10 ported or 12 sealed

[ezhacker1]

So pretty much a 10 ported or 12 sealed?

Before talking about brands and power

10 ported would be tighter and louder than a 12 sealed right (even tho it looses some accuracy being ported)? Right now two 10s are very appealing than a single 12, which i know will not be as loud, (still not talking brand or power)

Im still pretty new to brands, i just know the basic ideas of which enclosures and sizes.

A friend is selling an older 12w6 sealed with a MTX thunder 302 amp for $200, iono...

[talnlnky]

given the same type of sub... they should be roughly the same in volume. The ported will hit a little louder down low, but should take up a bit more space in the car.

It really comes down to how much you want to spend and how much space you want to give up.

[TinyGiant]

i like sealed 10"

its all around good sounding. the 12 will move more air and be heard farther from the car probably. my 10" is perfect. if you listen to rap its loud and low and the metal that i listen to is nice and punchy. i'm not a fan of ported or bandpass. sometimes you hear the air passing through the ports too .. which i dont like. you can go smaller with sealed too :)

[TinyGiant]

search craigslist

i got a 10w3 for $40 bux and built my box for $30ish and then got a cheap amp for $30

if your not in a rush you can build a nice system for cheap :)

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by TinyGiant

i like sealed 10"

its all around good sounding. the 12 will move more air and be heard farther from the car probably. my 10" is perfect. if you listen to rap its loud and low and the metal that i listen to is nice and punchy. i'm not a fan of ported or bandpass. sometimes you hear the air passing through the ports too .. which i dont like. you can go smaller with sealed too :)

port noise is easy to avoid if designing your own box. There is a way to calculate how fast the air will move through the port, if it's higher than 17meters/second then you MIGHT have noise... But if you use an aeroport... you can get away with speeds as high as 25-30 m/s.