Car Audio: Pick Me A 12" sub...

[glen]

<< just make sure ur box is the right size >>


Well, there really is no "right size."
There are trade offs between power handling, efficiency, extensition etc... which are affected by the size and type of enclosure.
I prefer no box.
My trunk is sealed from the car, so no rear wave cancellation of the front wave. Due to the size of the trunk, my subs perform as though the box was of infinate size, which for subs is esentially anythign larger than 4 times the vas.

 

[jfall]

Adire Audio Shiva or Tempest
Infinity Perfect
Image Dynamics IDQ or IDMAX
A/D/S 312rs
Eclipse 8800 Series
Cyrstal CMP or CMPx2's
Digital Designs 3500 Series
JL Audio W3 Series
Audiomobile Mass or EVO
Sound Stream Exacts

It really depends on what kind of music you like, if you are going for an SQ or SPL setup or a 50/50 mix, and what kind of box and power you are giving it. Every sub listed above has a really good mix of SQ/SPL. If you are looking for subs that do not require a lot of power to sound good, then look into the shiva/tempest, IDQ, EVO. If you are going to be putting a lot of power to the sub, then look into the perfet, idmax, ADS, Eclipse, CMP's, DD, W3, Mass and Exacts.

 

[Engine]

The Best Place for a 12" Sub