very good range and depending on subwoofer I have seen almost completely flat from 30 to 70hz. I just think unfortunately you have been extremely misinformed