Which Enclosure?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: July 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Topic: Which Enclosure?
Posted By: gumby_55
Subject: Which Enclosure?
Date Posted: February 04, 2004 at 2:24 AM
I am stuck on which enclosure I want to get. I have an explorer with two 10's in a bandbass. It sounds great but I need to go louder. I was wondering if I should get another dual bandpass box and have both in the back or get a quad sealed box. I want somethng that will really pound!!! If the quad box where could I find one? I have looked but they are pretty scarce.
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Posted By: sbrock
Date Posted: February 04, 2004 at 8:10 AM
a 4-10 ported box would definitely be your best bet and as far as finding a quad speaker box you might have to have one custom made but make sure it is by someone who knows what they are doing because it can really make a difference for the good or bad
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: February 04, 2004 at 9:38 AM
What make and model subs do you have? Are you competing? Also what kind of music do you listen to?
Posted By: gumby_55
Date Posted: February 05, 2004 at 6:37 AM
The subs are power acoustik FUBR 10's. I haven't done any competitions but am thinking about it. And I listen to rap mostly with some metal. I want some sound quality but mostly SPL. Thanks.
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: February 05, 2004 at 12:43 PM
Give them (all four) a good ported box and they should play really loud with a little SQ still.
Posted By: sbrock
Date Posted: February 05, 2004 at 1:03 PM
I agree with customsuburb they will sound best in a ported enclosure I have a friend who has the FUBR 12's in a ported box and it don't sound to bad
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: February 05, 2004 at 1:23 PM
Have the box built to suit the needs of the vehicle and the subs. A ported box in this case will wail with 4 subs. Make sure that you have adequate power for them and an adequate pre-out voltage to give the amp a usable signal. Consider an Audio Control Epicenter for big bad bottom end and a sub saving subsonic filter. 4 12's in an Exploder - woohoo... The box is your most important consideration, it will make or break what you need. If you go to a coupled chamber box, it will work, be a little smaller BUT if you blow one sub, the entire sub system will be dead. For this reason I would suggest separate ported boxes, one for each sub.
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