Subs sound funny?
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Subs sound funny?
I'm building my own subwoofer box right now and I was wondering if it would sound funny or weird or distorted if I had a 15" sub and a 10" sub in the same box. I want the 15" cause the carry the deep bass, and I want the 10" cause they hit nice and hard. The box is probably about 2.5 to 3 cubic feet. Anyone who would know let me hear what you've got to say!
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If you have both subs sealed off from each other and you follow the manufacturers recommended enclosure size for each speaker it should sound fine. You do not want to have the box designed so that each speaker shares the same air volume. If so you may get distortion or less response from the smaller sub.
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Originally Posted by free90xlt
If you have both subs sealed off from each other and you follow the manufacturers recommended enclosure size for each speaker it should sound fine. You do not want to have the box designed so that each speaker shares the same air volume. If so you may get distortion or less response from the smaller sub.
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And seperate amps, the 15 will use a lot more power than teh 10. I have 2 10s on a 110 watt amp, it sounds decent, but needs more power to hit hard. I listen to alot of hard rock/heavy metal, I hate rap... You need the system to be balanced, make it sound good IN the car, but barely audible outside the car. Most places (the whole state of ohio) has an ordinance about sound. If the cop hears it 50 feet away, instant ticket.
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A lot depends on the quality of the subs. Are the two subs the same brand and line? Example; if the 10" is of better quality than the 15", this is a really bad idea. If the 15" is of better quality it is maybe "less bad", but still NOT beneficial to the listener. Simply a waste of time and space. If we are talking about high quality gear that is going to be installed in the absolute best possible way with proper crossovers and amplification, I say it could be beneficial. If we're talking average gear and an average installation, I can't imagine that any possible benefits would be noticeable. It is possible to muck up a system by trying to do TOO much.
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I would not recommend this setup if you dont know exactly what you are doing. I have done three setups now that consisted of a driver of each size from an 18 down to a 6.5, with proper crossovers and box specs this can work wonderfully and sound absolutely amazing. However judging from the fact that you werent to sure about if you could really even do this I think you would probably end up in over your head, this is a very tricky setup with a strange sound normally and I wouldnt recommend it to most people.
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It absolutely can sound good. But there are really waaaay too many variables for an avereage do-it-yourselfer.... You should really have a 15" that does really well at the low frequencies and a 10" that does really well at the mid-low.... not all subs are created equally... and it is tough to say what they will do until they are in the box. Some manufacturers will give you this information freely, and that would help alot.
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That's some pretty strict rules they have up in Ohio, I had a cop behind me on his PA just telling me to turn mine down last week. If they can give you a ticket from hearing it from 50 ft away, they'd deff have a problem with me, mine's audible over a half mile, while I'm driving with open exhaust.
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