Bandpass or Sealed Enclosure?????

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited September 2002 in Car Audio & Electronics
Hello.. heres the setup of my car...

Alpine CDA 7894 Headunit
2 Rockford 500.2 Amps ---- 500 Watts @ 4 Ohmns
2 Polk Momo 10'' Subs ---- Each sub gets 500 watts @ 4 Ohmns
1 Sealed Box

I was wondering if switching over to a Bandpass box would greatly increase the sound coming from the subs?? Is it worth my money to switch?
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  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited September 2002
    IMO...to get a Bandpass right and sound good..is not worth the money or the trouble. It will be louder at what freq you tune it at and sound like junk the rest off the time. If you want louder...look at a ported/vented box. With this you can increase your spl..but maintain some SQ. Food for thought (not a fan of bandpass boxes at all)
    Thomas :cool:
  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited September 2002
    from what i understand theres kind of an equation with momos...
    ported box+momo subs=blown subs
    maybe im wrong...
    kim...anybody?
  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited September 2002
    My only issue with band pass sub enclosures is just that.. they really only pass/accent the tunned freq. For spl this may be great- though I never thought of MOMO as an SPL sub... I would expect better results from a vented box tuned to 29hz with the use of a subsonic filter...otherwise you just have a JL sub..a one note wonder...:eek:
  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited September 2002
    JL sucks, JL sucks, JL sucks, JL sucks... amen.

    Ladies and gentlemen we are gathered here today to celebrate the fact that on this day... many many moons ago, it was determinted that JL sucks.

    the end.

    go in peace to do anything but buy a W7.

    I'd rather run 20 RoadGear Walmart 6x9's off a Jensen amp than a W7 ...
    The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge
  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited September 2002
    Well said > Dodge :lol: