More kick... less boom?
 

Currently my system has a lot of boom to it as opposed to a hard kick.
It's great for hip hop, but because I listen to alot of house type music, I find it just doesn't cut it for that hard hitting bass.

It's a 15" sub in a sealed 2 cu. ft. box which I'm assuming has a lot to do with it. (i.e. delay?)

I'm considering moving down to a 12" in a sealed 1 cu. ft. box to hopefully fix this.

But I am wondering...

What are the most important factors that determines if a sub will have alot of kick or boom?

size, and enclosure would have to be a big factor, weather or not its ported/sealed/bandpass, etc..

i'd say go with a single 12" RE SX, something along that, or maybe a pair of 10s, in a ported box, tuned in the high 30s range maybe..

Also i'd have to say the vehicle would have to have something to do with it as well.

It's always been boomy sounding, no matter where I have used this sub.

It was originally installed in a van, and then later used inside as a surround sound sub, and then now used in my 97 Ford Escort.

what kind of sub is it?

It's actually the sub I'm selling listed in the for sale forum.

http://www.canadiancaraudio.com/onli...ck-15-sub.html

I want to go to a smaller 12" sub with a smaller box to save trunk space, but also because I'm under the impression that 12's can hit harder and faster than my 15".

I considered making a smaller box for it but I don't know if it's worth the effort because I don't know how much of a difference that will make without changing the sub itself.

The box is too small, not too large. Though I haven't calculated the actual box requirements, just glancing at the specs tells me enough.

Can you elaborate on that?

dual 6... damn, thats 1 old school woofer..

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imo if you want to have tighter bass you need to get a smaller woofer with a bigger motor so it can more easily accelerate the cone. If I were you I would get 2 nice 10s or if money is an issue one nice 12

Have you considered upgrading to more substantial midbasses?

^^ The best answer so far.

Generally the "kick" in bass that you're looking for comes from mids... so you can change up your sub and enclosure all you want but in the end you'll be unhappy until you change your mids ;)