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vdumped 
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Posted: June 19, 2007 at 9:55 PM / IP Logged  
hi i have a 98 golf i was woundering if a sealed box or a ported box is better a 15" l5 is going in the car can any one help me don't know what to do i like alot of bass  
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jazzcustom131 
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Posted: June 19, 2007 at 10:52 PM / IP Logged  
Well, it's going to depend on the woofer (some are designed for ported, some are designed for sealed)
I'm sure some of the guys that are more into the engineering side of this will come along shortly with an answer...
infact, i'll call wormy right now
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Posted: June 20, 2007 at 1:40 AM / IP Logged  

...lol, why me...lol.

Alot of it depends on the speaker, so we need to pick the box that best fits your speaker.  If you don't have a speaker yet, then we can determine a speaker by your personal tastes.  Do you like lower, rumbling bass, or do you prefer deep thump.  The thump doesn't reach quite as low, but it is still low enough for most music.  Its not competition SPL, nor is it SQL.  Its more of that street bass that most people prefer.  The deeper, rumbling bass is my preference.  Its definately not SPL, but neither is it quite SQL.  It does, however, sound better than the more typical street system, just not quite as loud.

...typically, I just run whatever I randomly pick up off the floor.
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Posted: June 20, 2007 at 8:39 AM / IP Logged  
You guys...! LOL
And I dont like ANY bass like everybody elese likes... I am tuning my enclosure for 22Hz, and an sacrificing MUCH of my potential output. I will only be able to reach somewhere in the 108 to 110dB range, but the extension will be home-theater like... I'm talking subterranean. I am also low-passing at around 55Hz, because I don't want to be able to locate the subwoofer, acoustically... That, in my definition, is still "a lot of bass". Your definition will be different.
There is no "Best Enclosure". Period.
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
wormy 
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Posted: June 20, 2007 at 7:41 PM / IP Logged  

I agree.  I'm just trying to work off of what everybody else thinks and defines things as.  I like it deeper than 22 Hz, but most music cuts out at about 30 Hz to 40 Hz.  At least that's what everyone keeps saying...lol.   

...typically, I just run whatever I randomly pick up off the floor.
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vdumped 
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Posted: June 21, 2007 at 2:50 PM / IP Logged  
i have a vw golf  i have a 15" L5 sqyuare kicker sub with a kx600.1 amp  the only thing that i'm having a hard time figuring out is should i put a sealed box in or a ported box in i have a total of 5 ft3  of room in the trunk for the box i like to push slp's then db's so whats the best thing to do it's a dual 4 ohm sub and the amp is 2 ohm stable so i  know i will be runing at 2 ohms  can anyone help me
vdub
hustlin247 
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Posted: June 22, 2007 at 10:42 AM / IP Logged  

I am currently running 4 kicker L5's in the back of my Explorer. They are in a custom sealed box with 2 seperate chambers. Personally,I like the way it sounds in the sealed box. I don't know what else to tell you but this is working for me.

'94 Ford Explorer / Kenwood KVT-815DVD / RF Power T1682C 6x8 (all doors) / RF Power T10001 / 12" Kicker L5 (x4) / Optima Yellow Top Battery

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