What Subwoofers have you got or recommend?

V1NNY · Oct 4, 2005

Hi i am currently looking into buying a 12" subwoofer, can anyone recommend a good brand to buy?

What subs are people running? Pics too please, thanks

Dink · Oct 4, 2005

i've got a pair of infinity perfect 12 vq's

sound very nice in a smallish sealed box

stig247 · Oct 4, 2005

at the moment mines a powerbass 15" which takes up all my boot but before this i had an audiobahn 1200q which wasnt to bad

Final Maxim · Oct 4, 2005

runnin sony XSL121P5 12"

sony's probably got a bad rep on here, not many like them. i got sony HU, sub amp and tweeters and im very happy with what they do. did have sony components but they was shite, swapped them for infinities which are 10x better

cat171 · Oct 4, 2005

Vibe all the way - I have a 10" and its great, very puncy & can proper handle deep stuff.

msa197 · Oct 4, 2005

Phoenix Gold 12"

makavelli · Oct 4, 2005

vibe 12" active!
very punchy and the built in amp saves boot space so still got over half a boot for my stuff!

rock · Oct 4, 2005

sorry for hijacking, and I think I 've asked msa182 before, but how is that panel on the left attached to the car ? thanks.

oh, all I can vouch for is Lightning Audio.

msa197 · Oct 4, 2005

rock said:
sorry for hijacking, and I think I 've asked msa182 before, but how is that panel on the left attached to the car ? thanks.

oh, all I can vouch for is Lightning Audio.

Held in place by getting a very tight fit between panels or you can use a couple of screws in to wheel arch, screws are hidden under the AMP.

Martin_172 · Oct 4, 2005

only ever heard Pioneer's and pretty impressed with them.

Rhino172 · Oct 4, 2005

from my experience Vibe are just real loud and handle real low bass note but sound quality is poo just all merges into one big bass note. I've gone throught quite a few but the ones I have at the moe and rather impressed with are Alpine. I got 2 12" Type R 1000W jobbies running off a MRD-500 900w mono-block. Does the job with good clear sound quality too. Crap pic but you get the idea......

White16valver · Oct 4, 2005

www.talkaudio.co.uk

Very useful site in my experience!

shaunyboi · Oct 4, 2005

i know what subs i want either vibe black air 15" or alpine the alpine 12" type R's but the problem i have is do i choose a ported or closed box? ive asked before, and have been to many car audio places but they only ever have sealed subs to listen to. i have only ever heard one ported sub before and the bass was massive managing to near enough shake the poor Nova it was in to pieces. At the moment i have the standard front 13cm speakers, with the GZ Radioactrive GZRF 52's 13cm speaker in the back, and i am happy with their sound and bass (even though im going to change the front ones in a few weeks) but i want some really meaty bass that will go super low, shake and go loud without distorting or sounding crap, plus im 17 and dont have thousands to throw away so i was looking at about 5 - 600 for the whole setup.

Dink · Oct 4, 2005

i'd get a sealed box as ported boxs don't like playing below their tuning frequency.

also sound alot tighter than ported.

Nick_R182 · Oct 4, 2005

Ive got 2 12" rockford 'punch's. Dunno what model but were arround the £150 each two years ago. Thay shond alright, but if i were buying now, i would get either alpine type r or from a company called rainbow. Have heard good things about them

jay s · Oct 4, 2005

ive got a new alpine 12" type r ( 500watts rms,1500peak) running on an alpine v12 340rms( i reckon its probley abit more ) sounds sweet vey tuneful bass

and my old 10" type r now fucked

V1NNY · Oct 4, 2005

Thanks for the info, should i get a 12" or 10 though? i have my changer in the boot so would i need to relocate it?

jonesyx · Oct 5, 2005

I gots a jbl gto series 12" sum and my changer in the boot aswel as 2amps mounted on back of seats.

Size depends on what you want from it, 12 is good enough for me. Heard the vibe stuff is pretty decent.

V1NNY · Oct 5, 2005

I've been leaning towards a Rockford fosgate, sony or alpine. What sixe box should i get and are perspect boxes any good?

V1NNY · Oct 5, 2005

Anyone know where i can buy one from or if they are any good?

msa197 · Oct 5, 2005

Vinnyc19 said:
Anyone know where i can buy one from or if they are any good?

I take it you are after the perpex box, or a box with a perpex window.

As long as the seal is air tight should be OK.

You could try demontweeks, ripspeed/halfords or maxpower.

V1NNY · Oct 5, 2005

Just looking at some options for boxes, yeah was wondering where i can buy a perspex box from, tried most places but they havent got many or none

dutty_112 · Oct 5, 2005

ive got a JLaudio one, sounds mint

kpowell911 · Oct 5, 2005

budget needed.

PBX Evolution 12's going in mine. 6 of them, with 500wrms up each of em

BRUN · Oct 6, 2005

Vinnyc19 said:
I've been leaning towards a Rockford fosgate, sony or alpine. What sixe box should i get and are perspect boxes any good?

out of the 3 id say Alpine, but id look at others in that price range, dont limit your choices to the well known jap brands, they might make good TV's/Food blenders but that doesnt make them good with ICE

V1NNY · Oct 6, 2005

Yeah might have a look around to see what else is out there, what amps is everyone using to power there subs?

Rhino172 · Oct 6, 2005

I got both my Alpine subs, apline MRD-500 Monoblock, Alpine Cable's and Alpine sealed boxes brand new for £500 was one of the deals in the back of MaxPower or FastCar

Ally · Oct 7, 2005

msa182 - is that a stealthbox you've got fitted in that pic? Looks good, something I'd consider as I need to keep as much boot space as possible!

I've got a Precision Power 10" sub - sounds OK to me, not used it since I bought the Clio over 18 months ago though. No idea if they're good quality or cheap nonsense TBH.

msa197 · Oct 7, 2005

^^^^ Yes it is they also make one for other side and available in 10".

www.autoacoustics.com

miketheman2k · Oct 7, 2005

Image Dynamics. Have a search for these on talkaudio.co.uk, and you'll see why.

Bryan · Oct 7, 2005

mike - one of the greats you've listed there, ID are phenominal

miketheman2k · Oct 7, 2005

^^^^ I have thrown one into the boot (literally, secured by straps!) of my 182. Its only an IDQ10, but the sound quality is tight and musical and the excursion is just silly....can move out more than an inch!

muz · Oct 7, 2005

2x dls mw12

muz · Oct 7, 2005

oh yeah running off of a DLS CA1000 running at 2 ohm

muz · Oct 7, 2005

miketheman2k said:
^^^^ I have thrown one into the boot (literally, secured by straps!) of my 182. Its only an IDQ10, but the sound quality is tight and musical and the excursion is just silly....can move out more than an inch!

mmmm big excursion

V1NNY · Oct 8, 2005

Should i get rid of the 6x9's?

msa197 · Oct 8, 2005

Vinnyc19 said:
Should i get rid of the 6x9's?

Down to personal choice really, but alot of people will tell you to not bother and just run front comp. and a sub in rear.

Rhino172 · Oct 8, 2005

muzz said:
2x dls mw12

I had one of those in my golf. prefer the alipines I have now to be honest. prob cos the DLS kept breaking!!! now the DLS 10x7's I have on the parcel shelf....totaly diff story! best sound quality I have ever heard!! and I've had them for 4 years and they are stil going strong!!

Dink · Oct 8, 2005

muzz said:
oh yeah running off of a DLS CA1000 running at 2 ohm

i had one of those before was s**t kept cutting out and sounded very muddy but i put that down to not having a class d before

Dan Page · Oct 8, 2005

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alpine type r's
sound well good imo

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