freeair subs
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: July 05, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Topic: freeair subs
Posted By: ready247
Subject: freeair subs
Date Posted: July 19, 2004 at 5:58 PM
I have a kenwood kdc-mp425 deck in a 03 dodge Neon. I want change out the rear deck speakers, they are 6x9,I was thinking of putting in Kicker Comp C8 freeair subs. i know i would need to adapt these i dont think i would have a big problem installing that. How would this sound/workout
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Posted By: dudek38
Date Posted: July 19, 2004 at 7:44 PM
put an amp to them and they should sound great. free air subs are perfect for that application. just try to cut the holes as clean as you can.
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owner of
Motion Marine & Car Audio
the florida keys
Posted By: ready247
Date Posted: July 19, 2004 at 7:47 PM
how about without an amp, and i was gonna make a speaker "adapter" out of mdf and fire them through the 6x9 holes
Posted By: dudek38
Date Posted: July 19, 2004 at 10:22 PM
you must use an amp for those speakers. they are 100 watts rms. 200 watts max. thats the way it is my friend. the adapters sound fine. i suggest a 200 watt rms amp
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owner of
Motion Marine & Car Audio
the florida keys
Posted By: ready247
Date Posted: July 20, 2004 at 2:43 PM
so how do you match amp power to speaker power? amd i want to add more bass with this for now but i would still like to add a 10 or 10 inch sub later, is this a good idea?
Posted By: dudek38
Date Posted: July 20, 2004 at 11:34 PM
you want to get the both close in range. rms watts and max watts. lets say the amp is 200 rms and 600 max. you want to pick a sub thats around the same give or take 100 watts + or -.
it all depends on what you want. if u add 10's i would put back the 6x9's for more mids and highs.
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owner of
Motion Marine & Car Audio
the florida keys
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: July 21, 2004 at 1:00 PM
If this is not enough bass for you then it might present some issues. First I think this is a great idea for you to do. A free air sub will work awesome in this application, especially when powered properly. If it is not enough however a sub in a sealed or ported box might be in order, this may cause cancellation issues with the freeair drivers however. But try it first and see how it goes.
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