I know this issue has been beaten to death, but I am asking for my own personal system. I am running 2 12" RE SE older model powered by an ED Nine.1 @1200 RMS and I am not sure if I want sealed or ported. I listen to mainly rap. I am looking for SPL but without the rumbly type bass. I really would like to get the SPL of a ported box but with the tight bass of a sealed box. Would this be affected by the tuning? If so, what should I have the port tuned to? Any suggestions?
I think if you were to have the enclosure more toward the minimum recommended interval volume and then tune around 35 Hz to 37 Hz, that may give you what you're looking for. I'm however no professional at enclosures though, so you might want to wait for someone with more experience to chime in.
Thanks Skdooley. I have contacted Bassman and asked him to go ahead and setup an order for a ported box that will probably be 4 cubes at around 30-32hz.
i had 2 10s in those SE's & i know its not the same as 12s but i ran them in both sealed & ported scenarios so i will still share my experience
if u want ur bass to blend in naturally with ur front stage (like how i wanted) then sealed it is since u get a nice flat response & it will not cover ur speakers the way ported is likely to do
since u mainly like rap then u gotta go ported since with my 10s u get that sick feeling in ur body & ur head especially when the notes hit on those famous low freq songs like late night tip , put on , hypnotize etc its a great feeling if u listen to that type of music alot , kinda gets ol sometime but its nice to demo & impress ur friends & ppl .....
ur gonna be really happy ... i used to have ppl run out of my wagon when i had mine in a 32hz ported box
i kept those subs for 2 yrs b4 i sold them (which was just a few mths ago) just to try something new - never had any problem or regrets with them though
I had a single 12 se few years ago. i went sealed. very nice sub. i have seen bassman's work, you are going to be extremely happy. i wish i had i quarter of his talent.
you should go the recomended space by re and tune it 32-33hz 30 hz if you really want some clean bass...
i will go this kinda low because most cars with peak at about 45hz and up
so with a low tuned box will even out unwanted peaks alil thus will yield pretty cool clean bass plus with the re se's sound quality ummm ur gonna love that extra clean deep azz bass