From what I've heard, the best sound is achieved through directing the low frequencies into a solid part of the car. My old 2x10" setup was loudest when the drivers fired as close as possible to the rear of the car, almost touching the back of the trunk. Moving them so the box was touching the back seat just made them rattle. Now I have a single 12" firing down into the floor of the trunk. Still sounds good but I'll bet it could be louder.
Aiming subwoofer
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redsho
Need 4 SPEED
SuperHO said:
Sounds easier said than done
SuperHO
Mental Patient
Thems the words that ALWAYS pertain to custom car audio. If you want perfection in sound, it's gonna take fabrication.
Charlz91+
New Member
What have all you done to make your trunk a little quieter? Mine rattles from like 2 blocks.?
SuperHO
Mental Patient
DYNAMAT!!!!!! Not to mention expanding foam in various crevices....
dmoo21
el oh el
how heavy is dynamat. ive herd that it is really dense. i dont want to add a whole bunch of weight but i as well could do with less rattles.
-Dan
-Dan
SuperHO
Mental Patient
It's not nearly as heavy as you may think.....if you line your trunk with it, you'll gain MAYBE 25-30lbs....besides....you have around 100lbs of audio in your car already.......
dmoo21
el oh el
SuperHO said:
lol, so very true, how about this is there a differnce between the dynamat brand in the quality of performance?
-Dan
ohfosho
ontario SHOwner
has anyone sprayed their whole trunk in bedliner, or rubberized undercoating to deaden the sound? i have done this in 2 previous cars, mainly after rust repair...not for sound deadening...so i did not notice any less rattling.
K-Dawg
SHO Member
O yeah, forgot to mention, it'll probably sound better getting it close to the rear of the car. Try putting the subs around 6-8" from the back of the car.
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my_bass_is_low
Guest
I have installed many subs in many sho and the best sound and response we have found is about 6-8 inchs away from the back bumper firing subs upwards in a trunk is just a waste of air flow. You will get so much extra trunk rattle and the air is firing up instead of back. Unless of course you have a ported box with the sub up and the port forward like was said already. It all depends on prefrence,box design, sub specs, exc exc.. its basically trial and error. just goto you local audio shop and have them try a few different enclosures in your car then pick which one you like the best. P.S. jl audio use to make a box with 3 12wo's in it and this box fit perfect into the SHO tight agnist the back seat with no room on either side. Sounded great.
krupt89
New Member
I had 2 Alphasonic 10's in a box built to spec for them (ported). I had a Dual 350 or 360watt somthing amp running them. W/ the box up tight against back seat, firing rearwards(same w/ the ports), stock box removed, and all sound deadener removed between the seat and the trunk, it sounded awsome. the system didnt have much power running it but the sound quility was amazing and it hit pretty good to. I built the entire system for less then 20 bucks. Car had good highs and a decent deck in it when i bought it and the subs, amp, and most of the wiring i got for free. i only had to buy RCA cables and a few fuses 
SuperHO
Mental Patient
K-Dawg said:
my_bass_is_low said:
Didn't I pretty much say this already?
superho said:
K-Dawg
SHO Member
I didn't say that you didn't. I just said that I forgot to say it.
SuperHO
Mental Patient
ahh..okies.
smokin joe
SHO Member
yeah firing back is the best i have tried everything and the best i found was up against the back of the seat firing back to the rear it was a little bit louder with it farther back like 8 inches from the back of the trunk but i didnt want to sacrifice all my trunk space for my subs i have 2 12's with a custom enclosure that just fits in between the tire wells i like it there and thats where it will stay!!
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