Future Fi Owner, possibly change up

[Shogen 325]

Sooo.. I've have my Xcon for quite some time now and I love it. I'm hoping to save some monies up by summer time to order some SSD's .That's right I want to go dual. .

I have had experience with sealed and ported which were great.

So here's the question:

Which would be louder, 2-12" SSD sealed or 2-10" SSD ported?

Power:

Crescendo Audio bc3500d @ 2 ohms. Which produces about 1800w on the top end.

[nem 2,019]

I just sold two ssd 12's which I ran ported.

My set up got pretty nutty for two 12's and maybe the guy who bought them will chime in and tell you what he thinks.

[Shogen 325]

I just sold two ssd 12's which I ran ported.

My set up got pretty nutty for two 12's and maybe the guy who bought them will chime in and tell you what he thinks.

Nice!

[swift 501]

Tuned in!

I am also switching to 2 SSD's and will be running mine of a saz1500 for the time being. Look forward to hearing how yours turns out

[edouble101 314]

Going to be impossible to say which setup will be louder.

Look at the differences between sealed and ported and choose the setup that best fits your needs.

[Shogen 325]

Ive always read the "3db" pushed around but I remember my Icon ported moving alot more in my car(vibration) than my Xcon does right now. But I feel the Xcon sounds louder? Does that make sense?

So I was hoping to stay sealed and go for more cone area without having a bigger enclosure. You feel me?

[Frostedflakejake 148]

I know when I ported my SA's it was totally and completely different. It was so much louder I had to double check to make sure the gain didn't get cranked up or something silly like that.

Just my experience!

I would find a way to port the 12's...

[Sencheezy 689]

Ive always read the "3db" pushed around but I remember my Icon ported moving alot more in my car(vibration) than my Xcon does right now. But I feel the Xcon sounds louder? Does that make sense?

So I was hoping to stay sealed and go for more cone area without having a bigger enclosure. You feel me?

I couldn't hep but chuckle at this as I feel the same with my Icon vs Zcon. But on topic, I would ported, the theory is that ported will offer more output, although thats just on paper, still worth a shot, maybe you could try both, maybe buy 2 sheets of mdf, and see what you think.

[An-i-no 86]

I know when I ported my SA's it was totally and completely different. It was so much louder I had to double check to make sure the gain didn't get cranked up or something silly like that.

Just my experience!

I would find a way to port the 12's...

This...sealed to ported is like holyshitfuckwhathappened!?!? Can you port the Xcon before you decide to switch out subs?

[Shogen 325]

I know when I ported my SA's it was totally and completely different. It was so much louder I had to double check to make sure the gain didn't get cranked up or something silly like that.

Just my experience!

I would find a way to port the 12's...

This...sealed to ported is like holyshitfuckwhathappened!?!? Can you port the Xcon before you decide to switch out subs?

LOL... I guess I could which was a plan earlier. But I don't know what changed my mind. Lol

[Impious 1,476]

Ive always read the "3db" pushed around but I remember my Icon ported moving alot more in my car(vibration) than my Xcon does right now. But I feel the Xcon sounds louder? Does that make sense?

So I was hoping to stay sealed and go for more cone area without having a bigger enclosure. You feel me?

The difference between the Icon ported & Xcon sealed likely has to do with differences in FR. Xcon probably gets louder over a different bandwidth than the Icon ported, or atleast isn't as peaky so it sounds louder overall.

As for the SSD's - load them into an enclosure program with your desired enclosures and power, see which results better fit your goals. It's not perfect, but it will give you a general idea of the potential differences. Chances are the 10" ported SSD's will peak higher over a narrow bandwidth but the 12" sealed will have more overall output outside of that bandwidth. Just a guess.

[ricksi30 923]

Port the XCON and go from there. Just my .02

[Shogen 325]

Port the XCON and go from there. Just my .02

Ok...

[slim2fattycake 85]

10s ported.

[shizzzon 461]

10s ported.

And he will never live this down...

His loudest install ever.. Something i will never forget.

[Notorious97200 339]

Port that Xcon, and you'll forget about the SSDs !

You'll be amazed.

One day I will try 2 10" ported, like 2 Xcons or 2 Fi BL.