Powered woofer install w/ pics n instructions

[racerbob]

Chris,
I have been thinking about that sub also. It got some good reviews. I too am not looking for great SPL, but I like clean extended bass. Does it seem to go as low as a good 10" in a sealed enclosure. I am just worried that many small speakers just won't go down to 30 HZ or lower.

[chrisspaulding]

Originally Posted by racerbob

Chris,
I have been thinking about that sub also. It got some good reviews. I too am not looking for great SPL, but I like clean extended bass. Does it seem to go as low as a good 10" in a sealed enclosure. I am just worried that many small speakers just won't go down to 30 HZ or lower.

As a 10"? It's advertised to sound like TWO 10"'s!!
It certainly doesn't seem like 5 little speakers. Whatever that new technology is they dialed it in pretty good for a powered sub!

For the technical specs, and specifically your question on 'down to 30HZ'... I'm not sure.

I can say though, with it in my spare wheel well, the sub vibrates my chest/temples and make my rear view mirror shake to 0 visibility!

It sounds a little better on rap bass than rock bass (if that makes sense), but I haven't had it long to mess with all the knobs which may improve the quality even more.

Overall, for the price $299 (regular $599 but on closeout from Crutchfield), I'm VERY satisfied!

Crutchfield has a 30 day money back and free shipping back guarantee, so it's a deal at least to try (imo)

Hope this helps
.

[morpheusx]

Originally Posted by chrisspaulding

It sounds a little better on rap bass than rock bass (if that makes sense)
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I have the Non JBL system with a bridged 10" sub, the stereo sounds amazing with Rap / Hip Hop, but with Rock (Sirius Octane 20) it sounds weak. I have attributed it to the very weak stock OEM speakers that seem to have one of the muddiest midranges of any speaker I've ever heard.

[chrisspaulding]

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i LOVE Sirius Octane 20!!!!!
Kayla -or whatever her name is- is my favorite D.J.
i FKING HATE Jason Ellis

My audio system (JBL w/ powered sub) handles rock good too, I just like the bass tones more commonly used in rap
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[Five5Six]

Was there no remote line for this powered sub? Where are you guys pulling switched power from?

[Five5Six]

If you tapped the yellow and black on the passenger side (which it looks like it from your picture), you tapped the wrong wires. You need to tap the yellow and black on the drivers side.

[Presto]

Originally Posted by MacDude

Thanks for the write up.

So, no spare? I hope you have AAA.

Originally Posted by chrisspaulding

I do, and fix a flat!

Tire guys hate the fix-a-flat stuff. It's quite the fun to deal with all that messy goop! Even though flats are far and few between, these days, I can't bring myself to take out the spare tire. I fear Murphy's Law! I can't remember the last time I had to change a flat, though. I think it was more than 10 years ago with my '89 K-Car.

[morpheusx]

Originally Posted by Presto

Tire guys hate the fix-a-flat stuff. It's quite the fun to deal with all that messy goop! Even though flats are far and few between, these days, I can't bring myself to take out the spare tire. I fear Murphy's Law! I can't remember the last time I had to change a flat, though. I think it was more than 10 years ago with my '89 K-Car.

Do you know that the new version of the Ford Focus (2008 model) doesn't come with a spare tire as standard equipment with the base model. It is in an option package upgrade though. LOL

[racerbob]

Guys,
Don't ever use Fix a Flat. It will plug up your tire pressure sensor. I had to post a notice for all the drivers in the fleet I maintain. TP sensors are expensive to replace.
I tossed around 6 of them that have been ruined by that stuff.

[wgary]

Originally Posted by tkil

Ok, I'll admit that it was a bit of a low blow. On the other paw, the vast majority of cases of intrusive bass that I've experienced are:

1. non-whites (latinos, blacks, and asians, in about that order of prevalence)

2. young white males trying to emulate minorities

3. usually in lower-income neighborhoods

The conclusion I've drawn is that the original core of the boom car phenomenon was people who felt they could not make an impact on the world any other way, so they decided they'd force others to pay attention.

I simply cannot believe that a comment like this would be tolerated in civil discourse. I find overt racism like this to be shameful beyond belief, but apparently other members of this list don't find this offensive?? Somehow I thought more of the human race, let alone my fellow Prius owners.