Subwoofer rant

[Matt Parsons]

Just got my subwoofer parts today!

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_777BB10T/Sound-Ordnance-Bass-Bunker.html?tp=127&tab=features_and_specs

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130TSS2501/Pioneer-TS-SW2501S4.html?search=pioneer+subwoofer&tp=111&tab=features_and_specs

The sub box fits PERFECTLY in the Integra, like a glove. Couldn't be happier with it.

Unfortunately the sub doesn't fit in the box, the diameter is a little too big. The mounting diameter for this sub is 9 5/16", which makes it about 1/16"-2/16" bigger than every single sub box on the Crutchfield website except for the $150 Pioneer box...

Lame.

Looks like I'll be attacking the box with a dremel today.

 

[jcrabb13]

good luck with that dremel!

 

[stevoqb916]

why are you going with a shallow sub??? theres a ton of room in the back and with the shallows it wont hit your deep bass as good

 

[Matt Parsons]

good luck with that dremel!

Thanks! Took about an hour and it made a ton of dust, but the sub is in there snug and secure. Now I just have to wait for tomorrow so it'll stop raining, and I can install the new system...

why are you going with a shallow sub??? theres a ton of room in the back and with the shallows it wont hit your deep bass as good

I need a ton of room to move my gear around. Got a few guitars and a rack, and will be getting a 212 guitar amp.

 

[BeatBox]

should of made a custom box, not that hard and for $30-40 would of had something that would of been alot better than that prefab and had some $$ in your pocket too bad you dont live near by id hook you up with a box aslong as you bought the supplies.

take the dremel to it i guess, hopefully it sounds good! let us know how it turns out

 

[Matt Parsons]

should of made a custom box, not that hard and for $30-40 would of had something that would of been alot better than that prefab and had some $$ in your pocket too bad you dont live near by id hook you up with a box aslong as you bought the supplies.

take the dremel to it i guess, hopefully it sounds good! let us know how it turns out

Yeah, the box isn't that well constructed, BUT it does its job pretty well. The car is a terrible listening environment anyway, so as long as its clear and loud enough to get over road noise I am happy.

I got the sub/amp/box all in my car now, took the better part of 10 hours between dremeling the box out, soldering the new head unit harness, taking the carpet/seats/panels out, etc.. but its a really clean install, and it takes up barely any room. The sound is really impressive, VERY loud, but still tight and very clear. I had it set up with maximum bass boost and maximum gain for a while (holy shit BOOOM), but after about an hour of that the amp overheated and went into protection mode. I turned it down to a more reasonable (but still pretty damn loud) level, and its been performing great for at least a few hours of driving.

The amp I got is a Bazooka MGA1500? I think. 320W at 4ohms, class AB. I kind of wish I had gone for the Alpine equivalent, since its Class D and will be a lot lighter/cooler/smaller for the same size, but saving an extra $100 was pretty attractive.

 

[00tegls]

i got a 15" kicker l5 with a precision power 850 watt amp. 4 gauge wire and 12 gauge speaker wire