two 12's or one 15" JL audio W3 subs...audio guys thanks

[Tiger]

Set the crossover to 75 Hz or lower. See if this help. 90 is too high of a crossover for bass.

I am not sure what setup you have... you have practically no bass inside the car except from the subs... you need to set the speakers to the way you like inside and then go adjust the subwoofer settings.

[andyman32]

I already adjusted the crossover cutoff. It might be a touch high, but I'm not saying that the crossover frequencies overlap, I'm saying that the damned thing is just too powerful for its own good. :-D I'm even thinking about selling the amp and getting a smaller one.

-Andy

[Elekta]

I already adjusted the crossover cutoff. It might be a touch high, but I'm not saying that the crossover frequencies overlap, I'm saying that the damned thing is just too powerful for its own good. :-D I'm even thinking about selling the amp and getting a smaller one.

-Andy

The bazooka is all I need

It's on a quick connect so I can still loadup the touring; it's self amplified, though they sell a smaller one that requires an amp. It gives me all the bass phil lesh needs to let me know he's turned up. It's also cheap, and allows you to get an eq


The eq give's the sub woofer it's own pot, has an aux input for ipod and xm additions and gives me greater control over the 8 speakers.

Seriously, unless you love rap, or go to parking-lot-stereo blast-off's where everybody's trunk is open to ogle their stereo's, there's just no need for a huge sub system.

my $.02

[Jason]

it is an self amplified 10" that takes up only 1 cubic foot of trunk space, its tight and not overpowering and has a remote that i wired up next to the foglight switch. It looks stock and allows you to turn it up to levels that you can feel. It fires though a cut out behind the armrest. I got it for 269 bucks if i recall correctly. It was the cheapest, smallest, most convienient (its easily removed) way for me to get nice bass in my car.

[andyman32]

I saw those pre-loaded tube subs... I've actually built and installed a number of subs. In my first car, an 8" driver in an old studio speaker cabinet did the trick very nicely.

The current setup with a nice box (sealed enclosure, carpeted, matches trunk carpeting well enough) cost me a grand total of about $320.

I don't like rap, and I don't sit in parking lots competing bass. In fact, I'm embarrassed if anyone outside the car notices the bass... it's not the image I like to project.

Oh - and the 12s are Bazookas. The amp is Coustic carbon fiber.

[mike wong]

if I recall, wiring a pair of speakers in parallel effectively reduces the ohm resistance. perhaps you should try wiring them in series - which may decrease the power to each speaker. I would also try connecting just one speaker, instead of both. note: if both speakers are in one enclosure, then the 2nd, even if not hooked up, may act like a passive radiator enhancing the bass, rather than being silent.

I've actually built and installed a number of subs.
Oh - and the 12s are Bazookas. The amp is Coustic carbon fiber.