Subwoofer Brands

[hideo]

For stoooopidly big SPL, you gotta go for Alpine Type-X if you want "hoon cred" (cos it's a brand they know)

For those in the know, you can't look past Treo. Their subs don't come with a warranty (well, not much of one). All the parts are user serviceable/replaceable and they're explicitly designed for competition.

Tear a cone - Replace it.

Fry a coil - Replace it.

Crack a Cage (serious power) - Replace it

Another thing, especially in cars the size of ours, maybe u should look at 'maxBass' by Waves. They're the leaders in 'psycho-accoustic bass'. Their electronics have been licenced by Sony for their Vaio notebooks and Bose for their iPod Stand to create good bass where it's traditionally been impossible to get.

The circuitry tricks the ear into hearing the bass by creating the interference to other frequencies that a real sub would. When a 50hz tone is played (the 'primary'), harmonics are produced at multiples of that note (100, 150, 200 etc). By just injecting the harmonics into the mids and the tweeters, the ear hears the interval (the 50hz difference) and recognizes that it's the primary. It gets 'tricked' into hearing the missing 50hz thud because it assumes that it's going to be there.

It can be used on your cabin speakers if u dont have a sub, on your sub to make it sound bigger, or on both for a huge boost. This is how im planning on getting big bass without losing bootspace.

I was blown away by this stuff at the Melbourne Auto Salon

www.treoonline.com

www.wavescaraudio.com

www.qualifit.com.au

www.qmax.com.au

Edited June 1, 2005 by hideo

[2XCIT3]

go and listen to as many different combo's as you can. at the end of the day u will b the one that has to put up with the sound so you might as well be the one to go and chose it. everyone has different tastes and ideas and thats ok but dont base your decision around what others have to say...even if a lot of it is good :D

i have a clarion 12 and although it is a cheapy it does the job and hasnt done anything wrong by me.

alot of the sound has to do with the constrction of the box

ported = SPL

sealed = SQ

(usually)

just go hav a listen...im liking the RF subs at the moment... and JL for bang for ya buck especially the W0 series.

drive it with a mono block though for added fun :P