monster vs stinger + sub box for caddy

Need help deciding: I've been always a  monster cable interconnectors fan, but now I'm doubt:                                Monster Cable Interlink 401XLN vs Stinger expert series... same price range, but who has the best noise reduction?, and will 5m (16.40ft) be enough dash-trunk? (the car is a cadillac sedan de ville). Also I really would appreciate any suggestion about what kind of subwoofer box to use in that car. I'm thinking of a sealed one, taking out the factory's 6x9 from the rear deck, and maybe making a couple more holes. Does anybody know if the Snake_tubes from subzone are worth using and how to? the manufacturer claims that  "For custom applications, such as venting the enclosure through a rear deck, Snake Tube can be easily installed outside the enclosure." IMO maybe I could gain some SPL (who wouldn't like to?) but with loss in SQ... (loose tubes floating aronund?? mm....)                                                                                            The subwoofer is a nakamichi SPW-1200 (450W RMS DVC 6ohms, can be used in sealed, ported or free air)wired to a nakamichi PA-4001 (400W RMS @ 2ohms)                                                                                                 

Thanks a lot!

D148L0

Thanks BM!  I already check all the links in this site... my main concern is the characteristics of the car would be better for another kind of box, but I guess nothing beats sealed... (I'm also very partial about it, hehe) here is the link to the sub specs: http://nakamichi.com/auto/subwoofer/sp_w1200d_specs.htm

Thanks again!

D148L0

a ported hole in the trunk? very interesting!! but I'm kinda confused now... Let me explain a couple of things first... In the caddy the factory 6x9 only have a bass function. I want to remove them since I'm taking off all the premium sound. So I would end with 2 6x9 holes. The thing is that it seems to me (Previous experience) that in that case you lose a lot of SPL in the cabin, that is why I asked for suggestions, like making more holes.... If I got you right bberman, you only meant to make a hole and cover it, right? Or, if  as blazermedic says, your idea is to port that hole and make of the whole trunk a big pseudo passband box, wouldn't be better to close the 6x9 holes and reinforce the rear deck with MDF? The specs of the port would be no problem (thanks the12volt.com!!)

Sincerely, it's an interesting idea (never heard of anything like that), and the grill cloth suggestion was great, even better than the one I was gonna buy, it looks exactly like the one covering the tweeters... I would appreciate If you could explain us what you meant...

Thanks again!

D148L0while the

Ivant2, did you sealed the 6x9 holes? did you put the box port into the hole in the middle or did you put an independent port in the hole??                                          thanx!

No you got me right D148l0 I was referring to making the whole in between the 6X9’s so the trunk could breathe (like putting the back seat down). If you’re using a sealed enclosure this is the way to go, I have done it several times in the past and it sounds really nice. I don’t know how much space you have in between the 6X9's but  this way you will  still be able to add new 6X9's and "vent " the trunk to the cabin at the same time . If you make 1 good size whole that’s all you will need. But if you going for SPL then I would go with a ported box and port it up through the rear deck into the cabin as Blazermedic suggested. So the port would start inside the enclosure and end at the top of your rear deck.