Help deciding on amp for subs

callandor2k · Post by **callandor2k** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:20 pm

Bwcad1 wrote:yup.

Wouldn't that overpower the sub though? 1000w rms into a 700w rms sub.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:41 pm

just cause you have it doesn't mean you have to use it.

callandor2k · Post by **callandor2k** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:28 pm

Bwcad1 wrote:just cause you have it doesn't mean you have to use it.

Isn't that sub designed for a 1.50 cu. ft. sealed box? What would the advantage of a ported box for that be?

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:30 pm

Just because the manufacture recommends something doesn't mean that's exactly what it goes in. Those specs are just starting points. A ported box can often give you a flatter response or can bump a certain frequency range. A ported box also increases output substantially.

callandor2k · Post by **callandor2k** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:47 pm

I listen to mainly hard rock, rock and occasional country. Little to no hip hop or rap. Would sealed or ported be best? I have always thought that sealed was better for the styles of music I listen to. Due to a quicker response time in a sealed enclosure. Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to steer away from ported. I'm just trying to figure all this stuff out so I can learn more about this stuff.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:56 pm

Response time?

callandor2k · Post by **callandor2k** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:27 pm

Bwcad1 wrote:Response time?

I guess response time isn't really what I meant. More like kick drum sound response. Won't the sealed box make the kick drum sound more crisp and authentic than a ported? Or would it be the other way around? Or no noticeable difference at all?

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:34 pm

Depends on how the box is designed. there is not audible difference between sealed and ported if designed properly.

callandor2k · Post by **callandor2k** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:35 pm

I'm gonna have to do some thinking on this.

I know if I go a single 15" ported. There will be no room for future expansion in my trunk due to box size compared to trunk size. Or could you use 2 15's in the same ported box as you would use 1 15 in. Or would 2 subs in a ported need double the space as 1? As I would like to have at least half of my trunk as usable space as I have a family so I will need to use the trunk a lot.

What about either running dual RWE-304 12's in a 1.085 cu. ft. dual sealed box ( 14 x 14 x 13.5 for each chamber external dimension ) or dual RWE-354 15's in a 1.643 cu. ft. dual sealed box ( 16 x 16 x 15 for each chamber external dimension ). Both wired at 1Ω load.

I know I won't be using their full potential in that configuration. But I am thinking of space.

Don't mind my ramblings. I am just trying to explore all possible routes I can go. And maybe learn a little in the process.