Best Subwoofers for rock?

[ericrss69]

Im wondering what the best subwoofers for mainly listening to rock are. I have a JL 500/1 amp and want to know which 10s are gonna be the best for a clean hard punch. I don't listen to rap at all and I know many subs are taylored for that.

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[RandyJ 10+ year member]

No, not many subs are tailored to that, the installs are tailored to that.

There really is no best subwoofer for any given install though.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Mainly the enclosure determines how "punchy" a system sounds...but whats your budget we can steer you in the right direction.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

The audioque LW's will do fairly well with rock.

I agree it is more enclosure dependent.But the sub can help too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Ryan Autry 10+ year member]

(4) Resonant Engineering RE8's in 2.0cu^ft net, tuned @ 32Hz.

Absolutly the best setup for Rock that I've experienced.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

I agree with low tuning. It really depends on individual recordings, tho. Tom petty and greenday sound AMAZING and punchy in my car, every bass drum kick beats directly on your chest, but with certain recordings, 'wish' by cure, for example, aren't even mastered down to subbass frequencies... I think the bassdrum's like 110 or 120hz...

 

[bigbassboi]

1 dd 3510 ,,, imo.... hands down over re

 

[ericrss69]

I can spend about $200 a piece

 

[ericrss69]

Also the vehicle is a F 150 extended cab so the boxes I have found are the downfiring open boxes.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Infinity Kappa Perfects would work well, from my experience.

It would def depend on the enclosure, a small sealed enc. for tight response, and less "boom" would most likely be your best bet, in my opinion.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

http://www.audioque.com check out the LW's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

http://www.audioque.com check out the LW's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

LOL @ the AQ HD 10"... THe magnet is as big as the cone!

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Since you really don't need the really low freqs for the vast majority of rock music (Bass guitar is in the 40hz range and the kickdrum is around there as well) and you would want the impact for the kick, I would suggest a ported box. The "punch" will still be there. The detail will still be there. The key is to tune it correctly. You want to avoid the big response peaks and go for a flat response. The enclosure will be just as important as the sub if not more so.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Since you really don't need the really low freqs for the vast majority of rock music (Bass guitar is in the 40hz range and the kickdrum is around there as well) and you would want the impact for the kick, I would suggest a ported box. The "punch" will still be there. The detail will still be there. The key is to tune it correctly. You want to avoid the big response peaks and go for a flat response. The enclosure will be just as important as the sub if not more so.

+1 for the sub section intelligent response of the day.

 

[Range Rover 10+ year member]

For rock I would get either a DLS Iridium 10 or IDs

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