Sub box tuning

 

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Username: Cplaya280

Quakertown, PA USA

Post Number: 110
Registered: Oct-05
Is it better if the box is tuned at a higher hz or lower hz, so what would be better 38hz or
34hz. or 40 hz or 36 hz. the sub is a kicker l7 and I know nothing bout the tuning, im looking at 2 boxes one that is tuned at 38hz ported and one that is tuned at 32-34hz ported.
 

Silver Member
Username: Cplaya280

Quakertown, PA USA

Post Number: 112
Registered: Oct-05
does anybody know a website about box tuning
 

Silver Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 923
Registered: Oct-05
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxcalcs.asp


 

Silver Member
Username: Cplaya280

Quakertown, PA USA

Post Number: 113
Registered: Oct-05
ok i dont understand the website but does anybody know what hz is for deeper bass ported box, higher the hz or lower lets say 34hz vs 38 hz what would have the deeper bass and sound better.
 

Gold Member
Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 3087
Registered: Jul-05
lower the no ,lower the bass frequency

go with what the manufacturer recommends for your sub by going 2 their website & finding out.....
 

Silver Member
Username: Cplaya280

Quakertown, PA USA

Post Number: 114
Registered: Oct-05
lower the bass frequency what does that mean, does that mean the bass is gonna be deeper
 

Silver Member
Username: Cplaya280

Quakertown, PA USA

Post Number: 115
Registered: Oct-05
Ok i also just found a bigger box that is tuned at 46hz, what would be the best box for good deep bass
 

Silver Member
Username: Bestmankind

Los Angeles, CA USA

Post Number: 929
Registered: Oct-05
46 is kinda high. 33hz~36hz is pretty good.
 

Silver Member
Username: Cplaya280

Quakertown, PA USA

Post Number: 116
Registered: Oct-05
what is bad about 46hz im mainly looking into big spl dont care as much for sq so if i want big spl go for 33-36??
 

Silver Member
Username: Cplaya280

Quakertown, PA USA

Post Number: 117
Registered: Oct-05
bump
 

Silver Member
Username: Disturbedpriest

Post Number: 183
Registered: Jun-04
Okay i have an enclosure running at 30hz and one running at 40hz, the 40 sounds louder but the 30 hits harder, if you can grasp that. (the 40 tickles my nose the 30 sortof just drops and sounds lower) My friend is running a box tuned for 40 but he has his amp setup at 120 and for some reason it out hits my lower tuned setup and plays better on all types of music. (can someone explain that to me.)
 

New member
Username: Jkidder

Spring hill, Florida Usa

Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-05
my amp says subsonic filter 30 hz - 250 hz and my sub says frequency response 24-0.1 khz... do those have anythign to do with the amount of hz i need to tune my box to?
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