Sub talk.

[Howaitoguru]

So I want some bass and obviously I’m going to replace all the other speakers and the unit and amp. However, I was leaning to one 12 but then I got to thinking how would a single 10 in the wheel well and two 8’s in the corners of the trunk would sound. Does anyone have any opinions, ideas, or experience with this?


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[Mr.ac]

I have a single 10" in a .75 sealed box, 200 watt. That's enough to rattle the mirror and trunk lid.

Honestly all depends on the enclosure and power level.
A high powered 8" in a good enclosure will sound just as good as a 12".

The problem with putting stuff in the wheel well is the amount of panel rattle. Sure it's going to take some tricks and tips to get it nice and quite.

Anything over 200 watts will do the job.

[soundman98]

i also have a single 10, but at 500w. it does everything i need it to.

i don't believe 12's fit all that great in this car unless you're willing to give up all the trunk space.

avoid using multiple sizes of subwoofer, it will lead to tuning difficulties due to different resonant frequencies. it's ok if you're also planning on going full active, with a processor. but anything less is going to lead to sub-par results.

[LimitedSlip]

A single 10" and a couple hundred watts is more than sufficient in this vehicle. Your ears will thank you a few years down the road. Don't ask me how I know . . .

[Leonardo]

I also am a firm believer in one 10" sub. I have one 10" sub with 300 watts.


I had two 15" DVC earthquakes hooked in a series / parallel configuration to two 2000 watt amps running at 2ohms. It was insane!!!
You could hear it a couple miles away! I was a kid. Now I can't hear much... "WHAT?" "Seriously, Did you say something?"


Oh, and the noise I hear... "Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee"

[Drifter X]

10" JL W6v2 in a factory spec sealed box and 600w in my trunk. I freaking love it.


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[DarkPira7e]

Do not overcomplicate your setup. A single 10 or 12 will slam hard, if you have a good box.

[CraigVM]

So much is based on what kind of music you listen to and if your a bass fanatic.
The sub size and box design best suited for someone who listens primarily to Rock would be different than that for a rap or dubstep listener.

[Howaitoguru]

Originally Posted by CraigVM

So much is based on what kind of music you listen to and if your a bass fanatic.
The sub size and box design best suited for someone who listens primarily to Rock would be different than that for a rap or dubstep listener.

I listen to a variety of music but I always tend to go back to rappers with deep eccentric 808’s.


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[soundman98]

Originally Posted by CraigVM

So much is based on what kind of music you listen to and if your a bass fanatic.
The sub size and box design best suited for someone who listens primarily to Rock would be different than that for a rap or dubstep listener.

i listen to everything, and on random. today so far was chris cagle, t-pain, skrillex, and aerosmith.

the right sub and box doesn't color the music.

[Mr.ac]

Originally Posted by CraigVM

So much is based on what kind of music you listen to and if your a bass fanatic.
The sub size and box design best suited for someone who listens primarily to Rock would be different than that for a rap or dubstep listener.

You know the type of music doesn't mean jack shit.
A sub doesn't care what music you listen too.
The enclosure just makes louder. Any vented box will play louder than a sealed box. They will still sound just as good, just one will be a tad louder.

It's time to kill off that myth dude.

[Drifter X]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

You know the type of music doesn't mean jack shit.

A sub doesn't care what music you listen too.

The enclosure just makes louder. Any vented box will play louder than a sealed box. They will still sound just as good, just one will be a tad louder.



It's time to kill off that myth dude.

This guy knows what's up. Thank you!


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[LimitedSlip]

Originally Posted by Mr.ac

Any vented box will play louder than a sealed box . . .

But the sealed box will produce tighter, more accurate bass assuming the amplifier has an adequate dampening factor so as to control the excursions of the driver.
Kind of depends if you are interested in music or sound effects. Its always about compromises. Just sayin' . . .

[soundman98]

Vented boxes are also larger. In cars, I tend to prefer sealed mostly due to space constraints.

Ported are louder, but generally won't reach as low as the same sub in a sealed box.. port tuning frequency becomes another huge variable as well.

So in the end, a ported sub with 200w will play just as loud as the same sub in a sealed box with 600w