3 9500’s in a civic?

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Topic: 3 9500’s in a civic?

Posted By: cmasonrun
Subject: 3 9500’s in a civic?
Date Posted: March 26, 2006 at 11:09 AM

alright guys, i got 1 10" 9500 in a 99 civic, 2 door.....my friend is selling two more for like 400 with no box, and i got the phat hook-up on amps....should i add the two, or just stay with the one.......

i went to a local audio shop, and they said.....that 3 subs is going to be the same loudness as 2? cuz you need double power, x-max or what ever to hear a significant difference....does that make any sense to you?

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: March 26, 2006 at 12:08 PM

Are they DVC or SVC ? If they are DVC you can wire the 3 in a 2.67 ohm load but you will need more power to run them. If you do 2 DVC subs you can wire them to 2 ohms and they would get more power this way to produce more SPL.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: Aruman
Date Posted: March 26, 2006 at 6:05 PM

Ported or Sealed? i had 2 of them in sealed box and they where pretty loud for 10" subs, 3 of them in ported encloser will be loud.

Posted By: coppellstereo
Date Posted: March 26, 2006 at 11:11 PM

how much power do these subs take?

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Posted By: Aruman
Date Posted: March 27, 2006 at 8:15 AM

750 wrms each.

Posted By: Aruman
Date Posted: March 27, 2006 at 8:23 AM

wait, if they're the mtx thunder 9500 series then the 10's are 750wrms each. but if they're Digital Design Audio 9500, then the 10's are 1200 wrms each

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: March 27, 2006 at 11:12 AM

Aruman wrote:

Ported or Sealed? i had 2 of them in sealed box and they where pretty loud for 10" subs, 3 of them in ported encloser will be loud.

If you want SPL do a ported box but it will require more space.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: saturnsubohio
Date Posted: March 27, 2006 at 11:19 AM

i'd be guessing to say they are the MTX's

i would honestly stay with just 1 posted_image

because you will add so much MDF/Fiberglass box building materials in making room for the other 2,

or if you know some "less intelligent" people.. buy both add 1 of them and then sell the other one for like 250ish

just my .02

Cheers,
~James