Vegas-7lug

So I'm thinking of either picking up a set of different subs, or stepping up to a pair of 12's, going sealed and just about doubling the power. I have the amp already, the subs will basically be a wash as 12's are minimally more expensive than the same model 10's, and the enclosure is something the builder and I have worked out already... My thoughts are it will give me the sound that "I" like, and still have enough output to please. Idk.. I wish I could just get all you guys together in one place and just sit in your cars one at a time with a CD of 20 of my favorite songs and just listen. I just don't know anyone here that's into car audio. So if you guys come to Vegas.. PLEASE drive and let me demo your system (-:

Well aside from output.. What won't it? This was one of my 1st ported enclosures and it was LOUD... but not as accurate throughout the frequency range as I'd hoped. It definitely had a huge gain of probably more than 3db around the tuned frequency, but it was so much I couldn't just EQ it out and still have it sound good.. Well at least to me.

That's pretty much hitting the nail on the head. The builder was doing his job and built me a definite ground pounder cuz that's what everyone was telling me to do. "If you think it sounds good sealed, wait till you go ported" but after about a week I realized it wasn't geared toward my taste or playlists. I enjoy low lows like anybody else, but it came at the expense of bass that hit hard, and it produced stuff that seemed a bit muddy for me... That's when i started missing the old setup

So without changing the frequency of the box, I swapped out the subs with a pair of JL 10w3v3's and then a pair of SA-10's and whaalah... At the expense of some low end output, the higher frequencies I was missing in the alternative and rock I listen to are back! The presence I was looking for is now there and the magical "hit" of the kickdrum is bass you can feel as well as hear with both of those subs. While neither is as transparent nor will they bang out the lows like the Skars, they have the sound I was looking for. Now when will those SA-10v.2's be available lol? Well as long as they didn't change the "formula" too much

Yeah I've been looking at the Fi.Q really hard. As well as the AA Havoc with incidentally some say are pretty much the same woofer

And actually the thread was recommendations of subwoofers you have personally used in a sealed enclosure, not necessarily how to fix my ported one. I've just chosen to go back to a sealed box for the things it does better, as the things it lacks don't mean as much to me...thats all

Raising LP was the 1st thing I did, and no I didn't have any improvement at all. The box is tuned to 33hz, so I finally had some ports cut to length to bring it up a few and it helped, but still doesn't give me the presence I am looking for. I went sealed already.. so if anyone is looking for a pair of VVX-10's with ULTRA low play time, they'll be in the classifieds as soon as I get 25 posts lol

Low pass is set at 80hz. The 45hz is just a "guesstimate" on the range I'm lacking in. I am going to buy some more ports and cut them different lengths tomorrow actually. I have a feeling the Skars are somewhat to blame as well.

Yeah the SA-12 are actually a nice price right now. Just not sure how low and how much output ill have. I was taught Xmax is king in a sealed enclosure

Hey guys, so I finished the build for my F150 (Thread "Looking for output in 1.75ft) and I have good news and bad. The enclosure is 2.5ft net tuned using two 3"x15" round ports to what the builder states is 33hz. Subs are a pair of Skar VVX10s on 1100wrms. Well the thing picked up a TON of low end, it pounds out the bottom octave like no tomorrow, with songs like "Late Night Tip" hitting so hard my wife said it shakes her rearview mirror when I'm behind her at a stoplight...lol But that's about it. It doesn't play anything else well. More average bass frequencies (45-55hz I'm thinking) is pretty soft and the kick drums in Metallica's ONE are absolutely nonexistent. I've played with phase, crossover freq, even adding bass boost to the upper parts and its just not there. I'm coming from a pair of 10s sealed in .6ft each and it had a lot more impact, and hit harder, it just didnt have the output I was looking for. So I am thinking of going back to a sealed system. I wanted to go up to 12's and then add more power (like 2000wrms) to get more output than what I had before. I have heard different cars with 12s sealed that HIT so hard it almost knocked the breath out of you, and there are guys that say they are in the 130's on a pair of sealed 12s and 1500w. So my question is what are going to be the best choices for me? The enclosure will be about .95ft each down firing. I have heard subs described as "forward", "great impact or presence" and I that's what I want. I won't pretend I'm an SQ guy looking for transparency and such, I figure I can EQ out anything that is too much. I have heard IDQv3 and JL W6 sealed and they sounded great... SO what are you guys running, on how much power and space, and how loud and accurate are you? I'd like to keep the subs around $200 each if possible. Thanks

Yeah initially we had some port noise that had us rework the ports a little bit. Now through the second round of testing it's way better.

Box is finished! Preliminary sound checks were done and this thing BANGS! Ports are (2) 3" diameter round ports calculated to bring the final tuning to 32hz. Final pics will come installed and loaded with subs and my fancy 4bar grills

The Fi website has them listed at $184 the same as an SA-10

Everyone has steered me away from the new RE stuff and specifically the Sex line since RE was bought out. They cite lower build quality and then subsequently horrible customer service for them.

Yessiree lol. As much as we'd all love to have an Excursion and such for the huge enclosures we gotta do what we gotto do (-;