sealed or unsealed

[homeguard]

i made some boxes for my 6x9s in the rear of my car. is it better to have it sealed boxes like almost air tight or put a hole in them? and anyone got an acoustics webpage about this?

[JaJay721]

sealed

[Stealth]

I wouldn't necessarily say go with sealed... most (all) speakers are designed to work with infinite baffle/free air... so you could very well not seal the boxes... but it really depends on a few factors which I don't feel like explaining so... seal it cause it will make things easier. A sealed box will give you a tigher, punchier sound but it will not play quite as low as it would in a free air set up... also, a sealed box helps prevent you from bottoming out your speakers.

[eddiem67]

Look at your specs majority of of 6x9,6.5...are designed for infinite baffle. Sealed is usually not recommended, unless this will be your source of bass.