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Old 03-02-2010, 02:14 PM
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what kinda box for heavy metal?

what kinda box would be good for heavy metal (90% of the time)and occasional rap (10%)?
i only wanna use one sub and i have a Rockford Fosgate RFP3210. sub has never been used. i bought it 9 years and had plans of using it, but i just left it in the corner of closet and forgot about it.
its going to go into a dodge magnum.

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Old 03-02-2010, 02:21 PM
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ported tuned 35hz, has never failed me
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Old 03-02-2010, 02:24 PM
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when you say tune to 35hz do you mean the amp?

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Old 03-02-2010, 03:03 PM
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Sealed box sounds tighter, but sub may require more wattage.
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Old 03-02-2010, 03:40 PM
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ported boxes need to be tuned to play certain frequencies. are u plannin to buy or build a box?
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Old 03-02-2010, 03:49 PM
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if u want better sound quality then go sealed, if u want louder ported, if u have a 12 then buy a bassworx gpx box, or get thumper to build u a box, his are intense
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sealed you want your insanely fast double bass to sound tight.
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Old 03-02-2010, 04:00 PM
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ported box with a small port hammers the double kicks just as welll to tho
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Old 03-02-2010, 04:02 PM
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i want to build my own box an go for sound quality. it just a single 10" i have.
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Old 03-02-2010, 04:13 PM
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Size 10 -inch
Impedance 4 ohms
Cone Material FIBERLock
Surround Material Foam
Sealed Box Volume (cubic feet) 0.375 - 1.75
Ported Box Volume (cubic feet) 0.75 - 1.75
Port diameter (inches) 3
Port length (inches) 13.25
Free-Air No
Dual Voice Coil Yes
Sensitivity 85 dB at 1 volt

Frequency Response 30 - 200 Hz
RMS Power Range (Watts) 100-400
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 800
Top Mount Depth (inches) 5 3/4
Bottom Mount Depth (inches) N/A
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 9 3/16
Vas (liters) 32
Fs (Hz) 30
Qts 0.49
Xmax (millimeters) 13
Parts Warranty 1 YEAR
Labor Warranty 1 YEAR

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