Trust your ears
 

It seems to me that at least once a month the same debate goes on .
Why can't some of you simply use the gift bestowed on you, your own ears?
50% of the people can't be wrong or right, which 50% do you prefer?
There are so many variables in each particular case, that for any of us "gurus", to try and come up with a "perfect solution" is impossible.

There is some truth to that. The best solution is the end result which best fits the owner and the listening preferences of that same person.

:laugh: There ya go....insufficiently esoteric copper syndrome strikes again.....:smilie_da

Sadly IECS is far too common these days :(

Hey, I'm no so much arguing one design or the other even though it is no secret that I generally prefer a vented enclosure. Out of nowhere Mike brought up the Carver MagikBox'o'Bunk and I offered my experience with it. :ohwell:

as far as balancing cabin gain vs frequency response and from the standpoint of group delay sealed is pretty much ideal for car audio from a SQ point of view.... (although you should definatly look for mid/high EBP woofers or you may mess up phase response -if that really matters to you- )

my personal preference would be ported low for extended freq response and a group delay curve that dosen't matter anyway....

i think you also need to look at the sub
i like ported but i have a sailed box now

so does anyone know what kind of box is best for an MTX 7500 ???
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Ha, Ha ROFL that was a good one

So, are you saying that because it is expensive it is not good?

Seriously we can agree to disagree -- I do still find it amusing how every major home speaker building uses it as a template, yet it is not any good.

Having heard them only once in a Factory Spec Ported Box, I can tell you that box got very loud with around 800w. Seemed pretty clean to me at higher volumes, I would have tuned it little lower myself but the owner liked it......:smilie_da

HTH

Probably not, the debate about the cost to performance ratio of exotic and expensive RCAs and speaker wires and power cables has been and will continue to go on forever.....:dunno:

You can count on it to pop up almost every month here.....:cheeky4: