Subwoofer Ported vs Sealed?

nebbie · 08-16-2009, 06:12 PM

I would go with a sealed box on the W6. I've run 10" and 12" W6's before and my best experiences with them are in sealed boxes.

sly1types · 09-03-2009, 11:05 PM

Go with a ported box and tune it. A ported 10 will sound like 2 sealed 10s. You might loose a tiny bit of control ported vs sealed, but i bet you wouldn't be able to tell. I have one 10w3 in my m3 and it sounds amazing.

stuntman314 · 10-06-2009, 09:28 AM

Ported over sealed any day, build an enclosure with 3/4" MDF wood from lowes or something and get a good sub like an AQ HDC3 or RDaudio JLaudio is shitty for the price and there is much better out there.

stuntman314 · 10-06-2009, 09:30 AM

Go to caraudio.com forums and they will laugh if you even mention JL.

JL makes sql woofers not spl, there are much louder woofers out there for cheaper, and they are built better.

Go to rdaudio.net and you will find the most badass subs in the world.

MisterSkiMask · 10-06-2009, 11:24 AM

Sealed, the last sub I bought was a 12w6 V2, it was a couple years ago and I have not been paying attention to speaker progress.

It is plenty loud in a sealed box, and it is nice clean sound. This particular sub is in my boat and the sound is awesome.

For what its worth, I have been using JL subs for a long time, and I would definitely buy another one.

badass1g · 10-06-2009, 12:40 PM

ported for sure. i had a fosgate 15" T1 in my e46 facing backwards and a tuned L port, holy crap it was LOUUUUUD, make sure you have a builder that knows his stuff and can tune the box to spec. you wont be dissapointed. make sure you can either remove the ski hole junk or put a seat down to enjoy full benefit.

View Poll Results: Ported vs Sealed
Ported	18	38.30%
Sealed	29	61.70%
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08-16-2009, 06:12 PM	#23
nebbie Private First Class 6 Rep 188 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Houston iTrader: (4)	I would go with a sealed box on the W6. I've run 10" and 12" W6's before and my best experiences with them are in sealed boxes.
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09-03-2009, 11:05 PM	#24
sly1types Captain 432 Rep 938 Posts Drives: F80M3 and E46M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KC iTrader: (0)	Go with a ported box and tune it. A ported 10 will sound like 2 sealed 10s. You might loose a tiny bit of control ported vs sealed, but i bet you wouldn't be able to tell. I have one 10w3 in my m3 and it sounds amazing. __________________ F80 M3-DCT MaxPSI CH, BM3 with F80 Paul E85 and Custom Rom track tune MCS 2Way Remotes Signature SV104 E46 M3 F85 X5M https://www.instagram.com/fastmacm3/
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10-06-2009, 09:28 AM	#25
stuntman314 New Member 3 Rep 15 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jun 2008 iTrader: (0)	Ported over sealed any day, build an enclosure with 3/4" MDF wood from lowes or something and get a good sub like an AQ HDC3 or RDaudio JLaudio is shitty for the price and there is much better out there.
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10-06-2009, 09:30 AM	#26
stuntman314 New Member 3 Rep 15 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jun 2008 iTrader: (0)	Go to caraudio.com forums and they will laugh if you even mention JL. JL makes sql woofers not spl, there are much louder woofers out there for cheaper, and they are built better. Go to rdaudio.net and you will find the most badass subs in the world.
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10-06-2009, 11:24 AM	#27
MisterSkiMask Banned 147 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: I Can not say Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: you must not know iTrader: (0)	Sealed, the last sub I bought was a 12w6 V2, it was a couple years ago and I have not been paying attention to speaker progress. It is plenty loud in a sealed box, and it is nice clean sound. This particular sub is in my boat and the sound is awesome. For what its worth, I have been using JL subs for a long time, and I would definitely buy another one.
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10-06-2009, 12:40 PM	#28
badass1g Captain 51 Rep 646 Posts Drives: 07 335i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: utah iTrader: (7)	ported for sure. i had a fosgate 15" T1 in my e46 facing backwards and a tuned L port, holy crap it was LOUUUUUD, make sure you have a builder that knows his stuff and can tune the box to spec. you wont be dissapointed. make sure you can either remove the ski hole junk or put a seat down to enjoy full benefit.
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