Which sub would you choose?

[BCotrell]

Sounds like space and budget are your big drivers. Grab 2 tnt 10’s and put em in a ported enclosure. $120 each, will take 600-1000 rms and only 3 cubes total for ported.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

No, I mean I don't have the space for 2 of those 612s. I could do 2 610s if I could get them for about $50 off msrp each.

Its definitely possible, you should be able to get a little more than $50 off. Take a look at the construction, the 600 series is the best built out of everything mentioned so far.

 

[fithwheel]

Personally I don’t find ebp numbers all that useful. Just because a drivers ebp #s favors say a sealed enclosure doesn’t mean it won’t work well in a ported enclosure. A low ebp might require a larger ported box than normal but maybe not when you take cabin gain and goals into consideration.
A good modeling software program is way more useful in determining what driver will work or not for your application available air space and goals than ebp rules of thumb imo.

 

[shredder2]

We just put a single Hippo 15 in an Elantra sedan on a prototype fullbridge 3K, that trunk opening will limit what U can get in there so be careful unless it's to be built inside the trunk.

Granted... we COULD have gone slightly bigger but not much... it barely dropped in as it was.

 

[BTF]

We just put a single Hippo 15 in an Elantra sedan on a prototype fullbridge 3K, that trunk opening will limit what U can get in there so be careful unless it's to be built inside the trunk.
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Granted... we COULD have gone slightly bigger but not much... it barely dropped in as it was.

Where's the trunk??

 

[BTF]

Personally I don’t find ebp numbers all that useful. Just because a drivers ebp #s favors say a sealed enclosure doesn’t mean it won’t work well in a ported enclosure. A low ebp might require a larger ported box than normal but maybe not when you take cabin gain and goals into consideration.
A good modeling software program is way more useful in determining what driver will work or not for your application available air space and goals than ebp rules of thumb imo.

If only I was smart enough to figure out how to use modeling software

 

[Lasherž]

If only I was smart enough to figure out how to use modeling software

That would be the gold standard, but it's going to be for pointing out exceptions to those outside the bounds more so than excluding drivers within the bounds of acceptable ranges at least within your space constrictions. So the woofer he mentioned may take well to a ported box of that size even if it's low EBD if it's a somewhat rare exception, but the others which have much higher EDB will also be perfectly content in one if that's the case.

Rules of thumbs like EBD have exceptions, but they're there to avoid potential, more obvious, mistakes that the pros can sometimes avoid with the right tools or techniques.

 

[shredder2]

If only I was smart enough to figure out how to use modeling software

It IS a learning experience... I had help and a bit of prior experience for prediction purposes. Once I learned Sketchup it all became accurate and helps a TON...

 

[fithwheel]

If only I was smart enough to figure out how to use modeling software

I’m sure you’re smart enough. it takes an investment of time and effort but once you start picking up on it it’ll give you a better understanding of how different types of enclosures work with different types of drivers amongst other things.
ebp is a pretty old school way of determining what type of enclosure you should go with when we have modeling software available. It’s kinda like using a loc in a late model car to send a signal from a factory hu to an amplifier when these days we have digital sound processors with de-equalization that send a full range signal to an amplifier instead of whatever crap factory signal an loc will pass through to your amplifier.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Where's the trunk??

Who needs a trunk when you can throw chits in the back seat??LOL

 

[BTF]

I’m sure you’re smart enough. it takes an investment of time and effort but once you start picking up on it it’ll give you a better understanding of how different types of enclosures work with different types of drivers amongst other things.
ebp is a pretty old school way of determining what type of enclosure you should go with when we have modeling software available. It’s kinda like using a loc in a late model car to send a signal from a factory hu to an amplifier when these days we have digital sound processors with de-equalization that send a full range signal to an amplifier instead of whatever crap factory signal an loc will pass through to your amplifier.

Guilty as charged! I know my next spare $150 should be a DSP.