Subwoofer

[Domsz06]

Went and finished up the speakers today. Have 5 more wires to run, then I"m done. I'll take some pics and put them on here.

Dom

[Ruune]

another item to note- I've seen a lot of subs mounted in the driver kick-panels, facing inward. While this looks cool and provides some decent bass, theres a better mounting solution. Try facing the sub(s) directly down or at a downward angle! What this will do, is use the hull as a resonant chamber (or set of resonant chambers), which will magnify the amount of bass that is generated.

[Sammamish22V]

I mounted mine with 2 12's along the side of the hull and they thump. They are about 6" off the hull and pound against it. Believe it or not, we got a 3 cu. ft. box to fit in that compartment in front of the driver. We then put a sub grille in front of the driver to let the bass really pump.

[Ruune]

yeah man... thats exactly the type of thing I'm talking about. Since the sub is facing part of the hull, the hull itself magnifies the bass.

[loudelectronics]

compvr

I would stay away from any speaker that says RF on it.(rockford fosgate) They are not that good for outdoor use cause they have a pulp paper cone. even though the dust cap is a plastic or composite moisture still effects the cone behind the dust cap. Also stay away from alpines for the same reason. Good choices would be a kicker comp vr cause it has duel voice coils and you can bridge down the amp if it is capable to get that 150 watts up alot higher. another sub that really wales and would work good would be a kenwood DB+, trust me this sub makes for huge spl and is very under rated. you can never go wrong with kicker though. if you had a bigger amp then I would says some kicker L5 or L7, these subs are the loudest and require the least amount of space so you wont need a box bigger than 1 cubic foot. Have fun with it man. There are alot of options out there just make sure it is well thought out cause you are dealing with alot of coin here.

[Ruune]

Alpine Type-R subwoofers dont have an absorbant cone, but yes they do have dual voice coils.

[loudelectronics]

type r

i have type r's in my car and they have a pulp paper cone but the inverted dust cap is a plastic. and they come in dvc and svc

[Ruune]

I've got them too. The kevlar-impregnated pulp uses a sealant that is not water absorbant. Not that it matters inside a sealed enclosure.

[loudelectronics]

sorry

I did not realize that they were kevlar and used a sealant

[Ruune]

not a prob...
http://iweb.alpine-usa.com/pls/admn/...=150&p_main=10

[loudelectronics]

sorry

I did not realize that they were kevlar and used a sealant