2 10’s and 2 12’s

i was going to do a 4 10,s in my car. i have a 98 honda accord 4 door. but today iwas listining to the 2 10s i have and got disapointed in the lack of low bass. so to my point what would i have to do to run 2 12's and 2 10's. could i do it off the same amp and just put a passive eg on each one or should i do 2 amps. im not sure what subs i am using. ether infinity refrence seres or rockford p1s or mabey p2's. any ideas will help. o and for amps ether infinitys or alpines. i am kinda restricted to bestbuy stuff cause i get my discount and dont like to pay full price for anything.

Just go with two 12's and forget about the 10's. Mixing different sizes of subs is not a good idea.

i really want to do 4 i was thinking 4 12's, and i am not sure why i want to just do. thought it would be cool

Just do a couple 15's if you want something different. Most people just have 10's or 12's.

A box for four 12's is going to be ginormous.

ya but i got it figured out. the 10's are easier but the 12's i can do. and i dont want 15's to deep i like the 10s cause most of what i listen to is suted to 10s, lots of rock, but i want a little more deep bass. just not 15's

it all depends how you build the box. You can definitely build a box fo some 10s that could drop.

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I say go for it. I've always turned people away from mixing subs that will play the same frequencies, but if you want to experiment (i will not be responsible for lost time, money, and materials)why not?

By the way I listen to plenty of rock and I run 15's, it's all about the enclosure.


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Change the box, good bass response is all about the box.

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ok what type of box should i build. and i was going to use a crossover on them and cut them of so the 10's played high bas and the 12's playe dhte low bass

Im assuming you want to put the box in your trunk. Build a ported box if you want a good everyday type of box. If you want a box to be super loud at 1 frequency, build a bandpaass box. If you want to get crazy, build a 8th order bandpass box (not for the typical noob lol). Personally I think your best option would be to build a simple rectalngle box for the 2 10's with a shared chamber and one slot port with the subs and port facing the rear of the trunk. Make sure you invest in enough sound dampening material to solidify your trunk for optimum sound and less rattling. You may think you can get by without it but I garantee you will regret not doing it. You also need to make sure there is some way for the bass to enter the cabin of the vehicle. The easiest way is to take out the worthless rear speakers in the rear deck of your car and leave the grilles on so it acts as a "port" so to speak. If you dont have speakers thereIm not honestly sure what you can do. Maybe someone else here will have a better idea.

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"People with mullets live 40% longer"   - Ricky Bobby

edit - I recommend building 2 seperate boxes for the 4 subs with each having shared chamber and 1 slot port

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"People with mullets live 40% longer"   - Ricky Bobby

i might try that. i have started to dampen it allready. i was thinking of putting a 6" sub where each rear speaker is for the mid bass or leave the 6x9's for that. but i have started to dampin

killer sonata wrote:

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edit - I recommend building 2 seperate boxes for the 4 subs with each having shared chamber and 1 slot port

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First off, do not incorporate two different sized woofers in a sub system, you are asking for problems, regardless of how you setup crossovers, as you will need a fairly complex and expensive one. Simply not worth it.

Secondly, just recommending a ported box to some one with out knowing what type of speakers are going to be used is foolish. That could end you up in the same situation. The wrong enclosure for the speakers.

How about specific model number for these speakers, and then a box recommnedation will follow. Obviously some speakers fair better in sealed enclosures while others are designed for ported applications.

I am not necessarily against ported enclosures (as it will depend on the speaker) but I find sealed enclosures to have more advantages, like a better over all tonal response with less peaks at certain frequencies, easier to construct, smaller, and less likely to destroy drviers, although thats more dependant on the user.

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are you advising agenst using 6 inch woffers for mid bass? and i am not sure wich models yet. ether infinity REF1052W or rockford p1 1os

I forgot to mention that I recommend using 4 subs of the same size (if you are still going with 4). I meant to say that in my earlier post but forgot. I have nothing against using 6" subs for your midrange. in fact I am doing that exact same thing in my car except I moved the location from the rear deck to the rear doors. Im using 2 of the JL 6W0s as my midrange drivers. It does a great job.

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thoes were the ones i am looking at. i am still looking at the 4. i have always liked the sound of a sealed inclsure more is the problem. i might just go with the 12s