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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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Default Re: Subwoofer box help

Of all the boxes I've built, sealed and ported are my favorite. (former ice installer and competitor in the late 90s) This has a lot to do with the type of music you like to listen to though.
As a general rule of thumb, sealed boxes offer the best sub control, but lowest efficiency and narrow frequency response. Sealed can be very small if you want, which doens't seem to be a factor in your giant Durango. Ported are not as controlled, but have great output for the amount of power. They can also have a fairly broad freq response. Bandpass are the highest efficiency, but are very peaky in a narrow freq range, and tend to be "one note wonders" if they aren't designed very carefully. They also need a ton of space. Kick drums on a bandpass generally sound like muddy crap.
If you like bass heavy music, ported or bandpass is the way to go, and if you like very tight bass, such as kick drums, (metal, etc) sealed or a well designed ported would be a good choice. I'd go with ported, because it is the most far reaching type of box for all types of music.

Last edited by Fabrik8; Jul 4, 2006 at 08:47 AM.