Too many decisions...

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

Alright, im planning on switching my system up a bit in the near future.

My car is a 1993 Lexus ES300, due to the car's build its nearly impossible to get the cabin extremely loud with a trunk setup.

I've decided to remove the rear speakers from my rear deck and make a box in which the subs will replace that area and fire directly into the car off the rear glass.

The amplifier will be a Hifonics 1606d (1600@1ohm)

Im moving to 10's so they fit, and cant decide between:

-Kicker CVXs

-Alpine Type R's

-Premiers (10" version of 3004SPL)

-AA Arsenals

Right now Im looking for about 80% SPL, 20% SQ. The CVXs seem best, while arsenals seem to have best SQ (but will they handle 800rms daily)?

From that, I have to decide sealed or ported. How would I port a box? Where would the ports fire? I want some SQ, so what tuning? (Lets say I go CVX)

What do you guys think?

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[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

port the box through the rear deck, that way you really dont lose any sound going into the trunk espicaly if the subs arent firing into the trunk.

 

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

port the box through the rear deck, that way you really dont lose any sound going into the trunk espicaly if the subs arent firing into the trunk.

Thats why I was thinking about going with the CVX's at 3ft sealed. Saw the 12" challenge and they did amazing sealed, only dropped 1db from ported. Plus the extra SQ would help the matter.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

in that case then definately seal em off. a 1 DB difference compared to the difficultly that you would have porting it through correctly just isnt worth it imo. I'd consider running them IB through the back deck though, if it i a possibility

 

[Jtsky 10+ year member]

Where can I find this 12" challenge?

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

theres a thread n the subwoofer section

 

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

in that case then definately seal em off. a 1 DB difference compared to the difficultly that you would have porting it through correctly just isnt worth it imo. I'd consider running them IB through the back deck though, if it i a possibility

The challenge had one in a 1.5 cubic box. Making 2 of them at 3 cubes. Since mine are 10's, would I be best around 2.8 cubic feet then?