2 15's civic install. lots of pics!

[Thedeadly1 10+ year member]

Back to my previous statement.. its too big for the trunk and wont be as loud as two ported good 12's..

 

[james33440 10+ year member]

Back to my previous statement.. its too big for the trunk and wont be as loud as two ported good 12's..

Say that to Steve Meade who had 2 18's in his Civic. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

BTW, from the looks of it you seem to be wasting some good airspace under that false floor. Do you have any fiberglassing skills?

 

[Thedeadly1 10+ year member]

Lol id still rather have 3 ported 12's over two 18's haha

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

congratulations on having a personal preference.

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[Thedeadly1 10+ year member]

its pretty weird that you would spend your time finding that little clip to send to me.. everyone has personal preferences u ****ing *** steve meads dual 18's is a stupid idea imo

 

[Thedeadly1 10+ year member]

in a civic

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

if by spend my time you mean be smart enough to click, "show all smileys" then yes, pretty funny. Its just annoying to see the "this can be louder then that" all the time, when this kid, who is 17 and just completed what looks to be a pretty good install, just keeps getting ragged on cause everyone on here is in the, "if it don't fit in a large ported box with enormous port area then its shit" mentality. If he wanted to dump alot more money (cause he already owns what he has) then yeah, he can get alot louder then he is now I am sure. But its pretty good as is.

To Civic96lx:

Two questions.

1. Did you fix that exposed wire I pointed out to you.

2. Are YOU upset in sound quality or output. Cause when it comes to sound, only YOU can decide if it is what you like.

Good Install otherwise.

 

[Thedeadly1 10+ year member]

i said pretty sweet install.. nummy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

the waves wont pass into the cabin the right way. Your trunk will be LOUD but your cabin wont. Well not as loud as it could be. two ported 12's probobly would have been a better bet, but thats a sweet install dude!

and i will go as far to say dont listen to this guy. somewhat he said is true. and sealed box more cone area may sound better to an certain point so dont go leading this guy down the wrong path. he may just go try to get 2 18" MTS one day putting them in 8 cubes sealed in his honda thinking he would be louder than using 2 10" BTLS ported. listen the facts remain and from experience and common sense. loook at it like this those 15s in his trunk is similar to you haveing an wall almost sealed off in an suv, BUT REAR FIRING! that wont be loud on the inside no would it?

please provide some factual evidence that what you are saying is true and your are not idiots. Thus far the two of you have done nothing but assume based on what you think is common sense but it just doesnt work that way. Bass as a whole is omnidirectional. So this bs about box height blocking the bass is just that bs. The reason he would be louder with two decent 12's ported has nothing to do with the box height but has everything to do with him owning entry level drivers and having them sealed.

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

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[Thedeadly1 10+ year member]

please provide some factual evidence that what you are saying is true and your are not idiots. Thus far the two of you have done nothing but assume based on what you think is common sense but it just doesnt work that way. Bass as a whole is omnidirectional. So this bs about box height blocking the bass is just that bs. The reason he would be louder with two decent 12's ported has nothing to do with the box height but has everything to do with him owning entry level drivers and having them sealed.

Everyone learns somewhere, DJ at audioque told me to make sure theres plenty of room for it, and i agree

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

if by spend my time you mean be smart enough to click, "show all smileys" then yes, pretty funny. Its just annoying to see the "this can be louder then that" all the time, when this kid, who is 17 and just completed what looks to be a pretty good install, just keeps getting ragged on cause everyone on here is in the, "if it don't fit in a large ported box with enormous port area then its shit" mentality. If he wanted to dump alot more money (cause he already owns what he has) then yeah, he can get alot louder then he is now I am sure. But its pretty good as is.

To Civic96lx:

Two questions.

1. Did you fix that exposed wire I pointed out to you.

2. Are YOU upset in sound quality or output. Cause when it comes to sound, only YOU can decide if it is what you like.

Good Install otherwise.

not yet and i was lookin for more output than what i have.. also what i'm lookin for is.. welll i dont really know how to explain it, but when i listen to alternative music or rock.. like MUSE or just somethin other than rap i hardly get any bass, unless i crank it.. maybe its the subs frequency that i need to change, i dont understand why its different..

 

[soydeedo 10+ year member]

not yet and i was lookin for more output than what i have.. also what i'm lookin for is.. welll i dont really know how to explain it, but when i listen to alternative music or rock.. like MUSE or just somethin other than rap i hardly get any bass, unless i crank it.. maybe its the subs frequency that i need to change, i dont understand why its different..

That sounds like you're just lacking midbass which your subs won't really give you much of unless you have your crossover set way too high. Either that or your subs are out of phase with your mids so that frequency band that the two overlap in [again, your midbass region] is severely attenuated.

That's my guess with your new description, anyhow.

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

thats prolly what it is... i dont have any deadner on my speakers.. what are some other ways to regain midbass, i still dont understand how to seal off my 6x9's.

 

[soydeedo 10+ year member]

You can't really do much about the 6x9's afaik, but it's not critical for them since their backwave will hopefully be mainly absorbed by your back seats. I suppose you could add some deadener around the sheet metal of your rear deck if you want, but the most marked results will probably come from sealing off your doors. I'd do that before anything else and see how it sounds.

Cascade example: http://www.cascadeaudio.com/blog/damping_a_tin_car.htm

Second Skin example: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2119519

DIYMA example [stickied here at ca.com]: http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95925