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[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

So with a convertible I am thinking up ideas for how to get bass into the cabin.

One of the thoughts was this.

Single ported 12 inch sub in the trunk somehow ported into the cabin. Than where the rear seats fold down have 2-4 5inch or 6.5 inch subs there and run them when the top is down.

How good are these little subs? Which ones are worth looking at?

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[mrezstreet 10+ year member]

Tang Band W6-1139SI 6-1/2" Subwoofer | Parts-Express.com

they do well i put 4 in a xcab f150 that had the metal under the rear seat. .8^ft per pair @34 hz tunning and the 4 subs only had 300 watts total...did as well as and pair of 10's in that price range. 13mm xmax

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

x2 on the TangBands.

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

I will check them out, how are the focal? Overpriced?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

For a convertible, I usually recommend down-firing.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

Would those tbs be good in a rear deck

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

Ya probably.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Single ported 12 inch sub in the trunk somehow ported into the cabin. Than where the rear seats fold down have 2-4 5inch or 6.5 inch subs there and run them when the top is down.

Wait, what?

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

When the top.is up.bass is easy to.keep inside. When it is down it is much harder so along with the 12 inch that will probably have a port for the bass to come into the cabin I will turn on a second amp for 4 small subs fitted right behind the rear seats I will fold them down and have more bass this way.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

When the top.is up.bass is easy to.keep inside. When it is down it is much harder so along with the 12 inch that will probably have a port for the bass to come into the cabin I will turn on a second amp for 4 small subs fitted right behind the rear seats I will fold them down and have more bass this way.

Mixing sub sizes is a bad idea.

As I said before, I recommend a down firing enclosure for your 12. It will help contain the sound inside the passenger compartment even when the top is down. This is not some hair brained idea, its a very commonly used install method for 'verts from high-end shops and installers.

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

So what sub would you recommend? I usually like ID Q but I want to try something new. Alpine type R, Fi, Focal, maybe even JL?

I already have a ID 1200.1 so power is not an issue.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

So what sub would you recommend? I usually like ID Q but I want to try something new. Alpine type R, Fi, Focal, maybe even JL?
I already have a ID 1200.1 so power is not an issue.

The rest I can see... but... a Type R? lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

The other companies you mentioned all make good candidates. Do you have any specific thoughts on what you want to try? Id really like to recommend adding the JBL WGTI MkII to your list, but its 3ohm vc configuration doesn't work with your amp.

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

Well I still want a quality SQ prospective on my setup hence trying to incorporate 5 inch woofers for when the top was down. I want to have balanced bass weather the top is up or down so I will probably need to use the bass knob with my ID amp. I have installed JBL subs before but in cars that wanted all bass so I was not impressed by them.

Also keep in mind that the trunk is very small matter of fact its like "and I am guessing from pictures" 6ft long 3ft wide 4ft deep.

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Is there any hole from the trunk through to the passenger compartment? Im not very familiar with a Capri.