Depends on the sound you want, ported will bring out the SPL, sealed will bring out the SQ.

 

ported i guess...

 

MDF is cheap, I would recommend building both just so you can hear the differences. You may like a sealed over a ported, a ported is only a bit louder on the low ends has has more of a boom. Sealed is almost as loud on the lows, and much louder and more crisp on the highs.

 

oh well in that case ill take a sealed....but arent they slightly higher??

 

I wouldn't say higher, the bass sounds tight and crisp in a sealed, not loose and deep like a ported.

 

lol..naw i meant the price

 

Don't know never bought a box, but that wouldn't make sense. It's much easier to plan and build a sealed over a ported box. There is more at play than just size with a ported box.

 

oh ok!! i gotcha...i bought a ported box for my pioneer 12" that i have just laying around....i dont use it cuz i updated to a kicker....its still in its box tho...so i was just goin to use it...but im guessin ill change to a sealed box......PRO BOX OR REGULAR??

 

What is a pro box and regular box? I've never heard of such a thing.... All my boxes are made out of 3/4" MDF from the hardware store... $20-25/sheet. The thicker the better, but the thicker the heavier.

 

It would have been an 8 .... I think it wants about 3/4 foot sealed.


IMO, sealed is the only way to go. Also, SQ is a heck of a lot more important to me than rattling my fillings loose with cr@ppy sounding bass.