does the size of a sub box matter?

[mdsniper7 10+ year member]

Like for instances I love the shallow mount subs however I heard that the bigger the airspace in the box the harder it hits.

So a shallow wouldn't hit as hard as a bigger boxed sub

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[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

Correct... Its not necessary the size of the box, every driver likes a different box... But in general, the bigger the box in the given size range, the more bass you are going to get. Shallow mounts are descent for what they are, but will never truly compete with "regular" subs.

 

[mdsniper7 10+ year member]

hmmm yea its just sucky cause I have a honda fit so trunk space is hard to come by with big subs but I want a nice sound still to

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

U need to bust out a tape measure and see what all as far as room you are willing to give up and then see what your sub options are. There are mnay subs that dont have a deep mounting depth or require a massive box but are not "shallow" subs which I would never run.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

U need to bust out a tape measure and see what all as far as room you are willing to give up and then see what your sub options are. There are mnay subs that dont have a deep mounting depth or require a massive box but are not "shallow" subs which I would never run.

This ^^^

You could always run some 8s... Or some companies even make 6.5s now...

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

hmmm yea its just sucky cause I have a honda fit so trunk space is hard to come by with big subs but I want a nice sound still to

I have a civic and I can fit over 3.5 cubes. My biggest issue was height of the box.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Here's a topic yesterday discussing Honda Fits.

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/general-discussion/536543-your-picks-do-hair-trick.htm