Big Or Little

[bass_mekanik 10+ year member]

It is time to chose but i need advise i want a pair of Alpine Type S subs of either 10" or 12" taking into account that it is in a small hatchback each woiofer getting around 150 rms more later the box is exactly .8cubic feet per sub the boxes are separate so i can possition them to my tastes but i cant decide between 10 or 12 and i cant figure out if the box is going to sound good with a 12" because it is only .8 cuft before sub displacement. i will only have Alpine not any thing else so tell me what would be better 10 or 12 i like lots of DEEP clear bass but is the box big enuf for a 12

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[bass_mekanik 10+ year member]

please reply to my post because i am about to buy the better 1 for the application

that suits me

 

[khi 10+ year member]

Hey bro.!!

I think that the 12" should have enough room to sound good...

just a question, why is it that upicked the type s's over the r's?

I had a few type r's as my first system.....and.....wOw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif I loved em.! THen i listened to my friends with also 2 12" type s subs...i still liked mine better //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif but dont get me wrong, his still hit pretty hard.!!

 

[TheOol 10+ year member]

A few questions:

What amp are you running? (Do you already have it, or are you going to buy it?)

Are you absolutely limited to .8cu feet per sub?

Are you building the box, buying it, or do you already have it?

I'll have an idea of what you should do, IMO, after you answer these questions.

 

[bass_mekanik 10+ year member]

1 yes i am limeted to .8 cubic feet per enclosure

2 yes the amp is already in my possetion it is in my sig

3 sadly i have bought the 10"ers and the pound like hell with the amp mentionde above //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[TheOol 10+ year member]

If you already bought them, then what's the question?

 

[bass_mekanik 10+ year member]

i posted the Q a day before i went in and got them i couldn't decide on my own so i had a listen to a pair in my car at the shop when i went in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[TheOol 10+ year member]

Oh ok, hope you enjoy them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bass_mekanik 10+ year member]

is 138.6 good for them with that power and boxes in a hatch with NO sound deadening

getting metred again soon now that i haved deadened the car a little with a sheet or rubber carpet underlay measuring 1.5 metres by 3 metres and that is all in the back of the car behind the seats or will the damping have no effect on the spl the sq is better but spl??//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif