DO you think its good?
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DO you think its good?
I have a pair of 12" Audiopipe subs in an enclosure but the funny thing is the subs are sitting the oppisite way they usually sit,there setted so the magnet is showing and the cone is hidden but I wanted to know if its better this way or not I dont think its that great I have a 350watt 2-channel amp(rockfordfosgate) with cap Im going to be getting a 900 watt mono amp (rockfordfosgate) hopefully this will give me some extra bass cause when I crank it up to 20 you cant hear the music outside of my truck that good (96 Ford BroncoXLT) but anyway if I have to I will design my own enclosure for these subs 500 watts each but the only reason I have a 350watt amp is because of my old sub I had any replys would be great thank you
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What kind (sealed, vented, bandpass...) of enclosure are the subs sitting in? What size? How did you set your levels (low pass filter and gain)? What direction is the sub facing (firing)? What is the power handling rating of those subs (rms)?
Those subs will only get so loud. If you're just looking for sheer output, a mid-sized vented enclosure tuned to the mid 30's will allow you to "hear it outside" your truck. More power can help it get louder...sometimes. How much power a sub needs for full output is directly related to the type and size enclosure it's in. Was this enclosure a prefab unit, or was it designed and built by the shop you purchased it at?
An inverse mount (where the motor of the sub is on the outside of the enclosure while the cones 'fire' into the enclosure itself) is done purely for cosmetic reasons (some subs have 'sexy' looking motors
). It doesn't have any (audible) effect on output or "sound quality".
Those subs will only get so loud. If you're just looking for sheer output, a mid-sized vented enclosure tuned to the mid 30's will allow you to "hear it outside" your truck. More power can help it get louder...sometimes. How much power a sub needs for full output is directly related to the type and size enclosure it's in. Was this enclosure a prefab unit, or was it designed and built by the shop you purchased it at?
An inverse mount (where the motor of the sub is on the outside of the enclosure while the cones 'fire' into the enclosure itself) is done purely for cosmetic reasons (some subs have 'sexy' looking motors
). It doesn't have any (audible) effect on output or "sound quality".
