My system doesn't sound good. Why?

luckydevil wrote: Build a small sealed wood box for it and then play around with the placement and direction to see if that changes anything.

That would be a good idea, but is not very practical for me at this moment. I'll be selling this truck very soon anyway, so I just wanted to get some ideas to what could be the cause of average bass.

vbel wrote: There is no second source to cancel them out.

there doesnt have to be a second source. if the sound wave bounces off the roof and then off the back glass and ends up crossing itself at the right angle, it could cancel itself out.

Killer is correct. A single sub in the wrong position in the vehicle can cancel itself out. Moving it around can sometimes make all the difference.The Flakman

I feel strange. I have deja vu and amnesia at the same time.

John | Manteca, CA

Thats a shame it came out so well and your not getting the sound youd like. but you learn from your mistakes.  props on the glass work 

Alright, I made another attempt to play with amp settings. I set the bass boost on sub amp to about 75% (was at 0% before) and it sounds a whole lot better now. Doesn't hit as hard, but SQ improved considerably. Also added more gain on 2ch speaker amp to adjust for the new sub level, and now the whole thing sounds much, much better. The 100% front-stage setup really came to life now. However, if you're in the rear sit, then everything sounds like complete cr@p. The bass is just too overwhelming and boomy in the back, but gets nicer if you stick your head to the front. Same goes for my speakers. They actually sound like a small sub if you sit in the back (with my sub turned off). Interesting... By the way, I checked where exactly my sub is pointing, and it is pointing straight at the middle of the cabin ceiling. The 2 speakers point at the rearview mirror. Seems ok to me.

Ignore how it sounds in your back seat. It is impossible to get a single subwoofer sounding great from all positions in the car. Selfish? Yes. Focus on you. New Project: 2003 Pathfinder

I really don't care about the rear..my stuff and junk don't really care too, since they have no ears. It was just an observation...

perhaps make a gril  of somekind to deflect the sound waves in another direction (make the PG logo or soemthing like that out of plexi glass)  have it like 2" over the subs excrusion limit...see what that might do for ya. Tri County KustomZ

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