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Jan 7, 2005 | 06:35 PM

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Paul Niwranski

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735idude - the box is still a vented bandpass (6th order) whether it the outer chambers vent into the middle one or straight out. Commonly accepted term is a Series Tuned Vented Bandpass.

Forget the whole "order" thing as it gets confusing. For instance, a sealed bandpass and a vented box are both 4th order boxes. So is a sealed box with a 12db/octave passive crossover in it. [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]

People are probable suggesting sealed bandpass boxes (4th order bandpass) as they are smaller, usually smoother, and generally WAY easier to build. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Jan 7, 2005 | 07:47 PM

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G-MONEY

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Focal recommends a bass reflex enclosure for these subs, they will work in a bandpass enclosure, but ..............i've never thought that bandpass enclosures ever sounded good. Great for getting a lot of output without a ton of power.
And if your'e building it yourself........beware, you gotta be pretty bang-on with the enclosure volumes....otherwise you just wasted your time.
If you want sound quality.......use a basic bass reflex (ported) sub box.......they'll sound awesome and still give you plenty of output when you want it.

Jan 7, 2005 | 08:09 PM

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Eli47

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Focal.., in Bandpass is a no no in my books.
Forget bandpass if sound quality is what you're after, which is why you bought Focal, right??
Listen to Dukk and Gmoney !!

Jan 8, 2005 | 08:48 AM

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Paul Niwranski

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See now Dukk likes Bandpass boxes but knows that most people screw them up and even done well they are not a lot of people's gig.

I would build a vented box .

Jan 8, 2005 | 08:59 AM

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Dereck Waller

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I have heard good sounding bandpass boxes. But the design of a good sounding band pass usually negates the other advantages such as efficiency.

Jan 8, 2005 | 08:45 PM

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Paul Niwranski

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^ Ah but they look cool and every one will think you are a super-stud cuz you have one [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

Jan 10, 2005 | 11:19 AM

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Except for audio snobs with pre-conceived notions that it will sound like crap before they even hear it, thus screwing up your SQ score [img]tongue.gif[/img]