I’m looking to get a nice SMOOTH / deep bass for hip hop / reggae / r&b …
You can never go wrong with sealed, but if you are going to go with a band pass set up (WIth a hole cut in it), make sure you go with a box that is pre loaded with speakers. There is some math involved in "Q" factor, how large the opening is, length of tube and even the enclosure size.
Or, just take your huge wad of cash to the electronics store and say "GIVE ME BASS!!!!!"

You can never go wrong with sealed, but if you are going to go with a band pass set up (WIth a hole cut in it), make sure you go with a box that is pre loaded with speakers. There is some math involved in "Q" factor, how large the opening is, length of tube and even the enclosure size.
Or, just take your huge wad of cash to the electronics store and say "GIVE ME BASS!!!!!"
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For the deep hip-hop/reggae/r&b bass a properly tuned ported enclosure would be best. Some 12’s would do.
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a properly tuned ported enclosure will give you the best sound for everything from hip-hop to metal to home theatre.
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Properly tuned ported enclosure will probably be what you’re looking for based on your bass description. If you want "deep" bass, go with no less then a 12" sub. (And we’re not talking Subway or Quizno’s here…lol)
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Depends on the sub you chose not all subs will work properly in sealed enclosures or ported enclosures some will work properly in both , most manufactures design each model with a certain use in mind ie. sealed ,ported or both.
consult the manufacture web site or manual for this type information if it is not available contact the manufacture via phone or e mail.
you want a smooth freq response regardless of what type of enclosure ,for ported enclosures this means tuning them very low and most of the time this means very large enclosures , however with a properly tuned ported enclosure there is a huge upside called efficiency usually twice as loud as sealed.
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I must say, as much as I appreciated reading what you had to say, I couldnt help but lose interest after a while. Its as if you had a great grasp on the matter, but you didn’t remember to include your readers. Maybe you need to take into consideration this from more than 1 perspective. Or probably you should not generalise so much. It’s better if you take into consideration what other people might have to express rather than just going for a gut reaction to the issue. Consider adjusting your own thought process and giving other people who might go through this the benefit of the doubt.
the bigger the box the better, shoot for 3 cu ft per sub, it dosent matter what the brand is, use 4 inch ports, 2 of them, staart with the port mength about 2 inches from tha back of the wall, if u dont get the response u want, cut 2 inches off, this is the old skwel way of tuning a box, and beats the hell out of using bass box pro or any other programs, big boxes, with lots of power to push your subs, (match the RMS) and dont use the gain as volume, it is to match to the rca outputs of your radio, without buying a dmm, find out what v your head unit outs out, if it is 3v, and your amp is adjustable from 0v-6v, then put it half way, otherwise, invest $20 at radioshack or CL for a digital mumti meter
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