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spootydlux4

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Posted: February 10, 2005 at 9:47 PM / IP Logged

Well i was goin to run two RE se 12's in a slot vented box but i realized i didn't have enough room for 4 cu ft, but i did figure out that i had just enough room for a 1.8ft^3 slot vented along with a 1ft^3 sealed, and since i prefer more sq over spl, i thought this would suit my tastes better. would there be any problems with this? my amp is a kenwood kac x811d, so if i ran them in parallel, each would get about 500w rms.

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Drewt

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Posted: February 10, 2005 at 10:12 PM / IP Logged

well, the ported one would just overpower the sealed one....

Put em both in sealed boxes.......that'll work nicely

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Posted: February 10, 2005 at 10:14 PM / IP Logged

Everyone will think you're nuts, but if you do it let us know how it sounds.

newtone

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Posted: February 11, 2005 at 9:48 AM / IP Logged

i agree with Drewt, at certain freqs the ported box will be alot louder than the sealed, and conversely at lower freqs the sealed will probably have better extension. bad things could happen if your trying to jam some low freq material and your ported enclosure begins to 'unload' and you dont notice it because the sealed still sounds good. try the two sealed or if you want a 3-6db peak about 45 hz for boomin around town try maybe one ported. good luck!

spootydlux4

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Posted: February 11, 2005 at 10:28 AM / IP Logged

what do you mean by 'unload'

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spootydlux4

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Posted: February 11, 2005 at 10:28 AM / IP Logged

what do you mean by 'unload'?

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wheelerdr

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Posted: February 11, 2005 at 10:45 AM / IP Logged

There is no problem with that amp it is a great amp and if you want more sq go with the sealed enclosure

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Posted: February 11, 2005 at 11:09 AM / IP Logged

spootydlux4 wrote:

what do you mean by 'unload'?

unload is a term i was using to describe what happens to a sub when you go beneath the tuning frequency of a ported enclosure. the sub will act like it is not in an enclosure and has no 'load' or air cushion behind it to help the suspension control the movement of the cone. hope this helps

heavilymedicate

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Posted: February 11, 2005 at 11:42 AM / IP Logged

To sound like a broken record... Do the sealed on both. When you use a ported box, generally, you are trying to juice SPL at the cost of accuracy and low frequency extension.

If you mix the two, you will have one sub that hits lower, while the other one is boomy-has a spike in the response curve. When the ported subwoofer tries to play lower then the tuning frequency, you are at risk of erratic cone movement, bottoming out, other nasty stuff. Your sealed sub will do just fine, but the ported one... You could turn on a subsonic filter to protect the ported one, but then what would be the point of having the lower extension? You would have a response that is like a ported enclosure without the low frequency extension of a sealed... great.

Are you concerned it will not be loud? Are you kidding? It will be plenty loud, hit hard and low. Well, whatever you do, good luck.

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spootydlux4

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Posted: February 11, 2005 at 9:18 PM / IP Logged

ok i think im gonna go with two sealed boxes, itll make things a lot easier too. but say if i did run one ported tuned @ 32hz and set the subsonic filter to 32hz that would keep the sub from unloading, but on the point of having a lower extension, isnt 32hz a subsonic frequency which means unaudible to the human ear? correct me if im wrong im just tryin to learn here

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