Choosing a subwoofer

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Lindsey Rauch

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Hey all, you might remember me from this thread I made a couple months ago:


My dad and I installed this head unit and pair of speakers in my 97 Civic CX a few weeks ago and I'm super happy with it. Exceeded my expectations for sure.

Pioneer-DEH-S5120BT
Infinity Reference REF-6532ex

Starting to itch for some more bass though. How do I go about choosing a woofer? What size is ideal for my car (it's pretty small and I don't need an absurd amount of bass)? Powered vs standalone with separate amp? I do like the idea of a powered one for the sake of simplicity. I'll be installing it myself again and I don't have tons of time/expertise obviously. What other things should I be considering? Will appreciate any advice/recommendations. Thanks!
 
Don't particularly have one. More interested in figuring out what I actually need first. Not looking for something super high end/expensive though.
 
Focus on enclosure first. How much space you're willing to give up. Sealed or ported. If you are not wanting to build your own enclosure or know anyone who will build one for you and plan to buy one on line I'd suggest sealed over one of the pre fab on line ported enclosures.
Once you know how much air space and type of enclosure,budget,what you're expecting out of it, spl or sq or somewhere in between, plus type of music you listen to, people will be able to steer you in the right direction.
Going stand alone will get you better results than going with a powered sub.

if going with a 250 to 300 watt rms sub I'd be looking at 500/600 watt rms sub amps. 500 to 750 rms sub 800 to 1.2k ish amps. Best to have some head room especially if going with a seald enclosure. Sealed isn't very efficient.
 
Some of those questions are questions for you personally, as we can't tell you what is ideal for your install until we know more about your goals and needs as everyone has something different they are aiming for.
 
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