Best Free Air/IB Subwoofers?

[ballplayer14]

Im looking for a good Free Air or IB subs to put on the rear deck between my 6x9 speakers. Prefer 12 inch but a 10 inch could work. I found a Kicker one on Crutchfield but i'm not sure. Any good suggestions?

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[ballplayer14]

Kicker 40CWS122 CompS Series 12" 2-ohm subwoofer at Crutchfield.com

Link to the Kicker sub

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

Image dynamics makes a great sub for i.b.

Not all subs will work well in i.b.

 

[BoomTaco64]

you can use that kicker sub in IB but it will not be crazy loud but will play low.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Kicker 40CWS122 CompS Series 12" 2-ohm subwoofer at Crutchfield.com Link to the Kicker sub

Thats childs play, here's a real IB subwoofer.

IB3 Series - IB318 | Fi Car Audio

Or this if you are on a budget.

http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-ib385-8-15-infinite-baffle-subwoofer--295-455

With IB subs, its best to do it with a lot of cone area. 2 15s easily fit in a trunk and you'll still have the whole trunk space.

 

[BoomTaco64]

sure if he is looking for an 18" woofer. not everyone can just throw in an 18 in their vehicle or wants to.

 

[Massive spl]

Honestly I ran a single obsidian 18" in my wall with the other three holes left open and it was rather impressive... I would put a OA 10" or 12" in rear deck and it would bang I bet

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

If you can find one used, since OA went out of business, lol

 

[Massive spl]

Not so much out of business as went on to other things.

 

[Jroo 10+ year member]

Image dynamics makes a great sub for i.b.Not all subs will work well in i.b.

A bunch of the sq guys swear by ID subs for IB use. Heard several time they work very well.

 

[Massive spl]

Old school pioneer free air impp woofers of you can find one cheap on local Craigslist

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

sure if he is looking for an 18" woofer. not everyone can just throw in an 18 in their vehicle or wants to.

hence the dayton 15s. You can definitely fit 15s IB in 90% of trunks and retain almost all your trunk space still. When you use subs built specifically for IB, it'll work out a lot better than picking random subs and testing it. Especially with that kicker's lowest line sub choice...

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

Sonic has 2 ctx 12s for $80.

 

[ballplayer14]

you can use that kicker sub in IB but it will not be crazy loud but will play low.

Im really looking for a sub that can play some crisp bass but can get loud, not deafening though

 

[ballplayer14]

hence the dayton 15s. You can definitely fit 15s IB in 90% of trunks and retain almost all your trunk space still. When you use subs built specifically for IB, it'll work out a lot better than picking random subs and testing it. Especially with that kicker's lowest line sub choice...

I would like to put the sub through my rear deck(the 15 inch sub would be an extremely tight squeeze but the 12 inch would fit) and reinforce the deck to prevent rattle and seal off the trunk as best as possible