How to make your subs heard from further distances...lankanprince 10-09-2002, 10:02 PM Hey guys... I wanted to ask the pros... What can I do to make my system heard from further away? I've heard rolling down the rear windows helps... What else can I do? Thanks Luc 10-10-2002, 02:18 AM Get 18"s, some big amps, and VLF (very low frequency) rumbling "music" that will make your internal organs hurt also. Why do you want potential thieves to hear your subs? Luc smokey8890 10-10-2002, 08:55 AM theres so many ways to get your subs louder. the best way to do this is to getted custom ported box. enclosures make a big diffrence on the characteristics of the subs. a ported box could increase sound by +3bd. but beware ported boxes are alot more complicated than the basic sealed boxes. Some subs are not design to handle this box. Tuning the sub sonic filter on your amp is also a must. deadening your trunk help alot also. also the position of how you face the box helps too. I only had one ported box for my JLw3 and i switch it back to the original bandass box. to boom for me. -smokey Phi 10-10-2002, 12:47 PM Get a custom built bandpass box :oops: kgasso 10-10-2002, 07:28 PM Larger subs and lower frequencies tend to carry more. As do really sloppy/less punchy subs. Of course this is kinda a generalization, and not gospel. My 6 10" CompVR's can be heard pretty far away with the windows down, but they still have a lot of punch to them... :D REN69 10-10-2002, 07:57 PM With a Jigsaw, cut holes the same size as the subs directly into your trunklid, and drill holes for the screws around the circles then install the subs, and presto! you got yourself a custom sub box that will be heard from further distances than your previous one. 8) DrtySthV6SE 10-11-2002, 10:37 AM More inches = more people hearing your stuff :thumbup: definately you can hear my 15 in a sealed way better than you could here my rockford 12 in a ported (same amp for both) 86CRESSIDA86 10-11-2002, 10:09 PM um....why do people want other people to hear there subs. I buy my stereo stuff for me to hear it, i could care less what other people hear, why does it matter? Xenon 10-11-2002, 11:18 PM Just spend the money and buy very good quality subs with dual coil, there's allot of great brand names nowadays: Lanza, JL's, JBL, Pyle, MTX and get the spcs for the sub and make a box according to the sub's specs.. That will make it the ultimate box.. lankanprince 10-20-2002, 11:59 PM I have 2 Clarion DVC 12" subs.... I just wanted to know how to make it louder because... my friends 3 12" JL w6's blow me away each time :cry: Anyway... I'm looking for an upgrade... anyone in the GTA looking to sell? Thanks for all the advice... :thumbup: :thumbup: DrtySthV6SE 10-21-2002, 10:17 AM MORE INCHES man, 8) hes got 12 more inches on you and its JL (not saying anything is wrong with clarion) rayray 10-21-2002, 08:09 PM i have those Clarion's too. although Clarion's pound... i know JL's quality so i can imagine the difference. and he does have one extra sub on you. -rayray lankanprince 10-24-2002, 12:05 AM I'm getting 2 more 12's Then we will see :lol: SLR84CelciaGTS 10-24-2002, 05:58 PM With a Jigsaw, cut holes the same size as the subs directly into your trunklid, and drill holes for the screws around the circles then install the subs, and presto! you got yourself a custom sub box that will be heard from further distances than your previous one. 8) Are you retarded? Do you realize how much sound you would loose from just letting it sit there in the lid. That wouldnt even be a box, it could, but there would be too much of a vent. Believe me, putting a sub into your trunk lid is not the way to go. My friend used 3 subs that way and got worse sound than you would get with one of his subs in a Bandpass Box. If you want sound just get a bandpass box. Mainly a Triple Space Q-Logic box. otherwise, just build yourself a custom box, it isnt all that hard. kgasso 10-24-2002, 07:11 PM Are you retarded? Do you realize how much sound you would loose from just letting it sit there in the lid. That wouldnt even be a box, it could, but there would be too much of a vent. Believe me, putting a sub into your trunk lid is not the way to go. My friend used 3 subs that way and got worse sound than you would get with one of his subs in a Bandpass Box. If you want sound just get a bandpass box. Mainly a Triple Space Q-Logic box. otherwise, just build yourself a custom box, it isnt all that hard. Uhmm.. I think he was being sarcastic :wink: M4trixXRS 10-24-2002, 08:16 PM want your speakers to be heard from further distances. . . put them on the outside of your car. :wink: Studious 10-29-2002, 05:07 PM my question is ported, sealed or bandpass what do u guys have? i have bandpass but want sealed rayray 10-29-2002, 05:09 PM bandpass = more volume but muddy sound. sealed = more punch but not as loud. cleaner sound. -rayray kgasso 10-30-2002, 03:13 AM sealed = more punch but not as loud. cleaner sound. Generally easier to construct the enclosure, too. Ported can often give you insane SPL gains, depending on the driver(s) used, and they're tuned to a specific frequency. Not that it won't play at other freqs, it will just be loudest at it's tuned frequency. But there comes a point when you might want something that sounds good and isn't just loud.... That's when you get a little crazy. I would know nothing of the sort about that, though ;) -- Kam (aka deaf guy with 6 10s) gzus13 11-07-2002, 11:58 PM Wanna do it for free? If your subs are in the trunk, turn them around, so they point toward the back of the car. The sound waves will reflect off of the trunk and overlap as they come back into the cabin. This is an old trick that can make your subs twice as loud. | |