Stereo questions

[Brad Wilson]

TM wrote:

> I'm looking at getting a dual voice coil 10" sub in a sealed
> enclosure, each coil being fed 160W and have only to select the
> sub and the installer.

> One shop is recommending a JL 10W3, sounds like a decent selection
> to me, w/ custom enclosure will run me about $375.

> Any thoughts on this? I'm going w/ a 10" due to space limitations
> and the fact that I don't want the sub to take up too much trunk space.
> Will probably mount the sub between the gas tank and the rear deck,
> up against the rear seat bulkhead. I just haven't figured out how to
> mount it just yet.

Have you listened to two 8" woofers? I find the bass much more pleasurable
from dual 8" than I did with single or dual 10", because the woofers react
much more quickly. However, if you're into rap music (or something similarly
bass heavy), you won't be happy.

I had a dual JL Audio 10" sub, and it was a _ton_ of bass. I powered it with
a 100W RF Punch. You should check the impedance of the speakers. Most of the
JLs sold in enclosures are meant to be run together on a single amp (8 ohm).
You won't buy yourself anything except added expense if they're 8 ohm
speakers, compared to running them in series for 4 ohms into a capable amp.

That sub & amp belongs to another lister now, as I left it in my 5000 when I
sold it.

Best regards,
Brad

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