Sub enclosure Ideas ?!

[Chetrick87]

Sealed is more sq. Ported will get louder. Lots of things to consider. To get the best out of your subs Its more complicated than just picking a ported box off ebay.

 

[Ponchonutty]

Mine fits behind the panel

 

[AppocAlexx]

So for now I will be going with this set up in the near future and for right at 200 bones I think its pretty good deal 250 Max Watts @ 250 RMS I think will sound good for these Hoes.

QPower Box

the box measures 12" high so I'm going to cut some feet to match the curve on the floor behind the 3rd row seat paint them and mount to the sides and make it a down fire. I'll also make it to where I can remove it when needed but idt I will ever really neeed to, but just in case. This box along with the amp are right at the specs for this sub.

P1 10" 250 RMS @ 2 ohms

Prime 250 watt Mono Block Amp 2 ohms @ 250 RMS

This is an entry level system and like I said pretty cheap but you cant beat the components, Rockford is one of the best manufactures IMO.

 

[Ponchonutty]

The prime stuff is ok. I know my local Walmart sells them. If you don't want a lot of bass and can't spent more money it will work just fine. Personally I like the Punch series more

 

[massivespl]

The prime stuff is ok. I know my local Walmart sells them. If you don't want a lot of bass and can't spent more money it will work just fine. Personally I like the Punch series more

Prime and punch are both rockfords lower end... The power series is their bigger stuff. But Rockford all together in beginner stuff, nothing wrong with it. But sundown audio, Crescendo audio, DC audio, crossfire audio, ampere audio, INcriminator audio Etc.... Are the big top brands if you want top of the line equipment

 

[AppocAlexx]

That's getting into competition stuff and most people don't even know how to wire that kind of stuff let alone put together a compatible system. There is a reason that Rockford is used by the dealers for factory set ups. They are cheap and mass produced so they are readily available when needed and they are also tested and proven to be good products. Hell pioneer build most of the decks for the dealers. Alpine does a deck for the GM models I have seen and people pay good money for them.

 

[Ponchonutty]

This is true but what I've experienced, the punch line is way better than the prime crap. Virtually all audio equipment is made in the same sweatshops overseas with few exceptions.

 

[AppocAlexx]

HA child labor at its best, one day we may rid the world of it. It hard to find anything that's made in the US tho for a good price. Most of the time its always more expensive. I'm all for supporting local business and will always be willing to pay some extra cash depending on the product, but I have paid an extra 100$ just bc I had good dealings with a shop and they always treated me good. Plus idk how many times they had saved me money in the past. Some things tho its hard to find a good product with good reputation. I know there is a lot of pro shops that make good audio stuff but they are not cheap by any means.

 

[Ponchonutty]

Yup exactly. I love to sell JL Audio in my shop because I've met just about everyone behind them but my local area can't support much in the way of sales when you can get decent Chinese crap for 1/8 the cost

 

[Cshayes2]

I have 2 12 inch JLW3s run parallel with a 500 watt alpine amp. My brother has 2 Rockford punch 12s with the same amp ran parallel as well in his Tahoe and they both sound great, I had 2 primes in my old dodge truck and I have to say they weren't that good.

 

[AppocAlexx]

Sticking with the same box but changed the sub and amp combo. Going with Planet Audio for those two now. Once they get here ill get some pics and info just being lazy right now.

 

[AppocAlexx]

well had to cancel the order for those, I guess the seller with amazon prime doesn't want to take my money and will not give me shipping dates. I ordered the stuff back on the 6th and have not gotten anything back for a response for shipping. Ill have to see what else I can find now. Back to the drawing board.

 

[massivespl]

Get some sundown audio. Sundown E series woofer is like $100-150 and will beat kicker,plant audio,Jl,Rockford or any other brand that is in that price range. Sundown is great. Lol

 

[AppocAlexx]

ill check them out thanks.

 

[AppocAlexx]

I found these links when looking for a calculator for box volume and these have some good info. I'm going to put these links in here for my reference as well as for anyone that wants to take a look at them. I'm going to start working on a box in the driver side rear quarter panel cargo area. I've got some good ideas and think it will turn out pretty nice. Truthfully the box doesn't have to look good at all just needs to be small or big enough for the sub I'm working with. I'm going to go with a shallow mount Pioneer in this area since there is not much room to work with and will eventually build a center console with a down fire sub up front for a bigger bang. That will be a bit bigger project than this one. Ill try and do as much pics and info as possible for this so it can be easily mimicked if anyone else wants to do it in the future. Hell I may even get something together for a diy box build kit if this is as easy as I feel it will be. Ill be using some 3/4" thick MDF wood that's only 35$ for a sheet of 4' x 8' for size if I remember correctly. Back in the lower 48 this piece of wood was cheaper and you could buy smaller sheets of it. I'm going to try and start work on this tomorrow as long as I can get all the materials together in the morning. Hopefully this doesn't turn out to be a fail!

http://www.bcae1.com/
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxcalcs.asp

 

[AppocAlexx]

Get some sundown audio. Sundown E series woofer is like $100-150 and will beat kicker,plant audio,Jl,Rockford or any other brand that is in that price range. Sundown is great. Lol

I checked out the sundown stuff and not really in the price range. If I could get free shipping with one of the SD3 10" then I would give them a shot but at 200 a pop and another 100 in shipping, just doesn't look appealing to me right now.

 

[Keanen55]

I run DB Drive K9's. They hit hard and are crisp. There are a lot of options out there!

 

[Speck]

@massivespl and @AppocAlexx what are your thoughts on Hybrid Audio? I've been thinking of completely removing my Bose setup and having the entire cabin sound deadened before switching to those speakers. They are a little more expensive, but I am very impressed with their sound and quality. I am also currently running a 10" JL W6 v2 in a JL box pushed by a Massive 1000.1 D amp. I will probably keep the amp, but possibly change subs and go custom enclosure on the driver rear quarter panel.

Joe

 

[AppocAlexx]

never heard of hybrid audio but from the look of them, they look like they are pretty nice. Im not big into the competition stuff. The closest I have every worked with in competition type audio is the Planet Audio amps and mixed in with random subs. The way i see it, if you pay for it then you will most likely get a good product. JLs have always been a great company but they did have a few down years from what I'v seen, but from what I hear now they are back on track and running hard. All lines will have their cheap lines and their higher end lines. As long as you look at what the speakers are made of and not just what they look like then you will do good in buying a good audio system. The biggest things you need to make sure are you are matching the right amps to the right subs or speakers. If you just look at the max wattage and match the amp to the speaker that way then you will end up ruining stuff. Most people that talk trash about any company have most likely set up their system wrong and obviously had nothing to do with the components. If your setting up your system make sure you read into the specs and then some on the install. If you paying a company like Best Buy then be weary about it but most of the time they will treat you good but they as well as other shops should stand behind their work if they mess up.

 

[massivespl]

@massivespl and @AppocAlexx what are your thoughts on Hybrid Audio? I've been thinking of completely removing my Bose setup and having the entire cabin sound deadened before switching to those speakers. They are a little more expensive, but I am very impressed with their sound and quality. I am also currently running a 10" JL W6 v2 in a JL box pushed by a Massive 1000.1 D amp. I will probably keep the amp, but possibly change subs and go custom enclosure on the driver rear quarter panel.

Joe

I've heard of hybrid audio but don't know anyone using them. The Jl w6 is a nice sounding woofer.. If you have 1000watt amp look at an SSA icon subwoofer or if u want to spend alittle more get the xcon subwoofer.... They both are like a W6 on steroids