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Amazing how the size of your vehicle can be the difference maker in being satisfied
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<blockquote data-quote="Lasherž" data-source="post: 8705606" data-attributes="member: 679555"><p>Something to check on with the Camaro is that they're not pumping the car's engine noise into the cockpit with speakers. A subwoofer will ruin that and you may have to disable the feature if you don't want to deal with the potential feedback or obnoxious noises coming from the back. Most cars have ANC now, but sports cars often pipe audio in to give the owner feedback noise and a sense the engine is louder than it is without pissing off the neighbors and the EPA.</p><p></p><p>If you're okay with that I think that nauc's recommendation is better than Alpine personally for the price, but a matched Alpine sub will be just fine too. Your enclosure is far more important both for the sound and the weight. I'd stick with 1 sub if you're worried about weight and just focus on one which gives more excursion or if you can go up to a 15" to get more cone area. Not necessarily required at only 500W, but larger cone area woofers often give higher sensitivity. 500W isn't likely to be enough to do much for you in a sealed enclosure, so you'd probably be looking at a small ported enclosure if you're worried about weight. I think you should decide on the enclosure and subwoofer together, pay particular attention while shopping for the driver to the VAS values. Another option is to choose a woofer with a good reputation and near the right wattage range and ask for an enclosure design based on it, your car, and your music preferences. A lot of folks here have tons of experience on that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lasherž, post: 8705606, member: 679555"] Something to check on with the Camaro is that they're not pumping the car's engine noise into the cockpit with speakers. A subwoofer will ruin that and you may have to disable the feature if you don't want to deal with the potential feedback or obnoxious noises coming from the back. Most cars have ANC now, but sports cars often pipe audio in to give the owner feedback noise and a sense the engine is louder than it is without pissing off the neighbors and the EPA. If you're okay with that I think that nauc's recommendation is better than Alpine personally for the price, but a matched Alpine sub will be just fine too. Your enclosure is far more important both for the sound and the weight. I'd stick with 1 sub if you're worried about weight and just focus on one which gives more excursion or if you can go up to a 15" to get more cone area. Not necessarily required at only 500W, but larger cone area woofers often give higher sensitivity. 500W isn't likely to be enough to do much for you in a sealed enclosure, so you'd probably be looking at a small ported enclosure if you're worried about weight. I think you should decide on the enclosure and subwoofer together, pay particular attention while shopping for the driver to the VAS values. Another option is to choose a woofer with a good reputation and near the right wattage range and ask for an enclosure design based on it, your car, and your music preferences. A lot of folks here have tons of experience on that. [/QUOTE]
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