Six 12's in Bandpass - or six 15's sealed?
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1140 Registered: Jun-05 | Anyone know which would be louder, assuming the same amount of power was used for both setups? |
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Silver Member Username: DrivingrecklessNear tampa, Florida United state... Post Number: 896 Registered: Apr-06 | how about six ported?????? |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 7628 Registered: Jul-05 | the 15's would have way more cone area... not sure about bandpass, but i no u add 3dbs for a port, but the 15's still should be louder, and sound better |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1141 Registered: Jun-05 | I thought bandpass was 3 dB over ported, and ported was roughly 3 dB over sealed? |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 7631 Registered: Jul-05 | im not sure about boxes, u should ask Marshall...im sure he no's but if what u said is true an bandpass should be 6db's louder then sealed, but that would be same subs, size everything.. |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1145 Registered: Jun-05 | I'm pretty sure that it's a total of 6dB gain in a properly setup bandpass box on average.. But how much do you think the cone area of 15's as opposed to 12's would give me, assuming they both got the same amount of mojo? |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana USA Post Number: 3002 Registered: Mar-04 | unless you are going to have someone that knows boxes to build them...forget about bandpass. (i mean someone that REALLY knows...not just says/thinks they know) It is 'said' that a ported box is on average +3db over a sealed...and a bandpass is +6dB over a sealed. But all that depends on the actual box and subs. You can get huge SPL gains over sealed boxes out of ported boxes. (8dB+ easily w/ spl boxes) All in all...ported is easier to deal w/ than bandpass. And to tell the truth...if 4 decent 12's (or 15's) in arent loud enough for you, you are either deaf, stupid, or cant build a box. my vote...4 15's w/ 4cuft each (one chamber or two) tuned to 35hz  |
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Silver Member Username: RideredderCornell, IL USA Post Number: 390 Registered: Sep-05 | Depending on the subs you are using, this box might look a little weak. http://caraudiofactory.com/612-sealed-box-p-80.html |
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Gold Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 1146 Registered: Jun-05 | These are the boxes the 12's are in.. Sound pretty nice, actually. http://www.epinions.com/content_234032041604 And the 15's I think would be the MB Quart RWE-354(or 352) model, giving them like 1.5 cubes each. |
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