The Great Subwoofer Debate: Ported vs Sealed - Which Sounds Better? KICKER Comp Gold

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Comparison of the 50th Anniversary KICKER Comp Gold 12" subwoofer in both sealed and ported enclosures...which one do I prefer and why?

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VIDEO INDEX
0:00 Intro
1:27 Sealed Box
3:00 In Vehicle Tests
3:26 Sealed Box Flex
4:27 Sealed Box SPL Tests
6:26 Ported Box Flex
7:10 Ported Box SPL Tests
9:12 Pros and Cons
9:53 My Choice?
10:48 Song Playlist


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[ClementeGalloJr]

For musical accuracy, sealed. For being as loud as possible, ported

[joshuaferris]

I’ve always preferred sealed boxes because I agree that the bass is cleaner and tighter. And just love kicker gold subs. I wish they’d re do the k label on the cap.

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*VIDEO INDEX*
0:00 Intro
1:27 Sealed Box
3:00 In Vehicle Tests
3:26 Sealed Box Flex
4:27 Sealed Box SPL Tests
6:26 Ported Box Flex
7:10 Ported Box SPL Tests
9:12 Pros and Cons
9:53 My Choice?
10:48 Song Playlist

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*TEST BENCH EQUIPMENT*

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[goskidmark]

I am so glad I found your channel. I have been a bass head since the 90's and I appreciate all of your testing methods and conclusions. Thank you for the helpful data!

[juandeloya]

I ran sealed 32 years until now and I love it it can go very low and accurate..or punchy....I save space ..sound is better and perfect for me...but respect for my brothers with ported boxes they can be very loud!❤

[Bunch]

Been a sealed box basshead since the 90's. I just love the PUNCH that a sealed sub gives over a ported box.

[Wiggy]

I’ve always been a fan of Kicker subs in sealed boxes. Back in the day, I had two 12” Kicker Comp VR subs (01C12VR4) in a small sealed box (1.0 cu. ft. per sub) with loose poly-fil in each chamber. I had a Directed 1100d amp running them and I could play any type of music with no problem. The bass was loud and deep with no distortion.

[kountryboysounds]

Thanks for all the work you put in to bring us quality content! I watch a lot of your videos, even though some are sponsored you still do fair and unbiased testing. If it's crap you tell us it's crap regardless of who's equipment it is. But what I noticed right off is that it took more power for the ported enclosure to put out its numbers than what the sealed enclosure needed to put out its! It tells me a lot. I've had debates about this many many times and this video has proved me somewhat right! By the way I only run sealed enclosure!!!

[adibee]

I've been enjoying your channel for a Lil bit. I love your OG Components reviews, 80s-90s RF, Orion, OG Phoenix Gold!
It's great seeing the 50th anniversary Kicker! Gave me a 1990 flashback! I ran 2-12s Kickers in my 76 Camaro.😂
Super thorough testing! I appreciate your thoroughness and time sacrifice. YOU do A LOT of work, and put out TOP-SHELF Quality content!

[lastkingofinca]

I've always had a sealed enclosure for my kickers. I recently was interested in maybe getting a ported one now for my 15 in my Armada but you reminded me why I didn't get one in the 1st place. I listen mostly to hip hop, r&b, reggae and spanish music. To me, it just sounds better sealed. More precise hitting for the music low frequency. I appreciate the video my guy. Thanks

[crazylarryjr]

I'm a rock rap metalhead and of all the systems I've ever listened to, never had one of my own other than a pair of truck boxes, I always leaned towards sealed for personal listening, If I were competing ported would be the only option, but for listening I always liked sealed

[SnubBarracuda]

A neon Williston Audio sign behind that acrylic box would be freakin dope. You could do a lot of cool stuff with those. If you have a really nice system there's no reason not to make it look amazing too.

[koprcord]

Ran a 12 inch rockford punch behind each seat in my pickup in the 90s, sealed of course and was glorious. Fast, accurate, back massaging kicks. Unless your looking for booming bass, I'd go sealed.

[mathesar]

Love the way a JL 13W7 sounds in a sealed enclosure, powerful but tight and clean, it still managed to break the seal on my windshield after a couple years of use.

[calvinevans]

I remember this mini truck back in the 90s when I was in high school. It had two sealed truck boxes behind the seat that were so loud. I think the subs were called stealth but I can't remember what company made them. I was impressed by the level of sound coming from that mini truck. It would rattle the dishes from two blocks away. Lol

[ghostofhobs]

Something I found over the years was sealed boxes can cause the subs to overheat and you can get the DB up a little by wrapping the box with rubber padded carpet or anything like dynomat

[mysticdre]

I prefer a sealed box. Tighter more precise bass

[dancingwiththedogsdj]

Awesome video as always. I always appreciate that you seem to do your best to provide accurate information on anything you cover and also try to be up front about what is opinion vs verifiable information and the ways it can still vary... Good stuff sir!!

[adaboyz]

I put a JL 12W6 in a sealed box man the bass was smooth, tight and controlled. It was definitely SQ.

[NoName-jvek]

I’m an old school bass head. In the 80’s I competed in SPL competitions. I had 18 -12” inch woofer. Orion subs if you wanted to know. All sealed. I loved it.