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It's because it's in a stealth box and not that amazing of a sub.
Here's what I did with my F150 (never got finished):
Here's what I did with my F150 (never got finished):
depends how much space you want to take up . w7's are not small so a center console would be added and not really concealed.Lots of replies thanks! And here are more details, sorry about that. I drive a 2005 f150 2 and 1/2 door. It's a stealthbox containing one 10 w3v3 with a rating of 500 watts rms taking only 300 because its 4 ohm and is wired to an mrp500 alpine amp. It's ported here is the box:JL Audio Stealthbox Single® (Black (matches cloth interior)) Custom-fit ported fiberglass enclosure with 10" W3v3 subwoofer Fits 2004-up Ford F-150 SuperCab and SuperCrew trucks at Crutchfield Signature
I have to say one thing, please don't bash my choice of equipment. I know it is expensive and i got it for 500$. Still a lot but i wanted it to sound good and look good. So maybe i am getting everything out of my system, guess JL is purely sq. My friends had best buy crap, brands i haven't really heard of with 750 watts. Here is the thing the amp and sub together was really cheap like 200$. All systems i have heard sound bad but are much louder, i want both unfortunately. I was thinking of adding another 10w3v3 in a custom sealed box in the center console. Would that really help. Dynamat? And i am amplifier car door speakers in a few weeks if that ,means anything. Would it be better to fit a w7 there and sell stealthbox or the two 10w3v3's?
That was a complete thought. The OP asked one of the vaguest questions in the world, "Why is X setup louder than Y setup?" Sorry I was having an off day, let me pull out my crystal ball and find the answer for him...why even reply if you're not going to finnish the thought?.... soi was walkin down the street 1 day and....
This is wholly ignorant. The only thing that he might get from more power is more distortion from the sub. Clipping doesn't "keep the sub from completing its cycle" either. Where do you come up with these idiotic ideas?Well bottom line here is, your under powering your system.. you probably have the amp turned up too much on its gains trying to make up for it.. clipping the signal so the subs are not even completing a cycle on most Frequencies i bet you anything...
SO i would say run decent power to the sub.. and have the gains set properly.. or make sure they are*
a nice quality 10 inch in a quality ported box can out perform 2 12's sealed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gifThis is wholly ignorant. The only thing that he might get from more power is more distortion from the sub. Clipping doesn't "keep the sub from completing its cycle" either. Where do you come up with these idiotic ideas?
OP- If you want more output my suggestions would be to begin with a custom enclosure built around a different sub. I like JL a lot but expecting bass you can feel from a single 10 other than a 10W7 is asking more than they will deliver. When choosing a new sub, cone area is your friend. 2 12s sealed will give you significantly more output and with the right coil configuration, you can get some more power out of the amp as well.