help me i am stupid

[<stupid>]

i want to add a sub to my car

i'm thinking a 10 jl in a sealed box

my question is whats the big difference between 1 sub or two?

Is it just to be louder?

i dont want that loud of bass so would one 10 be sufficient? thanks for any help

Click to read more...

 

[<jaylee>]

2 subs will just be 2 times as loud, given they have 2 times the power.

One 10" will easily overpower a factory system's highs and mids. Give it anywhere from 100-200 watts RMS and your 10 will add plenty of bass to your system.

I reccomend using a class D amp. An MTX 4250D ($200), ran at 4 ohms, will give it plenty of power and if you decide to get another 10, it'll power it at 2 ohms (2 - 4 ohm 10s parallel wired) too.

 

[polks 10+ year member]

i have a 1998 ford mustang and the trunk is pertty **** small but i have 2 12's in 2 type 1 q logic box's but you trunk my be smaller. if it is then i'd say get one 12".

 

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by i want to add a sub to my car

i'm thinking a 10 jl in a sealed box

my question is whats the big difference between 1 sub or two?

Is it just to be louder?

i dont want that loud of bass so would one 10 be sufficient? thanks for any help

dependds on what kind of car if its somthing big like a concorde then get two but if its a hatch back or something small then stay with the one... know what i'm say'nits abouth the size..

 

[stupid]

its a honda civic sedan, i think i have pretty sufficient room. Also how is me having a trunk instead of a hatchback ganna effect the sub, is it ganna be harder to hear? is there a certain box i should use for a trunk opposed to a hatch

 

[McCraperson 10+ year member]

you can hear the diff int he two (trunk vs hatch) but thats basically because if you have them in a trunk they gotta go through a back seat, which muffles them, but it doesn't matter cuz its just bass ;P but yeah, i have mine in my trunk and they sound fine, it shouldn't really matter unless your some kind of freak......

 

[stupid]

freek huh.......................ok

 

[thinnz]

In my opinion you should head down to your local store and sample the goods, the lads there should be able to demo everything you want to know (1 or 2 subs, 10's or 12's, and different power combo's). That way you get first hand experience and an idea at what direction you want to go in within your budget. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

If this helps any, I read on a web site that two subs is only 3 db louder than one. If you are on a buget get one sub in a bandpass enclosure. I would recomend trying to get a high powered 12 or 15.

 

[mrray13 10+ year member]

i've got a single 12 in a sealed box in the trunk powered by 100wrms(if the amp is lucky)and it does ok. not a ground pounder but it hits. next week new amp, new result.

anyway, it's all about your ears. u want real loud, 2 subs w/high power. just want to hit a little and pound sometimes i think one is good enough.

ps, i know a guy with a single ten (focal utopia) in a vented enclosure w/ 75 wrms(not sure of amp brand) and an eclipse h/u and he hit 145 db. he owns the store so i'm sure the amp is high quality. oh yea, it's in a hatchback.

 

[stupid]

thanks for all the help!

 

[TransAm]

I had one 10 in my Trans Am for bout 2 yrs. It was The Audiobahn ALUM10 and I pushed it with a Soundstream Lil Wonder amp. My car had the Monsoon system and blended fairly well with the car's stereo, had to turn the gain on the amp way down, but i was satisfied. But now i've upgraded to an all new system, all audiobahn mids, highs, subs, soundstream amps, blauplunkt casablanca cd player. one 10 is all anyone needs, I prefer them in bout a .7 to a .9 cubic foot sealed box. a 2-300 watt amp will do just fine, just get a good quality amp, lots of choices, lots of good stuff.

 

[BlackSunfireGT 10+ year member]

In theory, doubling cone area will yield a 3 db gain. Doubling power will yield a 3db gain as well.

 

[Unregistered]

decibels are logarithmic, so basically like 100 dB is twice as loud as 97 dB, which is twice as loud as 94 dB etc.

I'm using 2 pioneer 10"s in a shared airspace ported enclosure running off an alpine amp. In a sedan i seriously suggest getting 2 10s, 2 12s or a 15 because the seats do make a very big difference to the volume and quality of the bass, i normally just have my seats down.

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

If you're worried about subs in the trunk just make little holes where it's a flat surface below the rear windshield. You can make em like a 4inch diameter or you can even have really small holes spread out. I think I read this somewhere on mtx's website.