i currently have one 12" JL Audio subwoofer in a bandpass box and it sounds ok. but someone told me it will sound louder and fuller in a regular box. so what sounds better for my 98 maxima? thanks.

 

As I've read, bandpass are more for show, and less for sound. It is probably true that your sub will sound better in a sealed or ported box rather than a bandpass. There are a lot of other things that affect sq and spl though, so change might not be that noticeable.

 

well bandpass do bass good a little, but they are usually for cheap subs to make them sound a little bit more boomy.

 

are you saying i will get more bass with bandpass? do majority of you guys have sealed or vented box...

 

i feel like you might yield more spl in that box but much better sq in a sealed box.

 

since you have a jl i would go for a nice sealed box. it would sound real clean

 

bandpass suck in a trunk. not designed for trunk they are for hatch backs...get sealed..

 

thanks for the advice guys.

 

that's just a big misconception. I've heard bandpasses that sound really great in trunks. Here's the low down on boxes.

Sealed- great for SQ setups. Give great response to frequency changes, but requires more power to get any pressure out of them. Work great for all kinds of music.

Vented/ported- can be used for both SPL & SQ setups. They give out more pressure due to how the box is designed, but depending upon how the box is designed some frequencies may sound like crap, or just plain non-existent. Good for most kind of music.

bandpass- good for only kind of music... RAP. These are the monsters of booming. They only responed to one small range of frequency the best, and mostly rap music uses these frequencies. Also, the design of the box usually increases the pressure. 9 times out of 10, when you hear a car driving down the road, from about a mile away, they're using a bandpass. Easily notice by the same tone of bass coming out.

 

werd, ive always wanted to be heard from far away, but bandpass is too big for my trunk.. hmm maybe single enclosures. owel

 

I have 2 12's in a band pass box and they sound good.

 

it's a bit harder to hear distortion in a bandpass setup.

 

^^ alot harder actually. id never mess with a BP unless someone gave it to me for free.

 

Free......I wouldnt touch bandpass if someone paid me to use it.

One-frequency wonder, thats all its good for

-Kevin

 

i play mostly house music. i remember when i had the same bandpass sub in my olded 4 door integra, the bass was just freakin amazing. i could feel every frequency, the whole car would role/rattle with the bass. but in my maxima, i could hardly feel the low frequency. no rattling, just a distorted thump during low frequency bass. hip hop sounds aweful also. no thump.