By Mugs
Sound advice from the car audio experts at Sounds Good To Me in Tempe, AZ. Ported vs Sealed Enclosures 101 for subwoofers: Which is right for your vehicle is dependent upon the music that you primarily listen to.
- Ported boxes are louder than sealed boxes
Ported are 3db louder. 3 db is where humans (that would be us) can hear the difference. - Sealed boxes are tighter, quicker, less boomy
- Ported boxes are bigger than sealed boxes
So what’s the best for you? Here is some data I collected in an easy to follow chart:
Music |
Sealed |
Ported |
| Pop | Good | Better |
| Rock/Alt | Better (clean noise) | Ok (little boomy but pretty good) |
| Classical Jazz & Blues | Best | Nope (too much low frequency – boomy) |
| R & B / Hip Hop / Rap | Hell No! (you crazy…or white?) | Hell Yes! (No contest) |
| Electro / Dance | Good (til aound 11:PM, then meh) | Yes, Best (Dis is what you want) |
| Country | Best | SOMETIMES (Depends on # of beers…) |
| Big Band | Best (if you must know…) | But really, grandpa? Who listens to Bug Band? |
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2 Rockford fosgate p2 12s. Looking for a better box then a prefab.
It depends, I just purchased the SVS PB 1000 PRO.
Its has a 12″ driver in a double ported enclosure
The sub weighs 46 lbs. It is never boomy and sounds great no matter what you throw at it. Goes down to 17 Hz.