enclosures

[yeahbuddy]

I've just purchased a 12" jbl gt5 sub and enclosure, i already own a fusion encounter 12'" sub and enclosure. The fusion setup seems better but the enclosure has a vent in it and is phsically quite a bit bigger, would this make a difference to the subwoofers sound?

Just i was expecting the jbl to sound better.

Thanks for any help or advice.

[jdr]

Yeah mate the bigger the enclosure the better the sound

[yeahbuddy]

Originally Posted by jdr

Yeah mate the bigger the enclosure the better the sound

might have to try and swap the subs over. what about the vent does that help it to sound better?

[yeahbuddy]

bump does it having a vent make it sound louder?

[Coonper]

Originally Posted by yeahbuddy

bump does it having a vent make it sound louder?

It works like this mate:

Sealed boxes are more suited to sound quality listeners. They are punchy and will play all freqeuncies fairly flat but they dont excell when it comes to loudness.

Ported boxes are often bigger than sealed and are tuned to a certain frequency, which is where the sub will peak. I.e. 30hz. This doesnt mean it wont play above or below it's tuning, but it wont play as loud as at 30hz. Ported boxes can be upto 3db louder (at it's tuned frequency) than a sealed box.

As a rule of thumb, larger boxes (ported or sealed) give more low end extension, but hinder the sub's power handling capabilities and also its ability to punch.

Smaller boxes are more peaky (i.e. hit some notes very hard, but not others) and they are punchy.

[yeahbuddy]

Originally Posted by Coonper

It works like this mate:

Sealed boxes are more suited to sound quality listeners. They are punchy and will play all freqeuncies fairly flat but they dont excell when it comes to loudness.

Ported boxes are often bigger than sealed and are tuned to a certain frequency, which is where the sub will peak. I.e. 30hz. This doesnt mean it wont play above or below it's tuning, but it wont play as loud as at 30hz. Ported boxes can be upto 3db louder (at it's tuned frequency) than a sealed box.

As a rule of thumb, larger boxes (ported or sealed) give more low end extension, but hinder the sub's power handling capabilities and also its ability to punch.

Smaller boxes are more peaky (i.e. hit some notes very hard, but not others) and they are punchy.

thanks mate well ive got a mixture got three subs now lol thanks for the info

[SaxbyPK]

bass is better with bigger boxes, so should sound good if u put it in the bigger box