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box for older alpine type r 12? 1241d4
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:43 am
by mcaudio
win isd keeps giving me hassles.
t/s params
coil height- 37.74mm
cone area(sd)467.59 sq cm
dc coil resistance-3.6 ohm
electricalQ .45
vas-2.04 cu ft
fs-28hz
impedance 4+4 ohm
linear excursion-13.87mm
mechanical Q (QMS)8.31
QTS-.43
would this be better sealed or vented?
looking for SQL, not SPL
i listen to all types of music, basically whatever sounds good and is recorded clean.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:26 am
by ridr4lif
mcaudio wrote:
would this be better sealed or vented?
looking for SQL, not SPL
i listen to all types of music, basically whatever sounds good and is recorded clean.
You basically answered your own question. haha. If you want it to sound good, i would put it in a sealed box. You will get the best SQ out of it, but it wont get crazy loud. You should hear more of the frequency range tho in a sealed box.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:59 pm
by mcaudio
lol, yeah guess i did. now,next question is, what size sealed for a .707 alignment?
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:20 pm
by ridr4lif
Well, when i plugged all that into WinISD, i got a QTC of .70 at 1.25 cu.ft.
Hope that helps slightly
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:28 pm
by High Society
For one I would opt for a ported, but thats just me. I had two 12" type R's about a year ago sealed, they sound great, and loud. That was two tho, not one. Those type R's sound great, and should sound great ported.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:49 pm
by mcaudio
what size box did u run and what was the tuning/
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:51 pm
by High Society
Actully they were in cheapy prefab boxes, and still sounded good. The sealed box weren't tuned btw :)
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:56 pm
by mcaudio
DUH! gotta read before i type lol
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:08 pm
by High Society
It's all good. I see that you are going mainly for SQ, go with the sealed box first. If you have extra time, try one ported, and sealed. You don't wanna be driving around with a finished install thinking to yourself "I like it, but I wonder what it would've sounded like ported." Just a thought.