your voice needs to be tuned to at least 65hz and enclosed in a ported box

Sealed since 1986. My boys say I was one of the first to rock a sealed box with 2 Ultimate 8's and a 65X2 Audiovox amp in a '83 Datson 280ZX. I still hear Robert Cray singing "I guess I showed her". Great times in the Lowcountry of Beaufort SC. Semper Fi

I've always had sealed boxes. I put my kicker cvr 12s in a sealed box played it a few days. Bought a ported box put them in there for a week. Ported deff is louder but the sealed box sounds alot cleaner

I had subs that hit so haaahd that it bounced my maaahms pot of chowdah right off the stove.

When I was in my teens about 20 years ago, all the dudes in HS wanted the loudest bass -- not the cleanest bass. They went for bandpass, but I went for port and that bass extension made me feel like floating on air. Now-a-days, I'm a pure audiophile and a sealed enclosure is my pick for the frequency response like you're sitting live in front of a symphony orchestra. My HT is still ported though, because most of what you hear is not real sound.

Ported enclosures take a very experienced installer to get it blending well in a car system. In a sound quality system, (which I prefer) a person would probably find the sealed system to be much more musical for everyday enjoyment. With a high quality amplifier and subs powered right, you won't be lacking low bass. Now if you just want to beat low and hard, ported would probably be your best choice. I like listening to music loud and sounding like the band is playing right on the hood of my car, I've not been able to get it just right with a ported sub, only sealed.

I wanna put subs in mah KAH

It's true. I have a ported 8W7 and it has roll off. There's certain bass notes that are quieter than others. It's almost like I need to have two boxes in my trunk. One sealed and one ported just so I can hit the entire sound spectrum properly.

Sealed enclosures are generally used in systems that are designed around Sound Quality. As you said, they have more accurate bass reproduction. Ported enclosures can be tuned very low and can be used in SQ as well but dont have quite the punch and accuracy of the sealed enclosures.

Great vid bro.

Sealed is clean bass for personal satisfaction , ported is boom rattling bass to let people know your here. I prefer sealed clean tight bass.

I currently have a 15" in sealed box and it hits hard on the inside but on the outside I hear nothing... Back in the day I had 2 12s in a ported box and you could hear clear hard bass flowing out of the car... My 15 is 3000w powerbass and 2400 ATG amp... the 2 12s I had were bazooka 500w each with a 1000w amp...

your accent reminds me of the voice Amanda Bynes used to do on the Amanda Show skits. Love the videos!

I rocked the first Solo Baric back in the day in my '86 Cutlass. Took it apart and did Dynamat front to back. Originally 4 15"s but backed it down to two. Powered by one of the holy Grails, PPI A1200.2 Art Series. I still have both of the amps. I have had someone actually try to take a car for these lol. You could cook breakfast on these and there's no clipping at all. You literally can't overheat or overextend these damn things! MB Quart components powers by PPI A600.2's. The black ones withe the scematics in red on them. My shit was the baddest in the region by far! 🤔 The old days right lol.

Wondering if I'm doing any damage to my amp running 2 separate enclosures, one ported one sealed,,,both woffers are exactly the same,but both are underpowered, 1200 rms total,amp 600rms max,,,am I better off getting one larger amp and run both or get second 600rms amp and run them individually for more control,,,,,,,also would that mean I would have to use 2 separate base knobs??????????

Hard hitting sealed , ported gets the real low vibrating bass sounds to me I like both and find if I don’t have a 15 ported and 2 12s sealed I’m missing out on some bass ! I’ve always wanted to do the 4 the order band pass just haven’t ! Each have there own sound if it was me I’d try to find people that had different set ups listen to there’s then you can make a choice on what you like the best ! Great vid great info.

Audiophile all day baby with the sealed box 📦

In the thumb nail the kickers are ported the flat one is and emulator of a port so it is a ported box

Don't confuse ppl. When you showed a "sealed enclosure" you showed boxes with a passive radiator. Which is closer to a port type of box then a sealed.

I run a kicker cvr-15 ported & tuned to 22hz. Why 22hz you may ask ? Because that is where it wanted to be tuned for flat response down to 15hz rolling off around 10hz. So the myth that ported is boomy vs sealed is cleaner is B effing S. Sealed is easier and will generally handle more power but however, proper tuning of a ported enclosure will result in more efficient and potentially flatter response. Which in turn will sound better with all music across the board. Btw another decent video ya jewrk off 😁👍

I have a 12" 1500rms speaker in a sealed box and even that doesn't hit all bass notes I think but i want more thump and wonder if i should get a ported box. I feel both ways are tricky. Im confused on what to do

Sealed with passive radiator is an equivalent of having a ported box with the benefit of a smaller enclosure..

A great video sir!!

Typically this discussion of Ported VS Sealed causes a crap storm of arguments, which turns into misinformation being presented to the general consumer. I really like that you kept referring to the term subjective.. because THIS is the strongest take-away from this discussion. It all boils down to the design of the enclosure and the end goal of the consumer. Keep the videos coming, it's a great format and delivery style.

Hilarious intro LOL. Great tips.

I prefer a ported enclosure. T-line specifically, but for the subs I have currently, I'm tuned at 35hz 3.5 cubes. Moves a lot of air, but it doesn't transition in to different frequencies the way a sealed box does. At higher volumes it rolls into different frequencies instead of there being a break in the transition. Although that could very well be because I'm running a half ohm load as a daily. 😂 😂 😂

Sealed with Kappa 1200 and hits low and accurate

Came here for a 96 civic joke but there was non :( good explanation bro keep them coming....

So they show both a ported and bass radiated enclosure when they are talking about sealed... 1:50 Very much not the same thing.

If you want a more accurate reproduction of the music go Sealed. If you want as loud as possible go ported.

Great video!

Good video dude...the accent is fun too! Thumbs up

A passive woofer is technically performing like a ported box with decreased sound quality and higher dB. Same thing a ported box does. A true sealed enclosure with the right speaker will promote punchy tight bass with better bass quality.

Sealed & ported have their own place in the world. I've ran/run both. I have a ported box in my car tuned at 29hz, and I have a huge sealed boxed in my home theater , a sealed box can get low but it will be dependant entirely on the subwoofer fs. So if you go sealed get a sub with a low 30s mid 20s fs range.

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I run 1 Orion xtr 12 in a ported box love the it sounds and an xtr 1500dz almost blew the sub had to get it tuned probably before I smoked it didn't realize it also takes less power to push the woofer, smh🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊

I have a vintage 2001 Rockford Fosgate Punch 300s Amp which I purchased new back in 2001.(I brought it out from the basement after 22 years) I listen mostly to Club, Dance, Freestyle, electronic music. Currently I have a sealed dual CrossFire12" woofer box(also Old)... I'm really looking into to purchase the newer Rockford Fosgate 12 PORTED box. Will my type of music sound different as opposed to a sealed?

I have a pioneer 1500 wts sub what enclosure should I use for more booming sound

I was looking for 8" or 10" subs. My local shop has behind the seat JL subs and they are ported. When I asked if they had any sealed subs he said "no, you want a ported sub". He's trying to tell me they sound better. It would be for behind the seat in a CRV not in the rear cargo area.

The thumbnail shows passive radiator enclosure Vs ported enclosure...?

Hit HAAADDER

I have a 2004 grand prix with the monsoon radio system in it. I have component 6.5 in the front doors, a 3.5 center speaker in the dash, a 6.5 coaxial in rear doors and component 6x9 in rear above rear seats . I changed all the speakers to jbl and with 12 inch woofer by mb quarts. what I would like to know is what amplifier or amplifiers should I use for the12 channels I have to amplify also what is a good double din radio for me. Thank You I appreciate your expertise

I have a question on what way to face your enclosure. I have a dodge charger. Should I face the subs toward the front of the car or rear. Is there sufficient air space for the subs to face the front from behind the backseat in my trunk.

Yo, I'm used to listening to bassotronics on a 12" home cinema sub with a 12" passive. If I care about low frequency quality bass, you still think I should go with a sealed sub? Since bassotronic type of music is hard on excursion, I might over-excurse (is that even a word?) with a ported enclusure in those 20-30hz frequencies more easily, which I wouldn't want, right?

Me I like the sound sealed give I don't care much for the sound ported but out I'm running 3 Rockford fosgate p2 and a JL Audio Rd 1000/1 mono block at 1.3 ohms and it is killing it you knock when I hit the block that for sure

Ported hits harder

You kept showing passive radiator enclosures, but didn't mention them in the explanation! I think they were shown along with the sealed enclosure explanation, but they actually more closely resemble a ported enclosure than a sealed enclosure.

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Wicked cool video kid

I have 2 Rockford P2, sealed truck boxes and a 500.1 amplifier will it sounds good, ???

duDE , do a waynes world impression, I just know you can!

cah ahdio lol.... i love it keep up the great wrk

I have 3 of 10 inch Rockford Fostgate P3 punches in a sealed box, what kind of amp will I need to power these subs. I think each P3 is 500 watts each? Will someone help me out please

hey bro what equipment can I use to normalize equalizer setting for all my music tracks

need help. i just got an hcca 12 and got a custom ported box tuned to 39hz for it. so now i have 2 kicker cvr 12s just laying around, and was wanting to make two small sealed boxes for the kicker and have the hcca also. [o] [ o ll] [o]. to have some clean punchy bass and also the boom that comes with an hcca in a ported box. power is not a problem as i have 2 batteries 250amp high output alternator and amps. i have an 8k mono rated at 2700 rms for the orion and a 4k rated at 1200 rms for the kickers. any feedback would be great.

I’m shopping for a new sub thinking about psi platform 4 15 Or 18

I agree with Mike P ported us louder n bassier but sealed is just cleaner

I was trying to put 2 15in comp 4ohm svc kickers in a ported enclosure but the guy said it would blow up my subs b/c of too much air. Is that true or was that bullshit?

Ay guys Do u think it would be ok to put a 12in American bass elite in a fosgate p3 sub box

I go sealed boxes all day. I had 2 l7 12 in ported sounder food. Put the same to subs in a sealed box with same amp. Pounding

Thinking about changing my mtx terminator to a single p3 12. Worth it ?

So much nerd talk man! I run dual 10inch subs in a ported box, because it sounds deeper and it get the window flexing!

Why is there a hard cut after each sentence?

What the hell is "caaa audia"???

What is your opinion on the Ported Loaded enclosure that the rockford fosgate P3 comes in? Im not sure how i feel about mine.

Also the size of the woofer will make a big difference.

Will a single rockford fosgate T1 12" in a slim sealed enclosure at 600watts RMS be able to shake my Dodge Challenger. Going for a audiophile setup and using all fosgate power series products. The website recommends this but challengers have big ass trunks and don't want to be disappointed by my bass response.

Ah... the old myths regarding ported is boomy and sealed is tight... A correctly build ported subwoofer can be as tight as any sealed enclosure, emphasis on "correctly build". In general a ported box as way less distortion than a sealed enclosure as when you approach the tuning frequency the movement of the cone gets less and less until you reach the tuning frequency, where almost all sound is coming from the port. In this area the pressure of the box is way higher than in any sealed box, so movement of the driver is almost non existent which reduces distortion created from the driver. As a correctly modelled ported box also has a much lower f3-point you get a spike in the lower notes due to cabin gain. EQ that out with a DSP and the ported box even gets more efficient than it already is. Group delay will be removed with this, too as well as big portions of the so called muddiness. In addition, muddiness and tightness most of the time is a direct correlation of subwoofer to midbass integration. Get the phase of the sub and midbass drivers aligned in between 50Hz and 100Hz and you get all the tightness you need from either box. Drawback on ported boxes... they usually need much more space to compensate for the higher pressure around the tuning frequency. Btw., almost all prefab ported boxes are tuned way too high and are almost always way too small to give satisfactory results.

What about the boxes that are sealed in the front side of the woofer but ported and the back side of the woofer

Would it be dumb to have a ported box and a sealed box ? I'm bumping 12 I drive a K5 Blazer what the top on and sometimes off I love the sound with the shield box with the two 12 now have some other 12 was thinking a putting a ported box in to go with it

Ported box i like them but if your car do how you want it 💪😡

You’ll get more life out of a sub on a ported box, due to cool air coming in and hot going out

Ported!!! Ported all the way!!

you were talking about subwoofer, then al minute 3:10 you said "adjusting your crossover to your mids", wtf man? from subwoofer ( 20-100hz) you jump to mids (400/600-3500-4500hz)?????? where are the bass frequencies (100-400/600hz)??? you don't use 3 way components in doors + sub in trunk?

That's the hod pot

What’s best for double drum bass. which is common in heavy metal.

The video nice man what's the name of those Kicker Comp speakers with the little I think they tens or they might be 8 but the little small box

I've been a sealed guy for over 18 years... so I decided to go ported and give it a try and, there are some bass notes that ported can't hit, So if you love sealed don't bother going ported.. what is the saying , IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT

IM GOING PORT👍💯💯💯

Does SEALED enclosure require a paired bassRadiator?

iso box

I like the big sealed enclosure. You don't need a small box to have a sealed box that's not the key. Fosgate

sealed

So im trying to get a sub that will deliver more bass when listening to hip hop music but I dont want it to be crazy loud with it rattling everything extremely alot, I still want my car to rattle and have a better amount of bass just not a crazy amount. Any suggestions?

Okay serious question here though has anyone ever heard a ported box that sounded as clean accurate and responsive as a good sealed setup?

I'm abowt to hov a cup of kaafeee while I build three separate sealed baahxes fah my tree stereo integrity SQL 12s aun a sundown 8k @ 2.67 ohm. Gahnna make my little Civic SI coupe raaaaahk!

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Who the fuck are the smiths lol

Anyone out there have suggestions if I have a JL W7 10inch? It will be in the trunk of my sedan and I mostly Listen to Hip Hop

Dual sealed sub vs single ported sub?

Cah audio

4th order is best for spl and bandwidth

You are talking about enclosed subs, and ported and you show a bunch of passive radiator sub. That behaves like ported subs, they are not like enclosed subs, by any means.

The video being about "Ported vs Sealed" only to show a passive radiator enclosure and refers to it as a sealed enclosure several time is a huge fail.

But what if I want loud and accurate bass ? :(

Ported at 35 hertz , 2 12” w7 ‘s , running at 900 Watts rms each.... sealed, does what it’s name portrays, it seals the bass so it’s contained, yes cleaner but you lose a lot of punch and power.

Ported is better I have one alpine type r and with a kicker cxa1800.1 class d mono and it’s loud as shit looking to get 1 more sub

howaya

Wich would sound better in a car that has the trunk closed not open like a hatchback

Okay first of all The Beetles are Awesome... Check out some Beetles Decaf Second Because Ported Boxes take up more space if you don't have the Space for a Dual Ported go with a Dual Sealed just make sure the Boxes are Designed with the Subs in mind.