Subwoofers Inside Storage Bins - Installation and Pics
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I will say that RF amps are my preference for power and quality reproduction. Some of them - like mine - even attenuate the highs when they receive feedback distortion so you know when the volume level is trying blow your tweeters.
To answer your question more specifically:
I listen to a very wide range of music from several different countries, although I'm not so much into reggae. So from Deep Forest (the first album was the best one) to White Zombie to Cold World Hustlers (Cold Day remix is the cut!), Hip-hop and Reggaeton and some Pop and R&B. btw Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson has a nice bass line that can be exploited with a great sound system. I'm open-minded, so I appreciate a lot of different, well-composed music.
True, a good 10 is more than enough to overpower the rest of the stock system. Once experimenting, I installed both 10s in the trunk with 300-350 RMS each, and the FRONT of my FD was rattling. You don't have to go overboard like I did, but a little Dynamat works. I believe I've fully established that with the video I posted. And as Brian pointed out earlier, yes Audiobahn is not a JL or an RF, but I got more magnet, more excursion, and more power handling for 1/3 the cost. And I haven't blown them up YET.
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so these are tens? i'm considering doing this. read else where that people were complaining about how terrible of a place it is to put your subs. i'm not a sound snob so it don't matter to me.
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Well Done!
Nice job, the install ended up looking amazing! Was quite impressed with the way the custom grilles came out. I like that it's all tucked away and looks like it was part of the car design.
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-for the system to look stock (better yet - invisible)
-have a minimal effect on the car's handling
-produce exceptionally high sound quality
The bins are a GREAT place to put the subs.
-The subs are *close* to the listeners, so they experience maximum auditory and physical impact. Placing the subs in the bins also minimizes the sense of time delay, which I notice when subs are mounted far away from the listeners in the trunk, which sounds as though the bass is "hitting late."
-The subs are placed in a lower position than in the trunk, to maintain a low center of gravity
-The subs are in the middle of the car, so they don't affect weight distribution
-The subs are inside the FD's rigid passenger cabin, away from the trunk, so NO RATTLES
-The subs keep all trunk space available for groceries, cargo, or a girl's overnight bag
-The car looks stock
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Juicyjosh,
I applaud you for a stealthy and polished installation. However, I agree with Callsign-Vega whe he says that there is "more to it than that". Subwoofer sound quality is very very dependent on enclosure construction, location, and the aiming of that enclosure properly within the car. While the bins make an aesthetically pleasing installation point they are far from the ideal location for sound quality.
I applaud you for a stealthy and polished installation. However, I agree with Callsign-Vega whe he says that there is "more to it than that". Subwoofer sound quality is very very dependent on enclosure construction, location, and the aiming of that enclosure properly within the car. While the bins make an aesthetically pleasing installation point they are far from the ideal location for sound quality.
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Juicyjosh,
I applaud you for a stealthy and polished installation. However, I agree with Callsign-Vega whe he says that there is "more to it than that". Subwoofer sound quality is very very dependent on enclosure construction, location, and the aiming of that enclosure properly within the car. While the bins make an aesthetically pleasing installation point they are far from the ideal location for sound quality.
I applaud you for a stealthy and polished installation. However, I agree with Callsign-Vega whe he says that there is "more to it than that". Subwoofer sound quality is very very dependent on enclosure construction, location, and the aiming of that enclosure properly within the car. While the bins make an aesthetically pleasing installation point they are far from the ideal location for sound quality.
It's my understanding that the pointing of a subwoofer cone doesn't really matter all that much since the reproduced frequencies are omnidirectional. This is assuming you're using the subwoofer for TRUE sub duty; 80hz and lower.
I think that the place he chose does indeed minimize pathlength discrepancies which, if no time delay was used, he'd have been unable to compensate for.
However, with regards to getting the highest SPL output (if that's what you're into) the best place would have been at the VERY back of the vehicle's hatch area. You could effectively use the rear hatch glass as a horn loading wave guide to amplify the low end. You'd probably get at least 3db or more of gain from that area. The same thing happens with your midbass. Ever notice when you lean really far forward you hear a ton more midbass? It's because it gets loaded up in the corner formed by your windshield.
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