Ok I wasn’t sure on how a sealed box Vs a ported box effects the sounds quality. In my GTP I had a sealed box which seemed to have tight bass but less of it, now in my cts I have a ported box and it seem to not be as tight and crisp but much more bass, is this the difference, are some speakers designed for ported vs non ported. Im thinking of buying a sealed box for my car to see how it sounds, that or maybe I just been OCD on my bass. But any inputs thoughts comments or what u feel is the best please in put. J

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my set up

Some speakers are designed for a sealed enclosure and some are not. In my experience, a sealed box gives tighter bass, but not as loud.

it depends on the car and subs
your putting them in a trunk so id reccomend ported if you wanted them to sound louder

well i posted a link to my set up,. its plenty loud, so u think i should stick with the ported

your box is already ported were you planning on buying another or making one?

no offence intented but i HATE audiobahn, complete crap and the audio forum that im a mod on everyone else hates audiobahn too so idk about the power issue. Your amps probably over-rated, however you sub are very good. I have a seal box in the trunk of my eldo with 3 jl 12w6s and a 2000 watt us amp. Ported everything rattled and it was so loud i got constant headaches. I have a sealed box and it sounds more clean and more crisp. I usually always reccomend sealed but it all depends on the buyers tastes. Did you remove the rear deck sub in your car? If so then id stay sealed your trunk will act like a box and that sub being removed a vent.

your box is already ported were you planning on buying another or making one?

no offence intented but i HATE audiobahn, complete crap and the audio forum that im a mod on everyone else hates audiobahn too so idk about the power issue. Your amps probably over-rated, however you sub are very good. I have a seal box in the trunk of my eldo with 3 jl 12w6s and a 2000 watt us amp. Ported everything rattled and it was so loud i got constant headaches. I have a sealed box and it sounds more clean and more crisp. I usually always reccomend sealed but it all depends on the buyers tastes. Did you remove the rear deck sub in your car? If so then id stay sealed your trunk will act like a box and that sub being removed a vent.

yeah the Amp is so-so but at 90 bucks i couldnt say no, you know what i mean i was on a tight budget. No i still have the rear sub in the deck, the box i have now is ported not sure yet if i like it or not. what i was thinking of was to buying or make a sealed boxed and see how it sounds.

yeah the speakers are awsome got them buy one get one, so once again had to go with the deal but i lucked out.

Yea Audiobahn trash. Better than Sony though lol. Anyways it really depends on the sub. My sub is clean tight and loud bass in the ported and at 35hz at that, I couldn't imagine it getting any better in a sealed box.

What speakers do you have? I would imagine ported is your best bet. Just power them right!

got the amp 50 75 bucks open box, bout 14 doller 4 year protection plan, amp should retail for about 170 on sale 330 normal
Audiobahn A8000T 1-Channel Amplifier
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Class A/B MOSFET Circuitry
PWM MOSFET Power Supply
Semi-Double Sided Glass Epoxy Circuit Board
THD : 0.02%
S/N Ratio > 100dB
Frequency Response : 10Hz - 40KHz (+ / - 1dB)
Variable 18dB High Pass Crossover : 50Hz- 750Hz
Variable 18dB Low Pass Crossover : 50Hz- 120Hz
Bass boost on / off
Subsonic Filter :20Hz - 50Hz
RCA Throughput Connections
3-way Protection Circuitry : Thermal, Short Circuit, Overload, Cooling Fans
Cobalt Blue Illumination
High Gloss Chrome Plated Finish
Nickel Plated Block Terminals
Air Induction Fan Cooled
RCA and Speaker Level Inputs
4 Ohms Mono : 400W x 1
2 Ohms Mono : 800W x 1
Dimension(H x W x D) : 1 7/8" x 9 7/8" x 11 7/8"

got these buy one get one free both for about 100 bucks
MTX Thunder 12" Subwoofer (T451204)

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MTX T451204
• 12" subwoofer
• 400W peak power

• 30Hz–150Hz
• Aluminum voice coil

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this box is sick, i woudl tell any one to get it, got this for about 150
Bass Slammer Dual Vented Subwoofer Enclosure (BS212V)


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so i go this plus all the wires and funs stuffed installed for 550.......

it sounds so crisp and clean, and the bass hits so hard,,, i love it

what do you guys think?

this is what i have so far, funn you say sony amps sucks i have a sony explode amo that has been beat to shit and still works and sounds amazing,

i think i just got to mess with my gain and what not, from what hear i have to have my volume at 2/3 power and turn the gain up to i hear distortion, what does this distortion sound like?

old sony stuff was alright newer stuff does suck by compairison

this is what i have so far, funn you say sony amps sucks i have a sony explode amo that has been beat to shit and still works and sounds amazing,

i think i just got to mess with my gain and what not, from what hear i have to have my volume at 2/3 power and turn the gain up to i hear distortion, what does this distortion sound like?


Never said anything about their relibility. Their power, SQ, and over-all output suck.