Shallow subs. Dayton/sundown

[steele6794 10+ year member]

Subs going behind the rear seat of an 08' f350. I only have about 3.5-5" of depth and 1.45-1.66 sq. feet of airspace to work with. Also only 800 watts rms.

Looking for opinions.

Wanted to run a single sundown sd12 but don't have the depth. Found these Dayton's

Dayton Audio LS10-44 10" Low Profile Subwoofer Dual 4 Ohm

Thinking about running two of them sealed as I think the output may be greater that one sundown sd10 ported...idk. Maybe someone can model that for me?

Don't have many other options because of depth restrictions. If I'm overlooking a better sub let me know.

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[gckless 5,000+ posts]

BM mk IV 12″ Subwoofer | Stereo Integrity

 

[joom 10+ year member]

I second the SI mkiv. Only needs .6 cf and 400 watts would be good. I have one in my truck and I believe the only thing that would make me happier would be two.

 

[steele6794 10+ year member]

I second the SI mkiv. Only needs .6 cf and 400 watts would be good. I have one in my truck and I believe the only thing that would make me happier would be two.

Are you running it sealed or ported?

Also, you guys think one SI would give me more than 2 of those dayton 10's?

Listen to more rock and some pop. I don't care that people won't hear me coming, don't need it to rattle my truck. Musical and tight is what I like

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

The SD series was specifically designed to work in a sealed box. They are underhung, and I'd be afraid to hard-bottom them in a ported box if they unloaded.

I wouldn't do the SD ported

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

Are you running it sealed or ported?
Also, you guys think one SI would give me more than 2 of those dayton 10's?

Listen to more rock and some pop. I don't care that people won't hear me coming, don't need it to rattle my truck. Musical and tight is what I like

The SI is THE shallow mount subwoofer. Its not just regarded as a good sounding shallow mount driver its one of the better sounding drivers period. It was designed to sound amazing in a .5 cu ft enclosure . If you want real fidelity and are short on space the SI is a no brainer.

 

[joom 10+ year member]

The SI is a sealed box only woofer. I have zero experience with the shallow mount Dayton. I am sure it is a quality product as are all that I have seen. If you are looking for loud for the sake of loud the Si probably is not for you.

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

I've read the daytons don't actually perform all that great in small sealed enclosures. They spec a lot better in larger enclosures which kind of defeats the purpose of a shallow IMO

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

The SD series was specifically designed to work in a sealed box. They are underhung, and I'd be afraid to hard-bottom them in a ported box if they unloaded.
I wouldn't do the SD ported

I think only the 8 is underhung

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I think only the 8 is underhung

My mistake then. I thought the series as a whole was underhung

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

I think only the 8 is underhung

The new 10 is as well and the 12 will be at some point

 

[soundstream5ch]

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