17yr old noob! bought a sub..wanna make my own box!

[Cleon]

Aight, well i just bought an 06' 10" sony xplod....n thats it...i wanna make my own box! ive done about a week of resaerch and everything...and im prety sure imma have is sealed....

I got a 1998 Ford Escort with pretty decent space in the back...

1. I wanna kno what box set up (ported,sealed, filled up,etc) will work best the just one sony ex. (I ride bmx..n from time to time i need some spacein back.

2. Can i run it off the stock WUSSY deck n stock stuff i have now..or will i need to buy a whole new deck AND amp.

3. theres speakers in the front...both front doors...and 2 in back over the passenger seats. Both and stock crappy n i blew one...(I think both acted as bass)

4. So wut else do i need, I was a good kick with some low sound. Not the cream of the cropp! but something basic.

5. and will fillin it up a home made box with the foam stuff give it a lil lowish sound.

IM SORRY 4 all the questions...tell me wut ever u think i need! THANKS!

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[chartman18 10+ year member]

Sony Xplode? You have alot to learn my young padawan..

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

you will get ***** for the xplod. in fact most answers will be "blow it up" but hey if you do make a video....

and i'll answer one q ... you need an amp for any sub.

 

[Geno Xide 10+ year member]

If you could maybe use proper grammer I would at least tell you that Xplodes ****. But thats about all I know.

Oh ya, ported is better.. LOL

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

hmmmmmm, I have no idea what the ideal size for that sony would be.

Yes you will need a seperate amp

Sealed generally yeilds better SQ with the proper box where as ported has the output.

I think a Power acoustik amp would fit your needs and it's a low budget amp that has decent power.

Furthermore, Poly fill just makes the sub think it's in a bigger box then it is(assuming you have the correct box already made)....generally the way to do it is fill the box up with it and if you don't like how it sounds pull it out. It's about a 3 dollar investment if that much to see if you like it or not.

I'm also guessing you are wanting to know if you need new speakers or what not? I have no idea it's a pretty vague question honestly but I would suggest a nice component set for the front and have an amp to power them.

Really should have listed a budget.

 

[sanmarcosZfreak 10+ year member]

my suggestion is to do about another month or so of research, most of your questions could be answered if you researched more

 

[SATX210]

first step is to plug that xplode into an outlet at your house to test it out

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

iirc....90% install, 5% equipment, 5% beer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

Save your money and get something good. People always get crap when they start out just because they want "a little more bass". Then as time passes and there crap turns into a pile of shit, they want something awesome and if they wouldn't have wasted there money on the crap, they could have got good stuff to start with. Seen it plenty of times.

 

[BASSMEKANIK 10+ year member]

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

iirc....90% install, 5% equipment, 5% beer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

those percentages go out the window when you deal with the XPLODS!

j/k im sure they can sound good if done right

 

[prochobo 10+ year member]

I think you should invest in spelling before subs

 

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

you should be able to find a decent 200-400 RMS amp for only 100 bucks or less.. (dont buy from a retail store.. shop online)

a sealed box will be fine. ported will be louder but for now just go with sealed because they are much easier to build and its harder to mess things up with a decent sealed box.. plus they sound better imo.

if you can do simple math you can build a decent sealed box. find out what sony recommends for their 10 inch subs and use 3/4" MDF to build it.

get a line output converter and you can use your stock radio.

If you could maybe use proper grammer I would at least tell you that Xplodes ****. But thats about all I know.
Oh ya, ported is better.. LOL

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif your post isn't exactly proper either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

(and dont tell me mine isnt, i already know. nobody posts perfectly so dont call them out unless you do.)

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

what exactly is a filled up enclosure? polyfill?

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

Save your money and get something good. People always get crap when they start out just because they want "a little more bass". Then as time passes and there crap turns into a pile of shit, they want something awesome and if they wouldn't have wasted there money on the crap, they could have got good stuff to start with. Seen it plenty of times.

exactly what I did, and now I regret it and am currently saving for a new system.

2 MTX 10'' Roadmasters ain't cuttin it ;( sigh

Yeah dude, please do research before you buy anything, or you will end up wasting your money as I did.