hey guys, i tried to search but i cnat figure out how to search the audio forums.

i want to put a sub in for a friend whose stock sub is in the rear deck. he needs a free air sub, but where could i got about finding one? what do you guys recommend?

 

Whats the budget?

Infinity Kappa Perfect series are great subs, and can go free air.

 

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-feBlxKm...10VQ&search=vq

 

I am not a fan of freeair subs for younger listeners playing today's popular music - it's awfully easy to overdrive them and blow them up. I used them mostly in the trunk of four-door sedans for older listeners.

The subs in a box use the air in the box as part of the suspension, like the air bag in a car suspension. Without that, woofers have lower power handling due to excursion problems pretty often.

DLS makes a 10 and a 12 that are designed for freeair applications. Usually when you are replacing a factory sub it's an 8" Anyone know a free-air 8"? Not me, anymore... and I doubt you could fit a 10" in that location (what car, anyway?)

You might do OK with an 8" driver and a "subsonic" filter to take out the lowest bass notes. Infinite baffle or freeair subs often can't handle ultra-low bass very well.

ANd the other day someone mentioned Scott Buwalda using infinite-baffle woofers... remember he crossd his over at 37 Hz : )

 

I found some 8" midbass free air speakers...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-76S2JES...00&I=2064SSMB8

 

Kicker isn't that great

 

who said they were?

 

its a 2000 sentra. my friend isnt really looking for something great. somehow his stock sub blew so he is just trying to replace it

 

yeah it was me who was talking about scott.. and in that post I mention that in my I beleave that free air can sound good however it can be 10 times harder to get it to sound how you want it to then any sealed box..

 

Free Air Sucks!!!!!!!!!

 

The kickers have been installed in the TLs OEM sub location and people claim it sounds pretty good. Obviously it's not gonna hit anywhere near as hard as a sealed or ported box, but it's a good alternative for those that put a high priority on trunk space.

 

can i run this woofer along with a powered bazooka

 

This is America, man. Do what you want to do.

But seems like a strange way to exercise freedom.

 

Free Air, sealed, ported.....all sound the same if your install is properly done, and you choose the right equipment.

If you want some nice free air 8s, look at the tc8s