Box vs. Music....

i listen to drum adn bass...what kidna box would you get for dum and bass?

ported or sealed. just get really good midbass drivers, or try to get more midbass from your aftermarket speakers. drum rolls and bass of that nature comes from the upper bass region (midbass: ~60hz-200ish hz)

[a96710]

I listen to a lot of DnB/jungle and I have always used sealed boxes and they sounded good. I also ran A LOT of power though

heeh, ig to a 1000 watt amp for 2 10'' jl's

[a96710]

1500 rms through three 12" MTX 8000 series subs

[Accord Man]

for drums, a sealed box will do much better. You want something tight.

I did notice a big difference in my bass when i went from a sealed box to a bandpass, sealed was better with drum beats, while bandpass seemed to sound better with deep bass like old school rap

Originally posted by Accord Man
for drums, a sealed box will do much better. You want something tight.

[Accord Man]

Originally posted by custom rookie
I did notice a big difference in my bass when i went from a sealed box to a bandpass, sealed was better with drum beats, while bandpass seemed to sound better with deep bass like old school rap

A bandpass will give an artificial richness to bass within a certain fz range.. but that range is slim and like I said, it isnt a high fidelity reproduction.

[a96710]

Plus if you run more power through it and louer volumes the sound seems to disappear

[Accord Man]

Originally posted by a96710
Plus if you run more power through it and louer volumes the sound seems to disappear

umm, ya thats one way of saying it..

if you can build a ported box right, then it will be as accurate as a sealed box, but it will hit harder too.

[Accord Man]

Originally posted by GSteg
if you can build a ported box right, then it will be as accurate as a sealed box, but it will hit harder too.

A ported box wll be accurate in its tune fz range (not as much as sealed though).. However the problem is its narrow fz range in which it performs well.


And for hitting (drums/dance music/rock), a sealed box does much better, simply because of the air suspension effect.

hitting ~ 50hz

Originally posted by Accord Man
A ported box wll be accurate in its tune fz range (not as much as sealed though).. However the problem is its narrow fz range in which it performs well.


And for hitting (drums/dance music/rock), a sealed box does much better, simply because of the air suspension effect.

hitting ~ 50hz

then you can port it really low (say 20hz?). he wants drum bass and those type of bass, but they don't occur at that low of a frequncies so it would be ok if he ported the box. u can tune a port as low as any sealed box, but you just have to get the right subsonic filter setting to accomodate the tuned port. besides...if you can tuned the port as low as a sealed boxed sub can go, then u shouldn't really matter that much about the higher frequncies because both should play above 60hz. then again, its not sub frequncies anymore if you go beyond 60hz.

[Accord Man]

Originally posted by GSteg
then you can port it really low (say 20hz?). he wants drum bass and those type of bass, but they don't occur at that low of a frequncies so it would be ok if he ported the box. u can tune a port as low as any sealed box, but you just have to get the right subsonic filter setting to accomodate the tuned port. besides...if you can tuned the port as low as a sealed boxed sub can go, then u shouldn't really matter that much about the higher frequncies because both should play above 60hz. then again, its not sub frequncies anymore if you go beyond 60hz.

sure you can tune it as low as you want.. well actually it also depends on the driver, but for the sake of this conversation, lets say you can.

if he listens to material located in the 45-60hz range, why would be want to tune it lower? Yes the lows would be nice, but it will definately lack punch. the tuned range will not cover all thats above it...

furthermore, he has a 10" driver, tuning it low will result in terrible efficiency and utlimately, if he listens loud, it'll fry (distorsion from amp and operation below its Fs).

Originally posted by Accord Man


if he listens to material located in the 45-60hz range, why would be want to tune it lower? Yes the lows would be nice, but it will definately lack punch. the tuned range will not cover all thats above it...

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if we didn't care about the frequncies below that of 45-60hz, then we shouldn't worry much about the "narrow" frequency range now do we.

[Accord Man]

Originally posted by GSteg
if we didn't care about the frequncies below that of 45-60hz, then we shouldn't worry much about the "narrow" frequency range now do we.

dude please think before posting, you're just taking me in circles.


simple equation,
music with hitting bass + lower bass = requires greater amplitude in fz range.


If he tunes it to 50hz, what comes of the *bass* part of his drum and bass music?

Answer to yourself.

i'm just saying that a well built ported box will be accurate as a sealed box. thats all.

[Accord Man]

Originally posted by GSteg
i'm just saying that a well built ported box will be accurate as a sealed box. thats all.

alright, you seem cool, so lets keep going..


this debate is about ported or sealed. which one is better in this case. meaning, loud and clear.


the "tightness" of the sound will be close, but it depends on certain things.. the size of the ported box, for a sealed box the size is much less of a factor (almost N/A if sealed properly).

if you want a ported box to get loud, you'll have to give it more internal volume (bass wont be linear).. right? then what happens to your tightness?! it decreases..

In a sealed box, the acoustic suspension assists the mechanical suspension.