yeah, sit in my hatch with my friends single W7 and tell me it's not enough bass.Akiahara96 said:
which sub box is better?
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I'm in love with my system. I'm not saying a single 10 doesn't sound good, but it's not my type of thing.. Only way I'm going with smaller woofers if I'm upgrading to IDMAXs.. which also won't happen 'cuz then my install in just down the tubes & a waste of money. Not cool!
it's amusing to poke fun.. 'cuz I'm the girl with the big woofers... hahahaha.
it's amusing to poke fun.. 'cuz I'm the girl with the big woofers... hahahaha.
to each their own I guess. I like deep ass bass but I prefer accurate hits so thats why I'll stick with 10"s....Plus I have a hatch so it knocks reguardless.
I have a single 10Akiahara96 said:
Sounds good to me...who cares what they hear outside my car.
I'm am SO just going to shut up now.Akiahara96 said:...
it's amusing to poke fun.. 'cuz I'm the girl with the big woofers... hahahaha.
see, no one seems to believe me, but my fifteens are plenty capable of accurate hits. Everyone is entitled to prefer whatever they want... but I dont see why it's so unbelievable that fifteens (just like smaller woofers as well) can be accurate as well as resonant.
but I guess if all the 15s you've heard sound like poo, then that's the way you'll think.. heh.
but I guess if all the 15s you've heard sound like poo, then that's the way you'll think.. heh.
I don't care either... mine sounds yummy inside the car.Beelzebubba said:I have a single 10
Sounds good to me...who cares what they hear outside my car.
I'm am SO just going to shut up now.
hehehehe, see? that's why it's so funny!
True, my single 10" shakes the car plenty before I start to get a headache.Beelzebubba said:I have a single 10
Sounds good to me...who cares what they hear outside my car.
I'm am SO just going to shut up now.
Get the first box. It says you can get it slot-vented or sealed. I think you can unscrew the piece to the right of the sub opening and replace it with a different piece that will make it a sealed box. Unless you plan on running an extremely high wattage sub, make sure you run the sub in a sealed box.
what makes you think that a low wattage woofer has to go in a sealed box?
Please explain the logic in that.
Please explain the logic in that.
most prefab boxes tend to border on 1.0 cuft for 10s, 1.2 for 12s, and 2.0 for 15s. If you can find an Audiocraft enclosure, this will be your best bet IMO. they make an enclosure that is on par with subzone, but half the price, just make sure you get 3/4" mdf. Qlogic is crap, and overpriced.
as far as anything h23civichb has to say regarding audio, judging by the few posts he has made already, I wouldnt really listen to anything he has to offer.
as far as anything h23civichb has to say regarding audio, judging by the few posts he has made already, I wouldnt really listen to anything he has to offer.
sealed boxes are good for saving space and being the most efficient enclosure. At rms or even a little below you will get the best response out of the sub
Ported boxes- wow where to begin. a ported box just reinforces a frequency due to its tuning (port)
A properely built and tuned ported enclosure can be very musical and accurate. The sub needs all the power it can get in a ported enclosure to keep it linear. And you will get a +3 db at the tuning frequency. Basically a ported enclosure can be tuned to the natural resonance of a vehicle for db dragracing to give it an overall +6 db or tuned for an sq system to a frequency that the natural resonance of a vehicle lacks. Either way its a great box
IF PROPERELY BUILT BY A CUSTOM INSTALLER. There is no good pre fab ported enclosure
If you have to go pre fab do a type R 12 in a sealed enclosure.
Ported boxes- wow where to begin. a ported box just reinforces a frequency due to its tuning (port)
A properely built and tuned ported enclosure can be very musical and accurate. The sub needs all the power it can get in a ported enclosure to keep it linear. And you will get a +3 db at the tuning frequency. Basically a ported enclosure can be tuned to the natural resonance of a vehicle for db dragracing to give it an overall +6 db or tuned for an sq system to a frequency that the natural resonance of a vehicle lacks. Either way its a great box
IF PROPERELY BUILT BY A CUSTOM INSTALLER. There is no good pre fab ported enclosure
If you have to go pre fab do a type R 12 in a sealed enclosure.
I never said you had to put a low wattage sub in a sealed box. If you read harder, you will realize that I said said don't put a high wattage sub into a sealed box. It will make the amount of power you need to push a lot harder to achieve. If you use a lower wattage sub in a sealed box, the sub will require more wattage but since it is a low wattage sub, achieving the recommended amount won't be as hard or expensive. BAM.
... right, 'cuz ported boxes are more efficient.h23civichb said:
not.I have no problem with my sealed box. of course, I don't have shitty overrated woofers. Mine get about 500 watts a piece... in a sealed enclosure... with no problem.
I believe you have the way boxes work backwards.
Akiahara96 said:... right, 'cuz ported boxes are more efficient.
I have no problem with my sealed box. of course, I don't have shitty overrated woofers. Mine get about 500 watts a piece... in a sealed enclosure... with no problem.
I believe you have the way boxes work backwards.
actually, he is partially correct. a subwoofer will be able to handle more power in a sealed enclosure, and ported enclosures are generally more efficient. I prefer the sound of a sealed enclosure to any ported enclosure I have ever built or heard though.........
he said don't put a high wattage woofer in a sealed box... that doesn't make much sense.PAguy said:
maybe I should have phrased that better. properly built & tuned it's more efficient... but still takes more power to perform. vicious cycle, I suppose.
Maybe it's just my lack of acquaintances who are into audio at all... but even at the shows I've been to around here... there haven't been many systems that actually made sense - either in their design or equipment. Like the assclown with two Kicker 18s... running something like 2000w total when those woofers want 2000 a piece. He just sticks out in my head 'cuz at the competition we competed in, he's standing next to his ghetto fabulous Suburban screaming "My s**t is awesome.. who else has two 18s?" Even the guys at the store were like... "that dude is a moron.
End story time.
Akiahara96 said:he said don't put a high wattage woofer in a sealed box... that doesn't make much sense.
maybe I should have phrased that better. properly built & tuned it's more efficient... but still takes more power to perform. vicious cycle, I suppose.
Maybe it's just my lack of acquaintances who are into audio at all... but even at the shows I've been to around here... there haven't been many systems that actually made sense - either in their design or equipment. Like the assclown with two Kicker 18s... running something like 2000w total when those woofers want 2000 a piece. He just sticks out in my head 'cuz at the competition we competed in, he's standing next to his ghetto fabulous Suburban screaming "My s**t is awesome.. who else has two 18s?" Even the guys at the store were like... "that dude is a moron.
End story time.
I am not coming to his defense by any means, but I think its possible that he was referencing the fact that many high power subwoofers today are also designed primarily for ported enclosures....
as for the retard with the solox 18s, if he had it for a daily system, 1000 per sub would be fine, because I have a feeling from the way you are talking he had a stock charging system anyway... I am sure it got decently loud off of that (for daily) probably 147-148 on a TL?
well it's okay if you can defend him. he should learn to put things the way he means them then... not saying "don't put a high powered woofer in a sealed box" 'cuz that's assinine... some are made for a sealed enclosure.PAguy said:
but I'm sure you know that already. 
I don't know exactly what his system specs were.. we just talked briefly to one of the guys that worked at the shop. All I know is he was screaming how hot is s**t was... whoopdy f**king dooooo. I can hit close to that with two fifteens in my itty bitty three cu.ft. box.
Not impressed. Guys like him just think they're hot s**t 'cuz of their systems. I have a funny story about guys who their s**t is hot... and then are like.. "oh......" when they see a girl driving the little car with the bigger bump... not that I'm always louder... but definitely louder than the f**ktards who try to flash their s**t everywhere.
anyways! I don't remember if he actually competed or not... I'll have to ask the hubby.. he'll probably remember better. I want to compete again, but the only dB drag coming up is sorta far away... and I HAVE to enter in both the show AND the competition. weak!! The subs were retuned a while back and now they're broken in... so I took second place with 143 dB when they were a day old... I think we can turn it up a bit more now and maybe be more at 145.
see, isn't dB drag an actual league?