Whats better for L5's, a ported box or sealed?

Question

I am building my own box for my two Kicker L5's. They are 1200 watt max, 600 watt rms. I wanted to know if i should build a ported box, or a sealed box. Also, when i build the box, should i make it two separate chambers or make it one big chamber? oh yea, one more thing, does it matter where the port is?

Answer 1

hey man If i were you I would Build One big chamber box and have it ported My buddy of mine had kicker L7's and he had his box built like i mentioned to you and it SLAMMED..

Answer 2

definitely ported..  dual chamber..  and have ports facing at least 4" from the rear of your car

Answer 3

There is quite a bit of design work involved in building a ported box. If you're up to the task, I would build a basic slot port. Make sure you double check all of the math. Keep in mind that a poorly designed ported box will sound horrible.

Here are some links to a good ported design tutorial and some free ported designs.

Design tutorial--> http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread...

Free Designs--> http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread...

All of the free designs can be used with any driver. Just make sure to pick one with the right volume and tuning frequency for the subs.

Answer 4

go ported

each sub HAS to be in its own chamber

and it does matter where the port is

if you are serious you will need these thiele/small peramerters to plug into your box building software http://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/ts...

this should help http://www.caraudiohelp.com/subwoofer_en...

Answer 5

definetly ported the l5's are meant for SPL not SQ and id make 2 chambers and it doesnt really matter were the port is