Sub & Amp Pics

[boxster7614]

For those of you want real bass here you go......This sounds excelent and hits pretty hard. Bass punches right through.



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Also pic of new rims
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[rick3000]

Unless your standing outside your car, what's the point of having subs in the truck?
I'm not trying to be rude, but it doesn't make much sense to me. Also, you should look into a custom enclosure if you keep that in the car, just so it flows a little better, and doesn't slide around when your driving.

[edevlin]

That is some serious sub action for a boxster. I have wondered how a sub mounted in the rear trunk sounds. What battery(s) are you running with the system? I also have a JL Audio sub, but it is a little 8" unit in the passenger footwell. Several other board members also use that sub, it does a suprisingly good job for its size.

I think its corner location in the footwell allows it to couple with 4 surfaces to augment its output, like placing a subwoofer in the corner of a listening room, you normally get another 6db or so output. I dont know if it would work in your application, but you may want to consider mounting your amps on the sides of the front trunk like I did (see my website link below). It may allow you to carry more stuff in the trunk without messing up the amps. Have fun,

Ed

[boxster7614]

There is Velcro on the bottom of the box so it does not sliding around, but also not permanent so if I need to remove it I still can.

Placing the subs in your trunk does not hurt the sound quality by much because bass is omni directional it punches right through. The sealed enclosure gives it a nice tight bass. While sitting in the car it is a clean tight sound (not muffled like some would think). Trust me I am very picky when it comes to sound quality. The only thing you loose here is trunk space.


I am going to fabricate a plexus glass cover to go over the amps....I actually have new amps I am going to update these ones with.

I am running the normal battery with this set up....but a do have a giant stiffening capacitor (The silver can in the pics) I am running clarion separates in the dash and doors (you can see the cross overs mounted in the front trunk) and the rear Porsche speaker kit with a pair of tweeters added.

It is an amazing sounding system!

[rick3000]

That's cool that the bass carries through!

[Kirk]

A speaker creates sound by pushing air at different frequencies. What you hear are the sound waves from that air being pushed. Now with subs in a sealed trunk with no direct passage into the cabin how on Earth could you hear the air that is being pushed?

It's thus questionable to state that the bass "punches right through" as if somehow magically the air jumps out of the trunk and into the cabin. Just because bass is omni-directional does not mean that it's omni-present too. What you're hearing is the thump of the bass hitting your trunk and you're definitely FEELING the vibrations in the car (which probably has more impact than anything).

If you're happy with it though and think it produces a good, clean, tight bass, then that's all that really matters. Enjoy.... When I worked for Harman on their OEM sound systems we also would install subs in the trunk (for factory upgraded stereos). It wasn't ideal but was usually the best we could do with the packaging options that we had. I think you've probably done the same here.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by boxster7614

I am running the normal battery with this set up....but a do have a giant stiffening capacitor (The silver can in the pics) I am running clarion separates in the dash and doors (you can see the cross overs mounted in the front trunk) and the rear Porsche speaker kit with a pair of tweeters added.

It is an amazing sounding system!

If I were you, I would buy a Yellow Top Optima battery. The Red Top is good too, but with all the stereo stuff you have, the Yellow Top would be best for you. Have fun.

[Back2DTM]

Your engine is gonna thank you for setting up the system for it to listen.
hahah

How much does it weight?