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07-28-2006, 08:31 AM #1
Time to start rebuilding....
Okay, so I'm thinking about my next system. I'm thinking of going balls out mad crazy and all that stuff and throwing 6 12s in the hatch (or 10s if I can't fit 12s), or just one as a stealth box or two in a well box like the one from subthump.
Any thoughts?
Any of you old timers around here will remember that at least I do have a clue what I'm doing with this stuff, but I'm looking for some feed back on doing something different.
If I do 6 subs, then I'm thinking of doing 4 in sealed boxes and two in ported boxes. Anyone ever done anything like that? Did the results suck?
I thought doing 2 8s and 2 12s would have sounded pretty good, but in the end, I never was all that impressed with my last box.
a little feed back please...
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07-28-2006, 09:13 AM #2
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6 12's will be tough as well as 6 10's. It can be done. You can 4 subs in the hatch area and you will probally have to remove the backseat in order to add additional subs. A sealed enclouser is gonna be your best bet considering ported boxes require more air space. BTW, what are you planning on doing? Wakeing the dead?
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07-28-2006, 09:14 AM #3
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For the best results go with either a sealed or ported enclosure. Not both. Mixing and matching enclosure types like that isn't a good idea. You could end up having cancellation at some frequencies by doing so. Same goes for using 8" subs with 12" subs. If all 4 subs are crossed over the same you can also have cancellation problems. If you low pass the 12's @ 50Hz and bandpass the 8's from 50Hz to 100Hz that would be OK. It's when the 8's and 12's share the same crossover that you run into problems.
I think dual 12's in an optimum sized sealed enclosure is more than enough for a good subwoofer system in our cars.
I'm currently using two 10" Alpine Type-S subwoofers in Stealthboxes. Since the enclosures are right at the minimum recommended size for the subwoofers I was thinking of maybe switching to dual 8" subs. That way the 8" subs and their required enclosure size would be a bit more "optimum". They wouldn't be as compromised as the 10" subs are now.
When I actually get around to doing this though is anybody's guess.
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07-28-2006, 09:06 PM #4
That's what I did in my old box. If I recall right, it was even the same frequencies you just said. If it wasn't 50, then it was 60 and 60-100 but I think it was 50. Anyway, it still doesn't work out that great with the different sized subs.
I'll probably end up with 2 12s after it's all said and done, easier and less expensive.
To do 6 it would be all for the wow factor, which wears off quickly. It'd just get rid of everything else in the hatch. I think I could squeeze just enough space out for that, but it'd be cramped and also pretty time consuming, not to mention 3 times as expensive for the sub's cost alone.
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