I have mine in a slot ported box, has anyone who has it this box tried it in a sealed box to see what the difference in bass would sound like.
1655836
Closing the port will not solve the problem. The box dimensions are different and a sealed closure should be between 1.2-1.5 cu ft. Also I doubt you will have a proper seal on the box. Any air escape will change the sound. I've been very impressed with the set up but that's MHO.
1655837
I have 1 in a standard sealed enclosure and it is AMAZING. Very clean crisp bass with plenty of power. The shop I had it installed at actually started carrying these subs to sell after hearing the power this sub had in a small enclosure with only 800w pushing. I would make the switch IF crisp bass is what your after (I listen to all kinds of music and need it to compliment rap/rock/pop/dub step). If shaking the vehicle next to you is your only goal go ported.
1655838
I have and ported sound way better what u do is put a piece of wood to the slot and you will see
1655839
Sealed is the way to go for those crisp lows, no way you can technically seal a ported box by sticking something in it and then compare it.
1712362
Yes I have mine set up running power to 2 power acoustik Mofo-154x and it does the job well. A ported box is better in my opinion because the bass will sound deeper and louder than a sealed box, but this is a good amps for the subs
1799989
Yes! This would be an excellent box for it. This is one serious sub box, I love it and gives off clean low bass.
768162
I have tried both ways, with and without.. really not much difference IMHO.. Bass response seems slightly better with a box but would I go to the trouble to build another? likely not.. If I found one for a few bucks? probably just to protect the backside of the speaker from dust and bugs..
1640844
I like the way this speaker sounds in a sealed box. I would use the box that JL recommends but I would add internal bracing as this will keep your box from flexing/adding turbulence in your box. The cleaner the power you feed it the better it sounds, keep this in mind when choosing an amp.
474570
I found my set to be very balanced in sound. In my old unit, the bass distorted at high volume. This unit appears to balance the bass with the other sounds. Could your unit be defective?
1640840
I have always had sealed enclosures for my subs in the past and I bought a ported for the w7 and I was not disappointed. There is a guy on eBay that sells custom w7 enclosures but they are pretty expensive. That's who I bought mine from. Since this sub already has great SQ, I think you should go ported to max out your sound. Make sure the box you buy is Jl specs because I have read if it's not, it might not sound the best
1653720
Dual coil and It bangs hard I have two in a attrend box with some poly fill sheets lining it. I only have my bass on 3 of 10 and you can hear me blocks away. Chicagos feeling my bass.
944506
I have not opened mine but it must do as the 5" speakers play bass and the tweeters are not affected by this. The bass level is not very good and I use my boxes for mid range and tops only
107131
It actually works pretty good in a sealed enclosure. I bought an 8 inch sealed bass tube enclosure just to test out all the hype ive heard about this sub and I must say you definitely wont be disappointed
2084493
I put an Alpine S 12" in there and it sounds pretty solid. The box is well constructed and heavy. crisp bass
944504
I have not opened mine but it must do as the 5" speakers play bass and the tweeters are not affected by this.The bass level is not very good and I use my boxes for mid range and tops only
171988
Iv found you can get the bass pretty high well low :p and iv had them extremely high volume wile testing tho i leave it in matrix mode due to it sounds clearer and more even wile still getting the surround sound effect.
1658541
The bass isn't that great, just okay. If you want good bass.. here's a simple solution... go to your local pawn shop and buy a powered subwoofer (the ones that connect to a reciever sound system) and connect it to the control unit. That's what I did and it sounds great. Cheaper than buying a receiver, subwoofer and speakers.
395026
I am questioning this purchase. My son uses it for vocals. It used to sound better but now it is all Bass. I suspect the high frequency driver is blown and am in the process of replacing ($80).Does it produce quality high frequencies at all? If not, may be the same issue.
1883235
You would be much louder in a ported box but cleaner in a sealed box it's what your preference is
1190123
I would think so I have mine in a sealed (which this sub will work in ported as well) box@.8 ft3and it sounds good.