Favorite $100, small box, 10" Sub? (best for truckbox)

[Ekeko 10+ year member]

What's you favorite cheapish (around $100), small enclosure (Bonus points if it's under 5"deep (your average truck box).

I have heard & liked:

JL-10w1v2 (but not as much as the w3, that is deeper than 5")

Decent:

Pioneer Shallow 10" - decent with over 400W amp, sounded as if it was hitting bottom with less (weird, because is supposed to be 87 db efficient, it might have a nasty impedance curve or somethin')

Kenwood Shallw 10": bad in a .65 cu truck box but decent in a demo bow w. unknown dimensions).

Any toughts on the edesigns 11kv2 & SQ10? Alumapro? Earthquake?

Any body has heard the new Alpine truck box that uses a bunch of little subs & a PDX amp?

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[jdc753 10+ year member]

I haven't actually listened to either of these but considering them for myself (truck box and low volume)

Phoenix Gold RSD10d http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17538

and Treo SSi 10 (more around $200 per though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif )

everything I can read says that both of these sound good but don't necessarily get as loud as other similar subs

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Do you have an amp chosen yet?

 

[grampi 10+ year member]

The ed 11kv2 is very nice, but I think the smallest you can go on the enclosure size is .8 cf.

 

[grampi 10+ year member]

Sorry, my bad. The 11kv2 will actually work in a .5 cf sealed.

 

[Ekeko 10+ year member]

Do you have an amp chosen yet?

There are a few amps small enough for what I have in mind. Most of them put out around 250-300 watts at 4 ohms; up to 500 at 2. I usually like how subs sound better at 4 ohms, unless the amps has a huge damping factor (like the JLs with something like 600). I have heard Audison(lrx400), RF (T500), JL, Alpine PDX & memphis (500) and they all did a good job on the 10W1v2. The Pioneer needed at least 400 W to sound decent (??????). I got recommended the Pdx 1.600 more than the 1000 at the Tigard CarToys because it seems its more stable (they were blowing fuses on the 1000, but it could be just a bad setup)...

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

ive messed with the kicker CVT and its a nice sub, the same as a CVR pretty much, just slim

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Might also consider a 10" assassin. I ran 2 8's before and was quite impressed by them. Very good SQ and output...

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

Dayton Audio Reference HO 10

119 w/ free shipping from partsexpress. Works in .5 cube mounting depth is right at 5"

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Sundown Audio SD-1 http://www.sundownaudio.com/ppsd10.html

 

[Ekeko 10+ year member]

HI!

Ascendant Audio is offline...

The CVT seems to work best in a vented (larger) enclosure.

It's gonna have to be between the Dayton, the SD-1, ed 11kv2 or the Phoenix Gold RSD10d.

Can't hear any of them around here, anybody knows how do they compare?

THANKS!

 

[Decado2 10+ year member]

There is a Treo TSX 10" DVC 4 ohm in the fs section right now, $100 shipped.

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

Sundown Audio SD-1 http://www.sundownaudio.com/ppsd10.html

I like the look and feel of this sub but does it oly come in a single 8 ohm vc?

 

[PapaGeno21 10+ year member]

http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-CVT10-10-800W-COMPVT-CAR-SUBWOOFER-SUB-CVT-VT_W0QQitemZ250184898176QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3291QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thats the Kicker CVT 2 Ohms, does 400RMS.

I would reccommend one of those.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

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