what kind of enclosure?
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Topic: what kind of enclosure?
Posted By: shortdogchap
Subject: what kind of enclosure?
Date Posted: September 15, 2005 at 4:12 PM
hi i have a 2005 chevy aveo....just wondering what is the best type of enclosure to go in a trunk...bandpass...sealed...ported..??....im looking to get 2 12's...any suggestions?....thx
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steve
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Posted By: sneakycyber
Date Posted: September 15, 2005 at 4:36 PM
Steve, first I need to know what kind of 12's you are going to buy and what type of music you listen too?
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Posted By: shortdogchap
Date Posted: September 15, 2005 at 5:04 PM
well i had my eye on Kicker Solo barics 12'...and i listen to mostly rock and alternative....so i wanted it to hit hard....the same way a nice bass song or r/b jam would hit ------------- steve
Posted By: blackmica3
Date Posted: September 15, 2005 at 5:42 PM
With Kicker L5 or L7 since you listen to Rock and Alternative I would recommend a sealed enclosure around 1.25 to 1.5 cu.ft per sub. Maybe even smaller. What amp will you be running and which ones the L5 or L7?
Posted By: sneakycyber
Date Posted: September 16, 2005 at 9:18 AM
I agree sealed enclosures will give you the tightest response. However if you are using small amps a ported enclosure will give you that bump you may be looking for.
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Posted By: sneakycyber
Date Posted: September 16, 2005 at 1:19 PM
Steve: Take a look at my new post Subwoofer Enclosure retraction
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Posted By: oxygen65
Date Posted: September 17, 2005 at 6:06 PM
get the right amp to power them and get a nice sealed enclosure, it will sound great and the sealed enclosure is going to take up less space than a ported.
Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: September 17, 2005 at 7:48 PM
dont buy that kicker crap if you want quality sound. too much money for too much slop. theres way too many options for sound quality. -------------
Posted By: blackmica3
Date Posted: September 17, 2005 at 11:12 PM
I run kicker and I have to agree. If SQ is what your looking for, then Kicker is the wrong route to go. If you want SPL, then I say go for it.
Posted By: redpeppers
Date Posted: September 17, 2005 at 11:55 PM
if u have a good amp with sub-sonic filters and set crossover right a port'd box will sound good if tuned to the right freq.
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Where theres is a wire there's a way.
Posted By: redpeppers
Date Posted: September 17, 2005 at 11:59 PM
if u have a good sub-sonic filter on ur amp and set crossover correctly , i like port'd better if tuned to the right freq. U dont have a higher output on certain freq. but the right ones hit hard and clean......i listen to only rock too..... ------------- Where theres is a wire there's a way.
Posted By: oxygen65
Date Posted: September 18, 2005 at 12:04 AM
plain and simple just listen to someone who owns kicker subs, becuse kicker makes SPL subs not SQ, if you are looking for SQ and a little bit of SPL then you should look into some jl audio, the best thing for you i think would be a w6v2, weather it be a 10 12 or even the 13 but jl is the best of both worlds when it comes to SQ and SPL
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