Sub boxes (need pics)

[85crownHPP]

sealed

sealed boxes make good punchy bass, like the kickdrum makes. Metal wont have much lower than that, unless its industrial maybe. A good sealed box will go lower just as well to, everyone at Scotfesst can witness to that, if they were there for the Crystal Method light show.
My experience with ported and bandpass boxes is that they are great for certain frequencies and lack on others. And if the box isnt tuned for the sub, forgetaboutit.
I hear the snail shell slot box design is supposed to be miraclulous though.

[Paul_]

cool, thanks for clarifying that pete

[Southern_Pride]

Mine are slotted and tuned to the sub and i will say they are the best ive ever heard. Takes a lot of math to get the box tuned right but it is well worth it. My sealed boxes never hit this hard. These are so much more efficient its not even funny. I guess mine would be the snailshell design. The insides are like this.

[Blaze86Vic]

Woops, some how I missed this thread.

I don't use subs, but I do have an amp. Here is a pics of where it is at.

[Lincolnmania]

i run two 12" subs in a sealed box, bridged to a 2 channel amp, the bass is incredible

[gadget73]

Pair of 12s in a bandpass, but I'm not super happy with it. Bass isn't as clean as I would like it to be. The amp is jammed between the trunk hinge and the spare. I think I'm gonna relocate the spare over towards the hinge on the other side, then mount the amp to a board or something along with the cap and wire it nicely. It looks like ass right now.


BTW, a 3 farad cap is overkill, way too f'n expensive, and not that useful for what you're doing. For your money, I'd go with a 3ag 130 amp alternator and maybe a 1/2 to 1 farad cap. I got my 1 farad for under $40 from an electronics supply place. Its nothing fancy, just a basic Mallory 20v 1 farad but it functions the same as a fancy brand that costs a hell of a lot more. Even with the cap, the voltage would dip enough for me to see the dash lights flicker at stop lights. With the new alternator it never drops under 14v, so all is well.

[Southern_Pride]

Im definitely going to go 3 g alternator. But i can get a Power Acoustic 3 farad cap for like 70 bux brand new. I dont need it now that i undbridged the amp. But i will need more juice soon.

[DuceAnAHalf]

3 words - Imperial Folded Horn - that design PWNS all other box designs. But unless you are listening to stuff that is heavy with a Roland 808 go with a sealed box. I have 2 sealed boxes with Rockford Fosgate Punch HX2 12's on synth bass heavy music such as DnB or Florida breaks it seems a little weak (nothing that the controls on the crossover in the console cant take care of), but on stuff like Mushroomhead it hits tight.