enclosure for astro van?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Topic: enclosure for astro van?
Posted By: astro88
Subject: enclosure for astro van?
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 10:18 AM
What would be best in an astro van? Ported or sealed? Oh its a passenger van. Amp is a soundstream and will be delivering 75w to each speaker ( two 12in krankinstiens) I listen to all types of music,rock ,country ,rap, pretty much everthing(bassy stuff mostly though. tia
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Posted By: bfog99
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 1:50 PM
I personally like sealed. What are the power ratings of your subs? 75 watts isn't vey much for subs. You might want to look into a different amp for later on down the road.
Posted By: SoundFX411
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 3:09 PM
I agree with bfog99. You should look into another amp. I use sealed enclosures in my astro van. Check out the site:
https://members.sounddomain.com/soundfx411
Posted By: astro88
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 3:18 PM
I t is a 5 channel amp Front rear and mono sub out, 75w @4 ohm 150w@ 2 ohm,so im gonna hook 2 subs. I have it hooked to 1 polk audio 12in sub now and the bass is VERY impressive for 75w
Posted By: astro88
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 3:20 PM
Oh ya 75w by soundstream = 400w by sony. Sound better now?
Posted By: astro88
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 8:08 PM
Is that it for replys? Get another amp ?I was asking about enclosure, port or no port thats all. The 12 i have now is sealed and sounds ok, Im going to build a box for 2 12's just want to know if i shoild port it.?
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: December 02, 2003 at 8:13 PM
NO DON'T DO IT!!!! That Soundstream amplifier is a very very good amp, used them myself for years and have sold even more to many happy customers.Never port a box unless the box is designed to the spec for the subs and wants to be ported. A sealed enclosure is one of the best boxes for sound quality, depth and overall performance. Keep that box on the smaller side, around 2.2 cu.ft - 3 cu. ft. net volume (for 2 subs) and you should get good results.
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Posted By: astro88
Date Posted: December 03, 2003 at 7:20 AM
Thank you forbidden, I have owned many types of amps in the past,IE: ppi,pioneer,hi fonics,etc, this amp is the cleanest ive ever had! the highs sound AMAZING! I dont regret spenden tha cash on this one.(H)
Posted By: fuseblower
Date Posted: December 03, 2003 at 10:55 AM
I agree with forbidden the amp you have is a good and clean amp. In regards to your box if you want to be on the safe side go with a sealed box. If you are an experience builder and the subs can accomplish the sound you want in a ported box go for it. The one thing you must remember is that a ported box is normally larger than a sealed one and it does not normally cover the entire sound spectrum you may want. The plus is that a ported box requires less power than a sealed box.
Posted By: astro88
Date Posted: December 03, 2003 at 2:41 PM
It seems to me that the sealed box is the way to go! so is it better to for each woof to have its own sealed area or does it matter?
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