pros and cons of sub inclosures

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Topic: pros and cons of sub inclosures

Posted By: sethbuckner
Subject: pros and cons of sub inclosures
Date Posted: March 06, 2008 at 5:44 PM

ok so i have both a sealed probox and an MDF bandpass enclosure for 2 kicker comp CVX 12"s running on a memphis 1000.1 D amp. which enclosure will overall be louder? personally i've always been a fan of bandpass boxes but i'm looking to have these CVX's banging harder than they already do..

would someone please explain and/or compare and contrast the pros and cons of both sealed and vented enclosures?

thanks, seth

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Posted By: greenbroncoguy
Date Posted: March 06, 2008 at 7:29 PM

sethbuckner wrote:

ok so i have both a sealed probox and an MDF bandpass enclosure for 2 kicker comp CVX 12"s running on a memphis 1000.1 D amp. which enclosure will overall be louder? personally i've always been a fan of bandpass boxes but i'm looking to have these CVX's banging harder than they already do..
would someone please explain and/or compare and contrast the pros and cons of both sealed and vented enclosures?
thanks, seth

No problem; it's already been done for you :)

https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxes.asp

-Matt

Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: March 07, 2008 at 1:03 AM

The new CVX speakers love ported enclosures. Look in your manual or kickers website for exact box specs

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