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Need advice on a budget subwoofer setup.
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<blockquote data-quote="Vocaloid" data-source="post: 8502297" data-attributes="member: 669952"><p>If you match the rms rating of the amp to the sub, you should be good. You can underpower the sub a little bit depending on your feelings about that (saves some $$$), but you mentioned sound quality, and keeping the rms ratings close on the amp and sub will help with that.</p><p></p><p>Woofers take a beating, surrounds rot out, and voicecoils get cooked on your average used subs on the market. Unless you're looking at pro audio gear, new speakers are probably the way to go. You can save some money by finding a used amp though if you're willing to look a bit or hit eBay.</p><p></p><p>Also if my math is right, you're aiming for 7 cubic feet of airspace. That will be plenty for a single 15", but you will have some delicate tuning and driver selection ahead of you if you decide to use a pair of them. You could read up on isobaric loading (stacking or small connecting chamber) to cut the airspace to 1/2 of a single sub! But considering the budget and loss of sound output... And you're not running tons of power... I don't think it's worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vocaloid, post: 8502297, member: 669952"] If you match the rms rating of the amp to the sub, you should be good. You can underpower the sub a little bit depending on your feelings about that (saves some $$$), but you mentioned sound quality, and keeping the rms ratings close on the amp and sub will help with that. Woofers take a beating, surrounds rot out, and voicecoils get cooked on your average used subs on the market. Unless you're looking at pro audio gear, new speakers are probably the way to go. You can save some money by finding a used amp though if you're willing to look a bit or hit eBay. Also if my math is right, you're aiming for 7 cubic feet of airspace. That will be plenty for a single 15", but you will have some delicate tuning and driver selection ahead of you if you decide to use a pair of them. You could read up on isobaric loading (stacking or small connecting chamber) to cut the airspace to 1/2 of a single sub! But considering the budget and loss of sound output... And you're not running tons of power... I don't think it's worth it. [/QUOTE]
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