Am I starting to hate large subs?

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

So my whole system is under construction and for about a week I had only my rear speakers and 2 JL 6w3v3s running (mounted up front). The bass was so tight and snappy. When I rewired my 2 12" Infinity subs, they only muddied my music and I lost the snappiness I had before. Is this the beginning of me turning my back on larger subs?

Has anyone else (who cares about sound quality) came to this realization?

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[tez4life Premium Member]

Thats kind of unfair. Your comparing the sound from the JLs to the Infinitys. The difference in SQ that you hear to your ears may not just be a size difference //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[RidnClean 5,000+ posts]

i did.

i was happy running 500 rms and 2 10s.

i still dont really care much for running lots of power.

but its somethin i want to do.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

i did.
i was happy running 500 rms and 2 10s.

i still do really care much for running lots of power.

but its somethin i want to do.

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[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Yes. You are probably reaching the point where fat, bloated, overwhelming bass isn't it anymore...

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

you lost midbass

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

For my music listening habits, I tend to prefer the sound of 8s or 10s. On any given day you will find me listening to rock, metal, drum & bass, electrohouse, or breakbeat. It is extremely rare that you will catch me listening to rap and then it has to be rap from the 90s or before. This new stuff is pure garbage!

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Trying running 3 10's. It is beautiful.

 

[Bass Addict 10+ year member]

For my music listening habits, I tend to prefer the sound of 8s or 10s. On any given day you will find me listening to rock, metal, drum & bass, electrohouse, or breakbeat. It is extremely rare that you will catch me listening to rap and then it has to be rap from the 90s or before. This new stuff is pure garbage!

thats what i thought until i heard tech 9,first and only rapper that i like 9/10 songs on 2 disc cd's

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I prefer 10s and 12s really. Im just now expermenting with some 15s, its been years since I have played with some. Generally, I use 10s and 12s though...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

That "snap" and "punch" you're hearing in the 6w3's is more midbass than it is true subbass.

Just need to setup your subs properly and you can achieve the same results with any size sub and gain true subbass response in the process.

And/or beef up your midbass drivers.

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

Trying running 3 10's. It is beautiful.

Pics.

 

[Cpyder 10+ year member]

Would an 8w7 give me back my "punchiness" along with the lows?

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Pretty much any sub you look at will provide you with that - you don't necessarily have to look at a smaller size. Like Squeak said, balance out your system by concentrating on the mid-bass levels. Then, fill in the bottom. By doing this you won't have to throw out your current subs either - Just build a different box for them.