What do you guys think of this sub combo?

[PolishDude 10+ year member]

I was thinking of the boston acoustics sub below (obviously not at that price)

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-SO8wmsp...ston+Acoustics

G510-44

and using the Boston Acoustics Passive Radiator which is designed for the sub

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-SO8wmsp...ston+Acoustics

GTR10

A .5 sealed box is recommended per the manual, but from the few things i have heard about this sub, they say it works nicely in a 1.0. I was planning on putting it in a .8

What do you guys think? Should this sound good? Also the radiator can be tuned to the following frequencies 49, 35, and 30. Which would you guys recommend? From what I gather a sub with a passive radiator is like a sub in a ported box correct? If I change the sub box from the recommended .5 to .8 is it going to mess up the frequencies of the passive radiator?

or should I stick with a 10w6v2?

Sorry for all the questions recently...

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[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

Your links don't show the actual product.......Shows the crutchfield home page.

 

[PolishDude 10+ year member]

Your links don't show the actual product.......Shows the crutchfield home page.

woops, i added the model number, just put that into search, here are links to the products at woofersetc.com

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2547

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=2523

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

A PR system isn't the same as a sealed box system and will need different volume depending on the sub and the PR. You will also likely need more than one of the radiators per sub if you are going with the same size for both radiator and sub.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

i dont understand what the radiator is? looks like its not an enclosure at all but it just holds it in place like IB ?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

A passive radiator is a tuning device for an enclosure that is little more than a woofer without a motor. The compliance of the assembly combined with its moving mass tune the enclosure in the same way that a port does, but without the port. It also shouldn't unload the sub below tuning and generally presents a smoother response than a ported setup does. Much more common in home systems than car.

 

[PolishDude 10+ year member]

Since these two are designed for each other, per the manual you do not need more then 1

 

[PolishDude 10+ year member]

I have another question for anyone that is experienced with passive radiators. If my sub box seperates the cabin of the car from the trunk and I could only put the sub on one side and the radiator on the other, what should I do? Should I have the sub in the cabin side of the box and the radiator on the trunk side of the box or vice versa?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Without them working into the same space they won't work. You'd be better off with a sealed setup if that's your only option.

 

[PolishDude 10+ year member]

****, i have everything ordered except a sub. I am worried one 10w6v2 wont be enough output for me

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Why can't you fit 2 in? I can get 3 10's comfortably across the front of my trunk and it's tiny.

 

[PolishDude 10+ year member]

I could, but the sub would have to be inverted

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

I'm at a loss as to why space is so tight for you...