re: 4 vibe subs

[pro1]

Hey guys, iv just got 4 vibe pulse 3 subs. Want to stick them in my boot but its only small . What do you reccon is the best way to go about it? what do i need to do? ported box?

the subs are 10" 300watt RMS and 600watt max.

cheers guys

 

[Bryan]

small enclosure, split into 4 chambers

best would be to use a sealed box as in general as a rule of thumb, they are smaller and more effiecient

to be honest, you will not see any benefit over 2 x 12" subs, and you will completely lose the use of every part of your boot, will have no scope for appearance and is way overkill in a clio

 

[pro1]

well i dont really need the boot and i got the subs quite cheap, is it not best puttin them all in the same box then?

al

 

[spirez]

cheap as in 2 for £60?! im going for one of the active boxes, 12" version. Easy to install and i cant be arsed to fanny about with separate amps etc

 

[pro1]

you know it spirez

 

[Bryan]

what i mean is all subs in one box, but the box split into 4 sections, you will damage the subs if they all use the same single enclosure

if you dont care about space, you could always try and fit them into a ported box (1 box, 4 sections, 4 ports)

all i will say is, you paid £60 for two, they will sound like they cost you that, better to spent £120 on one good one, you would have noticed the difference, all the vibes will do is make a noise

 

[pro1]

yeah think ill make a huge box and put each sub in its own chamber... they should have 1.25cf each hope i got enough space . bambam - vibe are quality, and for £30 each with a rrp of £90 im sure they are good value.

 

[lee_clio_mk2]

i have got 1 vibe 12" sub in a active box and i think it sounds quality.

 

[merlincancan]

i used to have two vibe 12s n they were immensly loud! now i got four pheonix gold 12s each in their own box now thats loud! if u intend on gettin them all in the boot u will b pushed but the best way of savin space n squeezing them all in is an isobarric installation!! where u mount one 12@ normally n then reverse a second sub n mount it in the same box so that the basket of the second sub is outside do u get it???

i would advise you to check with vibe for the box specification as this will almost certainly effect the overall sound! the boxes need to b made really well! also make sure u got one hellova amp to power them all!!! they take a lot of abuse n u will need a monster of an amp! hope this helps! ne more queeries just pm me or sumfin mate! good luck n good bass!

 

[spirez]

bam bam the vibe subs arent bad at all for the price, i had two in my car running off a VP3. They are usually £90 each but some bloke was doing the older version for £60 a pair. The new ones are exactly the same technically but look a bit different!! I think Vibe subs are great for the money and are better than most of the similary priced competition, its just the amps that let them down, they have a habit of blowing up quite easily

 

[pro1]

thanks guys!

not sure what you mean by the isobarric installation... could you draw me a quick picture in paint or something

 

[pro1]

Ok, here is the problem - fitting 4 10s in the boot (reccomended 1.25cf of box each).

http://pro1.org/clio_boot.jpg

im thinking 2 big boxes - one each side with the subs facing eachother (2 subs per box) and run them all of a big mono amp. This sound ok? any ideas?

 

[pro1]

this is what im thinking:

http://pro1.org/install.jpg

 

[merlincancan]

try this u get almost the same volume but u keep more space in your boot for displayin amps etc, or shoppin (woteva!)



hope this makes in clearer1 check box specification either directly with vibe or with a reputable vibe dealer! let us no how u get on!

 

[richard c]

yeh i got one of those 12vibe ones aswell sound quality im going to get another one later when i change ma boot around

 

[merlincancan]

clio 1.2 u got a vibe active sub??

 

[richard c]

yeah a have u aswell aye

 

[pro1]

merlincancan that picture dosnt seem to work? could you repost it or email it to me @ mailto:alex@pro1.org">alex@pro1.org thanks for your help guys

 

[merlincancan]

 

[merlincancan]

is that better pro1???\

clio1.2; do you want another one?? i got mine up for sale as i dont need it nemore! im looking for rioughly 200 quid as its da brand new model n aint even been hooked up!

 

[pro1]

still cant see it mate!!

 

[merlincancan]

MAILED IT TO YOU MATE! HOPE U CAN SEE IT THEN! POST BACK UP ON HERE IF YOU GOT NE QUEERIES TA BLOOD

 

[pro1]

STILL CANT SEE IT EVEN IN THE EMAIL WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

 

[merlincancan]

HOW ABOUT NOW??

 

[pro1]

could do it like this...

http://pro1.org/install2.jpg

 

[merlincancan]

da boxes HAVE to be a specific dimension buddy or else itll sound w*nk!

wit an isobarric install....

on the pic u got above yeah?? where you ave each sub!!! add another, outside of the box but reversed! does that mate sense???

 

[Bryan]

right, edited image from pic above

isobaric installation
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1075988032__edit1.jpg

if i was to be doing the install, personally i would place a partition between the subs so as they are not sharing the same enclosure which in general damages the subs (yellow line being a guesstimate for the partition)

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1075988102__edit2.jpg

 

[pro1]

cheers bambam! im pretty sure theyll be fine in the same chamber - i am powering all of them with the same mono amp (they will all get exacly the same power). I dont really get what difference an isobaric installation makes can someone expain..

thanks guys!

 

[Philuk]

i have 2 JBL GT3-12 and 1 of the Vibe Pulse subs..all running off a 600watt Legacy amps.. the vibe getting 300watt and the JBLs getting 150 each..sounds good atm..will sound better when sealed tho am looking forward to that

 

[pro1]

that looks good mate, is it ported there?

 

[Philuk]

nop no ports atm.. am considering putting 1 or 2 in tho..in chrome... gonna have to trim down my parcel shelf tho because its sealing the boot too much and holding all the bass in there.. lol