10” sealed, small box (.5 cu ft), low power - what woofer?

[qwiketz 10+ year member]

Hi all. I’m using a pre-fab enclosure for my Audi that is 16 liters. I don’t know the conversion but I’m guessing that is a bit over .5 cu ft. I’m going to power it with a stock amp for now (maybe 150-200 watts) so I’m looking for something pretty efficient.

any suggestions? I was thinking alpine s, sundown sd3. I do have a jbl gt-5 I’m going to use for now but would like to get something nicer down the road. Thoughts?

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[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

16 liters is .565 cubic feet, just google the conversion.  

With that small of an enclosure and being sealed combined with the factory amp, you will have very very little output. You should look for a sub with low moving mass and a soft suspension (high vas) if you want efficiency as well as a low fs if you want it to be able to extend low. 

 

[qwiketz 10+ year member]

Can you think of subs that meet that description off the top of your head?  Thanks!

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Infinity Ref 1070 would work. Its basically an updated version of the JBL GT5. 

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

I vote to consider the new SSA Demon 10.

 

[qwiketz 10+ year member]

That’s a nice woofer. I’ll keep it in mind

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

That’s a nice woofer. I’ll keep it in mind

I really like it, but I am biased.