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So, it's been a long time and three cars later but I want to get back into the car audio game.
Problem is my car has very little room compared to my last build.
I'm currently driving a Lexus SC300. It currently has an 8inch sub mounted in the rear deck. I do not wan to lose any of my trunk space on a box, nor do I want to deal with a sub in the trunk thats separated from the air inside the cabin. So I'd like to use the factory mounting location.
A 10 inch sub will fit in the stock location, all it needs is for me to fabricate a baffle out of 3/4 MDF which is no big deal, however right under the sub is where the gas tank is. I know that with a 3/4 baffle I can fit a 10 sub with a mounting depth of 5.25 inches or less. However, I don't know what subs there are that will sound good in a pseudo infinite baffle setup. Ideally I'm looking for a High Q subwoofer that's
10 inches in diameter
No more than 5.25 inches of mounting depth.
Currently I have a Sundown SAE 1000D from my old build that I'd like to use again, so 300 watts at 4 ohm, 600 watts at ohm, or 1000 watts at 1 ohm. I can't imagine an IB setup running within these parameters for more than 400 watts or so, so I'm looking for a sub that can match up well with this amp at 300 watts or so. I will be deadening the rear deck and trunk as much as I can and sealing the trunk from the cabin as well as possible. I'm comfortable spending up to $500 on the sub though I obviously don't mind spending less. However what's really important to me is the subs ability to perform in this environment.
What suggestions do ya'll have? A lot of people on the SC forum are using subs I'm not terribly excited about and I'd like to get a few more subs to check out.
Thanks for all the help guys.
Problem is my car has very little room compared to my last build.
I'm currently driving a Lexus SC300. It currently has an 8inch sub mounted in the rear deck. I do not wan to lose any of my trunk space on a box, nor do I want to deal with a sub in the trunk thats separated from the air inside the cabin. So I'd like to use the factory mounting location.
A 10 inch sub will fit in the stock location, all it needs is for me to fabricate a baffle out of 3/4 MDF which is no big deal, however right under the sub is where the gas tank is. I know that with a 3/4 baffle I can fit a 10 sub with a mounting depth of 5.25 inches or less. However, I don't know what subs there are that will sound good in a pseudo infinite baffle setup. Ideally I'm looking for a High Q subwoofer that's
10 inches in diameter
No more than 5.25 inches of mounting depth.
Currently I have a Sundown SAE 1000D from my old build that I'd like to use again, so 300 watts at 4 ohm, 600 watts at ohm, or 1000 watts at 1 ohm. I can't imagine an IB setup running within these parameters for more than 400 watts or so, so I'm looking for a sub that can match up well with this amp at 300 watts or so. I will be deadening the rear deck and trunk as much as I can and sealing the trunk from the cabin as well as possible. I'm comfortable spending up to $500 on the sub though I obviously don't mind spending less. However what's really important to me is the subs ability to perform in this environment.
What suggestions do ya'll have? A lot of people on the SC forum are using subs I'm not terribly excited about and I'd like to get a few more subs to check out.
Thanks for all the help guys.