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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 05:18 AM
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I will agree NICE SUB!!! Just look at my sig.

x2 its a 1000x harder than a sealed box. Tuning to the car's resonant freq, port length, port volume, etc... ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK GOD FOR MY PORTACALC!!!
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by styxnpicks
.7 would have a Q of .78 a little smaller than perfect but still WELL withing where it should be. .971 cuft would be a perfect .707 q
Sorry but that kinda confused me a tad, I think I get what you are saying but can you clarify that a little?

As for the sub, I believe what happened is a friend of his had a blown one and he put in a new system for the friend. The friend let him keep the blown sub, and he somehow returned it to JL for a new one. I'm not exactly positive if that's what happened but that is what I think.

I am not sure what type of amp to use? Any suggestions for it?

Would it be worth going with two subs in this box?
http://musicmooseaudio.com/ford_f_150b.html
How is that this box that is so much bigger (I know it is for two subs, but it seems a lot bigger than two of the previous boxes together) and it has the same amount of air space per sub (.70)?
 

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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 03:51 AM
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first of all i dont even think that box will fit under your seats....im quite positive too.....and if it says it has the same air space as that really small one you showed already then it might be that the box is not completely hollow...
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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and if that box fits...where do you plan on placing your amp? are you goin aftermarket speakers? where are you going to put the amp for those too? with our trucks, space is a HUGE handicap
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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Ok sorry guys, totally told you the wrong info, the subs a w1 not a w6 haha. I think I am gonna stick to just 1 sub for now rather than 2, unless you guys can persuade me (I have stock speakers for now). I plan on putting the amp behind the rear seat. I have seen a few other guys on here that do that.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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a 10w1 in .7 cuft is REALLY close to a q of .707

I would run 2 if possible. doubling the cone area and power is can gain a good 6 dB

rms for a w1 is about 125ish
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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x2 on getting 2 subs, once you put high powered speakers in your single sub wont keep up.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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Thanks for all the help. I really am looking for kinda of just an extra bump to it, and not really something thats going to really hit hard. I may put in aftermarket speakers, but I really am not sure if I am going to right now. Will 1 be enough to add that extra bass to it but at the same time give a nice bump when needed or no?

Also about how much is 6 db?
 
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewc_11890
Thanks for all the help. I really am looking for kinda of just an extra bump to it, and not really something thats going to really hit hard. I may put in aftermarket speakers, but I really am not sure if I am going to right now. Will 1 be enough to add that extra bass to it but at the same time give a nice bump when needed or no?

Also about how much is 6 db?
your gonna want 2 if you only go with one, plan on running 2 from the get go. 6 dB is the difference between... "thats it?" and "not bad" lol
 
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 02:32 AM
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yea if it was a w6 llike you originally said i would say that you might be happy with one but since its a w1 (still a great sub) i would go two...and since it s a w1 it wont run you that much more
 
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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Ok (sorry that I really don't know too much about car audio) but would it be better to have a one w6 (will it fit in that small of a box) or two w1's (should I use the big single box or two of the small boxes?)

Any suggestions for an good amp to power the sub(s)?
 
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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I can say from my personal experience that 1 10" in a very small box was not enough for me. It was great for a a week or 2 then like Styx said it was "That's it?". I now have 2-10" in a Supercrewsound box and am very happy. There is nothing wrong with using the single sub and box and then if you choose add second sub and bigger box in the future. You aren't losing any money on the free box. Just make sure to have enough power in your amp choice to leave your options open. I chose a 500/1 and am happy.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:37 AM
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a w6 will NOT!!!!! fit in that box ....so dont even try lol......for that box you need a lo pro sub like the p3
 
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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My Bad, I meant to type w3, or will that not fit either?
 
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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 02:05 AM
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that wont fit either
you need a low profile sub
 
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