put an 18" sub in your car
put an 18yo sub in your car
>>28914042Already got two 6 inch subs
I don’t get why people do this. all you can hear is the car rattling, it sounds like ass
>>28914066>all you can hear is the car rattling, it sounds like assThat's just the retards cranking the fucking bass up to the point of distortion, but a full range audio system with speakers dedicated to playing highs, mids, and lows, is what you want
i only listen to podcasts. two door speakers is enough
>>28914042>put an 18" sub in your carDefinitely won't do thatBut I am considering a JBL Basspro Hub for the spare tire compartmentAnyone have experience with these?
>>28914042put a single dash speaker in your car
>>28914059I put a 30 year old bazooka tube in mine, does that count
>>28914042I'm actually considering two in my Suburban. They would be more SQ orientated with a good SQ mids and highs setup up front with dedicated amps. I just upgraded my electrical system so it could easily handle it. Then again it's a lot of time, effort and money into a old vehicle that could get stolen or broken into. >>28914092All those shitty plastic all in one """"subs""" are useless garbage and are hardly a step up from a factory """sub""".
>>28914104But where will you sleep?
take the bluetooth speaker pill
>>28914139On a mattress on the sub box.
>>28914141Kek the JBL GO 2 was my fucking clutch back when I was poor and couldn't afford to replace the broken radio with Pioneer.
>>28914168Those little things are surprisingly decent for how small and cheap they are. You can even get stereo going with a pair of the newer ones.
but i dont wanna
I suppose I could.
>>28914217is that a 1st gen stroker?
>>28914219Ye. Just a single-coil 4ohm 18.>Lol only 1600WRMS>96db sensitivityUnfortunately they really like ported enclosures tuned to around 50-55Hz IIRC.
>>28914219Ye. Only 1600WRMS but 96db sensitivity.They only like ported enclosures tuned to 50-55Hz, depending on your goals.
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>>28914042i'm working on it
>>28914223anything above 91dB gets loud pretty darn easily, regardless of wattage.
>>28914092>>28914068I'm gonna get pic related. Just something to round out the factory system. If I had a nicer car I might put 2 8's or 2 10's in it like I did in high school. Big bass stuff is obnoxious to listen to even inside the car. My neighbor has a Chevy Astro van that makes the water glass on my nightstand ripple like in Jurassic park. Its parked 600 feet away. Its fucking moronic. Yeah its causing a 4.0 earthquake for all his neighbors. No, you cannot tell what the music is even standing next to the van.
>>28914708SHITIts a 10" all in 1 and crutchfield has a wrenchlet pigtail I think.
>>28914708>>28914713>>28914606Sorry for triple posting, but have any of you dynamatted a cheap car just to improve the cabin sound? Its a Ford Maverick so its not the greatest thing in the world, and not particularly luxurious. Seems like Dynamat (rubber sound deadener/insulation) is still reasonably cheap, could I spend a weekend applying that shit to the sheetmetal in the cabin just to improve road noise and temperature, or is it a fruitless venture that won't give me the results I'm wanting?
>>28914727I did a bunch of generic bitumen/aluminium deadener on my MX5. Primarily, it was for road noise and heat transmission through the tunnel. I then put thick moving blankets over top (and some aluminized foil over top just for the trans tunnel for heat) and laid my carpet back on top. Definitely made a change, though not huge for sound. I'd have to do a side by side with an untreated one to compare I suppose.I wrote a lot and deleted it. And then I did a shitty paint.It's broken down into 2-4 steps. The metal vibrates. Lower notes are high energy, higher notes are low energy. Deadener sucks the energy out of those high notes, but does nothing for lower (road noise). Chuck the carpet back on and the deadened metal is still basically vibrating and ignoring the thin, worn carpet.You want to trap the noise between a layer of thick dense textile, and thick dense vinyl/rubber. Decoupling it.Honestly, you would do better to just lay thick blanket over the chassis and top it with thick rubber./vinyl before putting your carpet back on, versus deadening your entire car with bitumen. The key is to meet in the middle and do both.
>>28915084You can imagine how hot that bitch got in the standstill summer. It was enough to make it painful to rest your calf on the tunnel for more than a few seconds even with the carpet.Unfortunately for me, a lot of the noise transmission was through the rear parcel shelf. I did deaden that, add some thick moving blankets and laid the *stock vinyl decoupling sheet* and trim back on top. Did NOT do wonders for the sub in the back lmfao. Made it easier to hear music through the door speakers, though.
>>28914617Sensitivity indeed. Driver A - 90db, 200WRMSDriver B - 93db, 100WRMSDriver A needs twice the input power to match driver B's SPL output. Suddenly,a driver that seems twice as powerful really isn't. If Driver B was 96db sensitivity, Driver A needs four times the power input to match the SPL. A 100W amp probably costs a bit less than a 400W amp.Every 10db is a human-perceived doubling of loudness, so the 96db driver is going to sound 50% louder than the 90db unit at the same power input. **Then we get into Fs and tuning, ported, sealed, etc etc etc.I had such a hardon for the TC Sounds 5100 PRO, but I never got to import one before they folded and prices skyrocketed. Sensitivity, power AND a decent amount of excursion. Alas.
>>28914059What about 2 9s?
>>28915084i thought deadener sheets are meant to be applied to large areas of sheet metal where it could act like a drum?
>>28915204Absolutely. Wont do much wrapping an A pillar.
>>28915084>>28915092How was the process in general? Just rip out everything in the car without breaking too many push clips, apply deadener, and then reinstall trim/carpet/seats? How was the temperature inside after? Not just burning your leg on the tunnel, i mean was your AC heating and cooling faster, and generally you wanting to turn it lower since it was held in so well? When you say generic bitumen deadener, is that similar to dynamat? AI only suggested the cheaper alternatives have an asphalt smell offgassing for months and I know asphalt is bitumen. >Did NOT do wonders for the sub in the back lmfao. Made it easier to hear music through the door speakers, though.That tells me the sound deadening on your rear bulkhead worked good for noise. Did you do the front firewall, doors, and roof and still think its too much road noise? Is that because of stiff springs on your mx5?Thanks for helping me not have to sign up to a boomerforum to ask these questions.
>>28914042I have a home studio 10 inch 500 watt sub that is only -3db at 30hz.What do I need an 18 inch for. The only music that goes lower than 35-33 is either synthetic or very rare orchestra stuff.Instead of spending money on a larger sub that is compensating for poor design, pick a better designed sub and box...No your $140 Temu 18 inch isn't as good as a $400 12 inch from [insert name of brand that is currently good]Bknus point: more space in your trunk.
Only one of my 6 speakers works.. great idea, OP, just splice all the speaker wires to a subwoofer! It'll sound great.Roast beef, pepper jack, jalapeno, mushroom, black olive, sprouts, and spinach with chipotle mayo, baked, then remove the top bun. Mmmm.
>>28915405>What do I need an 18 inch for.Bigger speaker moves more air. More air moving means more buttery biscuit bass. Some people just kinda like their vision going blurry with bass tracks. You're not going to get that with high end 6" subwoofers, or even consumer grade 10's. Its a completely different experience if, and only if, you really like that sensation. The bonus side effect is you annoy everyone around you within 4 city blocks. I am a little curious why more small speaker deep coil subwoofers don't exist. Can't you get really good bass from like 2 6" speakers and a small ported enclosure?
