good spl/sw woofer.....

masterlock · Post by **masterlock** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:18 am

I am curently using a rsd 12 inch woofer....i am thinking abt upgrading to the competition series woofer...b4 doing tht,i would rly like to knw will there be a lot of diff??right now my box sealed..so,i cant listen to musch r&b songs...can the competition series woofer giv me both sq and spl??and shud i go with 10' or 12'??

ferrariboy150 · Post by **ferrariboy150** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:23 am

wait sealed box means you cant listen to r and b and rap and stuff?

KHPower · Post by **KHPower** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:05 am

ferrariboy150 wrote:wait sealed box means you cant listen to r and b and rap and stuff?

You can listen to any music you want using a sealed box , IMO a sealed box hits more of the notes than most ported boxes do. Yes , a ported box seem to really push alot of the notes louder on rap and r and b but maybe ya need to change some other settings if r and b sounds bad. Just my .02 cents.

Post by **stipud** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:58 am

The RSD comp 12 is tighter and a bit less muddy on bass than the regular series. It's not an enormous difference, but I definitely prefer the comp.

Post by **Bfowler** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:54 am

...i pounded rap all day on my RSD...what box is it in? amp powering it

masterlock · Post by **masterlock** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:48 am

i can listen to r&b and rap but it just doesn't feel the same..selaed box bass is 'deeper' but i cant push it too loud with r&b type songs...and wht r ur opinion on two 10' and 1 12'??and how abt the rsd comp???does it sound better in selaed or ported??

Post by **stipud** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:51 am

Sounds like what you need is more power, or a ported box.

Post by **fuzzysnuggleduck** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:32 pm

I think sealed vs ported really comes down to preferences. If you need a one-note-wonder box for specific kinds of music, ported is definitely the way to go.

From what I've seen, most "overall" SQ people lean towards sealed and most "tons of output" and SPL people lean towards ported but I know that isn't the end all be all of the discussion.

Also for increased output, you have to consider cabin gain and which way your sub is facing to produce the most cabin gain possible. Try pointing your subs back, forward, whatever and see what setup has the most output.

masterlock · Post by **masterlock** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:11 am

i am currently using rsd 1200.1 amp...so,i dun think i'm in lack of power....so,i think i shud go 4 the rsd comp...i may go for the ported box...

Post by **stipud** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:40 am

How big is your box? I found the plain RSDs need a huge box to sound good. You should have at least 1.5cuft-2cuft PER sub. The RSD comps seem to like much smaller enclosures, 1.0-1.5 per sub.

masterlock · Post by **masterlock** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:08 pm

i am not quite sure...but my fren did the sealed box according to the manual...so,it's the perfect size...the rsd comp sounds best in sealed box isit?

eyesofra · Post by **eyesofra** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:37 pm

welcome masterlock ........ gud to see u here...

by da way ur box is a 1.22cuft sealed ....

masterlock · Post by **masterlock** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:19 am

thks eyesofra....still not sure wht kind of box the rsd comp would sound best in??

Post by **stipud** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:20 am

masterlock wrote:thks eyesofra....still not sure wht kind of box the rsd comp would sound best in??

1.22 sounds perfect for the comp... but small for the regular one.