what is a good brand for subwoofers!!!

[tristatesentra]

im looking to complete my subwoofer project sometime in the near future. I have the subbox for 10 inch size subs. could anyone lend me an insight on which brands are good I was looking at rockford since the sentra has the rockford subs in the SE-R and special edition 1.8S. I just have the standard 1.8S model let me know whats good!!!

[PoorManQ45]

check out the 12" Exodus Shiva-X It is a badarse sub.

[the converted]

Well you say you have a box for a 10" so I might not look for 12's. is the box sealed ported or bandpass? What kind of volume does it have?

[PoorManQ45]

sorry, didn't see the 10" sub part.

10s suck. LOL

[mikey060]

please, share with the class and tell us why 10's suck

[memo0586]

http://etronics.com/p-23768-py....aspxthats a 10 and http://etronics.com/p-23823-py....aspx that's a 12 thats what i have and it is amazing

[guadalupemorenocruz]

my friend has a pair of those square shaped kickers those sound good

[PoorManQ45]

i feel that in about the same space you can fit a 12. a 12 has about 33 percent more surface area.

so, if you can physically fit a 12 you should try to use one.

also, please dont try to say that 10s are "faster". this has been disproved before.

[the converted]

Who cares about the differences between a 10 and a 12? The OP was asking about 10" subs. I think we need more information from him to figure out what HE wants to put in his car and not what we feel is the best 12" sub. Hell I'm not going to tell him to drop a W7 or Shiva or a square kicker if he is listening to country and has a 100W amp.

So tristate, what do you have for an amp, what do you listen to, and how loud do you want it to be?

[mikey060]

a good 10 will do the job. let us know what kind of power you have to feed it and at what load, what your price range is, and what type of box size/type you have

[mikey060]

i feel that in about the same space you can fit a 12. a 12 has about 33 percent more surface area.

so, if you can physically fit a 12 you should try to use one.

also, please dont try to say that 10s are "faster". this has been disproved before.

no. if you can fit a 12 but you cant fit a large enough box do not get a 12(unless you compensate with more power...but this only works to some extent. you will also lose a lot of the low end bass, around 35hz down if ported. sealed with still play kinda low). you will get better results from a 10 in a good box size with adequite port area/volume , or if just a sealed box, adequite internal volume. this is assuming you use the same 10 and 12" drivers

[coolhand]

im looking to complete my subwoofer project sometime in the near future. I have the subbox for 10 inch size subs. could anyone lend me an insight on which brands are good I was looking at rockford since the sentra has the rockford subs in the SE-R and special edition 1.8S. I just have the standard 1.8S model let me know whats good!!!

I found out that when building a sound system, it not how much money you spend it is where you spend it. Some of the subs mentioned in this thread look good on paper, but may not have the sound quality or endurance needed for you needs. Case in point: I brought a set of 10" Kicker Comp VRs in 2000, after four years of abuse I blew one. I since replace them with 10" MTX 7500 series. They may be pricy for some, but I know I will get my monies worth years from now. The same hold true for the amp that you use to run them.

As for the 10's vs 12's, 12's are better for producing bass than 10's. surface area does make a difference with subs. You can produce more bass with 4 12's than with 2 15's. Now 10's are cheaper that 12's so if you pick a good set of 10's with the good amp behind it, the difference in sound will be small.


Modified by coolhand at 9:03 AM 12/11/2007

[tristatesentra]

I found out that when building a sound system, it not how much money you spend it is where you spend it. Some of the subs mentioned in this thread look good on paper, but may not have the sound quality or endurance needed for you needs. Case in point: I brought a set of 10" Kicker Comp VRs in 2000, after four years of abuse I blew one. I since replace them with 10" MTX 7500 series. They may be pricy for some, but I know I will get my moneies worth years from now. The same hold true for the amp that you use to run them. As for the 10's vs 12's, 12's are better for producing bass than 10's. surface area does make a difference with subs. You can produce more bass with 4 12's than with 2 15's. Now 10's are cheaper that 12's so if you pick a good set of 10's with the good amp behind it, the difference in sound will be small.

im not really up on the audio thing Its still undecided though I might even sell the box I might just work on looks as of now we'll see what happens

[EW]

JL Audio HO110R-W6v2Excellent package with computer designed, CNC cut, ported enclosure with 2 year warranty on woofer and enclosure.

[Looneybomber]

is the box sealed ported or bandpass? What kind of volume does it have?

Excellent questions. Add to it other previously mentioned questions of amp size and music genre's, and the OP will be well on his way to a good affordable replacement.

10s suck. LOL

18's FTW! Err, wait, what? I think i've been spending too much time in the home audio forums.

[mikey060]

Excellent questions. Add to it other previously mentioned questions of amp size and music genre's, and the OP will be well on his way to a good affordable replacement.

18's FTW! Err, wait, what? I think i've been spending too much time in the home audio forums.

i agree. 18's for the win indeed

[the converted]

18's are for sissy

[Looneybomber]

i agree. 18's for the win indeed

Gotta love Fi, good subs for the money. My question is though...where is the top of your enclosure!?

[joe603]

I'm loving my 2 10" MTX 7500's!! I was hesitant to go with 10's, but the bass output is just right. Granted I'm pushing them with a large amp-the MTX 7801 super amp...

[EvillE423]

I've had several MTX subs from the lower end Road Thunder to the Thunder 8500 and couldn't have been happier! They all imo are great quality and sound great. Usually Circuit City, if those are around where you live, has the Road Thunder package with an amp, two 12's and a box for like 300 bucks. But you were looking for 10's so that doesn't help any. MTX all the way. Makes me wish I still had my MTX system.

[tbone24000]

look at some digital designs, they make a great subwoofer. i have 2 10's in my car and they hit very hard. mtx makes a great speaker as well.