TLBaller

Do you guys have a sealed or ported box? For those with ported, do you have the kind of box where the ports face upward? do you have the ports facing the ski slot opening (Do you open the ski slot to have the bass freq travel into the cabin of the car?).

What about those with a sealed box? Which way are you firing your subs? I read that having the subs firing at the rear of the car (label of the subs facing the trunk lid) is the best to get loud bass. I hate it how our seats don't fold down. My next car will be gas efficient and either have fold down back seats or ill get a suv/truck/hatchback.

ljmushock

From what I have heard, the TLs and Legends and other Acuras and such can afford to have a ported box. My buddies legend has one 12 in a ported box and when he turns it up it gets really loud... never hear one bit of rattling on the inside.

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

i have a bandpass box and the ports face up into the rear deck..

TLBaller

im sure there is rattling in all cars. Prob less/more on certain cars but still, you know?

kam: you ever thought about taking out your 6x9s and have the ports shoot up through the grills? 6X9s aren't necessary if you have aftermarket components. I'm not saying 6x9s aren't useful b/c they are if you have people sitting in the backseat but other than that, you really don't need them. I'm taking mines out as soon as I get some components.

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

then if i do that, i will be left with 6X9s and nothing to do with them... lolz... naw i was actually going to try to make a port in the center of the rear deck... my friend did it on his G20...

TLBaller

you're going to cut a whole on the rear deck? man, thats guts'y!

HQuakers

I've seen that done before..not a bad idea. The deck on top is just thin wood with carpet on top. Underneath is some thin metal, so it's not too hard to do the port but it is irreversible unless you get a new top deck.

TLBaller

unless you get new carpet and relay it to cover the hole

cambo

why do you want to fire the ports into the cabin?

bass frequencies aren't directional. I don't even think it'll make that much of a difference in sound volume.

Mikes96TL03CLS

I had a sealed box that faced the trunk opening. It sounded great, was awesome!!

TLBaller

so if I had a porsche I could put a box under the hood, since the engine is in the back, and it would still sound the same?

KADAW

... it dose in an MR2. ..so maybe?

MongooseDog

I have a 12 inch diamond in a sealed box..... facing it towards the rear of the car. Sounds good the way it is.... if anything I will be building a beauty panel jus to make it look a little cleaner.

TLBaller

whats a beauty panel?

NyRider

If you want some subs that will really pound the sh|t out of your car I mean probably break your doors and shatter your windows LITERALLY go for the Brahma Mark subs. Think Im kidding Click on the links below. The first link is preety big but the rest are smaller

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Click Here #4 Ripped apart steel frame on door WOW

binky

I have one 15 inch Kicker in a custom sealed box.I removed the spare tire dropped the box in there and dynamatted the trunk...thats it. It booms! Oh, the sub faces up...I even have the subwoofer level on -7( minus seven)

HQuakers

It shouldn't matter which way the subs face, unlike some of the higher speakers like tweeters.

TLBaller

Weaksauce

http://www.danerd.com/Show.php?vid=1494

This guy hit 180.6! This bitch don't think it gets that loud so she sits there dancing until the sub hits. LOL shes all curled up ahah

http://realmofexcursion.com/videos/REAudio/mt18.4.wmv

NyRider

Now that is serious. Anybody put a system in there first gen Tl. that you fealt the vibration of the bass in the front seat more so in your chest.?? but not that sloppy bass I mean the bass that sounds clean and powerful

TLBaller

i feel it in my chest. I had a JL 12w6 and it wasn't enough so I upgraded to a DD and it phuqqin hits..no joke.

NyRider

What model exactly and what model amp and how many watts?? I got 2 jlw6 with a 800 watt amp giving them thier recommened 400 watts rms each and they SUCK!!!!! thier in a sealed box firing towards the rear and the amp is a aw8002t whats your system.... if it work's then thats what im going to do maybe times 2

NyRider

I searched threw the threads and saw you have Digital Design 3512 subs 2 12'sright what kind of amp you got on those

steadyACridin

i had a Kicker CVR15.....rattled literally EVERYTHING...in a huge sealed box....now im planning on putting a RE SX15 that i have sitting in my room....just waiting on the amp

TLBaller

i just have 1 3512 and am using an old school rockford 800a2 for now. I am sticking with old school amps (rockford, ppi, etc.) b/c those were the solid amp days. Currently I am eye'ing on a rockford 1000bd.

2 3512 is too much bass for me! 1 is plenty and that is already making my trunk rattle. It rattles big time and I fucking hate it. However if i had a suv or some hatchback, I'd go with 2 3512. I have a truck but i didn't get the extended cab so no room for a sub. I do have some ID components pushed by a MTX amp in the truck.

Here are some pictures I took of the sub when I first got it.

loustylez

jesus that's huge

TLBaller

its an okay size. It weighs about 30-35 lbs. or so.

peak power handling of 3200 watts, 1600 power handling music, and 1000 watt rms. I love DDs b/c not too many people have heard of it. You mostly see it in car audio competitions and not too many dealers are distributors of the sub. More people have heard of RE (resonant engineering) which is just as great as DD.

steadyACridin

yeah i was planning on getting 2 3512's....but then some people talked trash about them and since i never heard them in person i wasnt about to let 500 of my dollars go on a company that i dont know to much of.....and turns out next weekend im gettind rid of the SX15 and saving up for the new 12 XXX coming from RE.......boom!

TLBaller

What kind of negative remarks are made about DDs?? Too much SPL? I don't see anything remotely wrong with them. Also, where in the world are you finding 3512 for 500 bucks?

steadyACridin

dumb stuff like they didnt have good SQ or they sounded distorted.....but this coming from straight up SPL heads and really i just wanted to be louder than everyone else with a TL.....at least in miami and about that price im pretty sure i rounded that price up i heard 4 somthing from a dealer....what size/kind of box do you have yours in?

TLBaller

right now it is sitting in my jl 12w6 enclosure. The box I am going to get is a custom built one tuned for the DD. The guy quoted me 200 bucks just for the box. I could use that 200 for the amp so the box can wait.

The_Prophet

I have 2 12'' cerwin-vega with a ported box each sub separatly sealed...and the sub facing is in the trunk and the ports is on the top....sound veryyyyyyyy nice YEAH!!

TLBaller

welcome to the forum and come back and up your post count! do you have any pics of your setup?

jerseydriver

[QUOTE=TLBaller]am using an old school rockford 800a2 for now. I am sticking with old school amps (rockford, ppi, etc.) b/c those were the solid amp days[\QUOTE]

this is the truth
my old soundstream reference amps were untouchable compared to today's standards.
wish them assholes never stole my car
they got one hell of a system for free let me tell you

TLBaller

Im telling you, old school amps ain't no joke.

binky

Old School amps really are no joke. Have any of you heard of ZAPCO AG 1000?
Well, believe it or not, I was sponsored by ZAPCO a while back, before the AG series went into production. I got the 2 proto-type AG 1000's and it was a tweaked out prototype. Pure, I mean pure 1200W each! The only thing was I couldn't run it 2 ohms or less...only 4ohms (ZAPCO told me). Back then ( about 8 years ago), I hit 156db at a sound-off. I had 8, 12 inch kicker comps in a wall, right behind my front seats of my '89 Honda Civic SiR Hatchback. Later I blew ALL my subs at once! I still have and use the amps....only 2 in the world. I'm gonna keep em forever

TLBaller

Yeah I've heard of Zapco. Anybody who is really into audio should have heard of zapco. pure 1200w is great, especially when you had it 8 yrs ago. 156db is insane but with 8 12" isn't much today. it was back then though! 8 12" today can well do over 156db. Want to sell your zapco?!

binky

Haha....by the way, the shop that did my audio, built a competition Austin Mini Cooper(the older ones). They installed 24 PPI flat 12 inch subs, and made a trailer for it which had 24 ORION amps, and 20 Optima batteries. 8 Years ago, that was insane!

TLBaller

I don't know about ppi subs but I have an old ppi amp pushing about 1200w. Its in my little brothers car. The amp is about 10 yrs old. good amp.

binky, you got pics of your audio setup from the civic?

binky

I only have picture picture ( film type) so Ill have to take a photo of the photo with a digital camera.

copy252

i got 2 12" audio bahns in a ported box with the ports facing up toward the 6x9s a dynamatted the entire trunck and all u can here in my shit is a little rattle from the 6x9s (prolly blew one or both) and thats it. clean bass