I'm finally at a crossroads of expanding my current system, which I will list below, and I would appreciate any input regarding adding a sub to round it out. Now, I'm not into SPL, but am a big fan of SQ, however, funds are limited so I tend to buy the best that I can one piece at a time. I want one 10" sub which will be powered by a Coustic 161SE. Bridged mono this little amp pushes 160 wrms at 14.4V. I know that in real world power I won't actually acheive the 160 wrms, but I imagine somewhere around 130 to 140, which is plenty for me. I ike my bass to be tight and well focused, rather than the big "BOOM" "BOOM" that you tend to hear from someone with a trunk full of 12's. Here is a list of what I have installed in my 1996 Honda Accord EX 4dr:
Pioneer Premeir DEH-P550MP CD/MP3/WMA Player
US Acoustics 4050 4 channel amp (4x50wrms)
JBL GTO635 (6 1/2, 3 way) located in the front door panels.
MB Quart DKC 169 (6x9, 2 way) located in the rear deck.
Coustic 161SE (2 channel amp to be bridged mono), not yet installed.
I would like to know your recommendations for a sub and type of enclosure that will best suit my needs. Building my own box is not a problem as I have AutoCAD and access to all the tools one could ever need. Please keep in mind that I'm not looking to drop a whole lot of money on this, so the less money that I can spend the better...FREE would be great (LOL!).
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,
Razorbacx
I like a 12" for SQ and lower freq response. My recommendation for your system and budget is this Cerwin-Vega https://.../cevhed12svc.html The manufacturer says sealed box at .8 ft3, filled with dacron. I use one and built the box to .89 (incl. the .07 speaker displacement), and filled with Acusta-Stuf polyfil. The sub is very efficient and runs well on power of 75 watts to 200. Mine is currently on an amp rated at 150 watts @ 14.4V. I do get a lot of cabin gain in my Taurus, but even with less cabin gain you should get more than enough deep base for your system. I think you'd be pleasantly surprised at the SQ and build quality, especially at that price. And its made in the USA.
The reason I know it runs well at 75 watts is because I originally made the mistake of buying the same sub in the DVC 4 ohm version, and ran it at 8 ohms. So I was giving it only a generous 75 watts. It pounded with that little bit of power.
for sound quality the best would be a sealed box and if you have access to all tools is just a matter of getting the wood 3/4 MDF about 20 which is a board about 4' X 8' which should be more than enough for a 10" sub. i would suggest looking at the subs you like a narrow it down go to a shop and hear what sounds best but some good SQ companies would be JL, mb quart theres alot of them
The JL W0s are pretty good subs. If you had a bigger amp I would reccomend the Infinity kappa line but.... 140 watts isnt going to match well with those. You might want to look at Alpine's type s subs also.
Ditto on the S. I just got an Type R 12 cuz i need a little more output. But the Type S is real close- very good SQ for the $, and they hit hard too!