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Originally posted by BarracksSi
IceD out N Cali, what did you use for your JL sub? I'm expecting either JL or Rockford to produce a Stealthbox-type thing for the EP sometime soon.
I heard a Basslink at a Circuit City, and honestly wasn't impressed -- it bottomed out too easily for my tastes, and I haven't enjoyed a passive radiator in a long, long time. Sometimes, it sounded like someone was kicking it with their foot in the side.
I agree about Bazookas, too. Nasty things that thrive on good marketing. I also remember hearing less-than-favorable comments about the RSX bass "upside down cake".
In my '86 Si, I had a single 10 in a 1-cubic-foot truck-style box, laid flat over the spare tire and covered with a nappy blanket. That was bridged over a 2x50W amp, which also drove 6-1/2" coax mains in front; the 4" rear coaxes ran off the head. To substitute for an electronic crossover, a store back home in Nebraska recommended caps for the four mains (to block bass) and a coil for the sub (to block everything but bass), and the resulting sound was surprisingly well-balanced -- and damn loud. I miss it.
Anyways, I'm leaning towards a single small-enclosure 10 either on the floor or in a corner, plenty of power, and probably better main speakers (depending on what's in there already). I might add an Alpine changer with the adapter for the factory head unit (I'm going to stick with the factory head until DVD receivers come down far enough in price -- if I'm going to mess with the clean factory look, I'm gonna get a movie screen, too. :p )
I was having second thoughts when they were installing the sub in my car because I read reviews about this sub THEN decided to buy it--w/o actually hearing it. Then when they were installing it, I was playing with the demo unit and was majorly disappointed but figured it was too late.