6" subs

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shane_c
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6" subs

Post by shane_c »

What's everyone's take on 6" subs? I'm thinking about doing the under the seat sub box at some point. I saw someone on here put an 8" Rockford Fosgate under there. Does a 6" still have decent bass? I don't want anything that's going to shake the car and could care less if other people can hear it. I just want some filler since my door speakers don't have much bottom end.
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mathteacher'04vibe
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Re: 6" subs (shane_c)

Post by mathteacher'04vibe »

I have heard some really impressive sounding 8" woofers in a Dodge Viper and Porsche 911. I made a decent sounding bandpass box for some 8's too. I have never heard of getting bass out of 6's, but then again, most home tower speakers have a really small woofer in them (maybe 6") so I guess with the right box/amp/woofer combination a 6" sub under the seat would do what you want. The only thing is, it is hard enough to find a good quality 8" subwoofer, so good luck finding a decent 6" subwoofer. You could always get a really good set of 6.25"s and use a crossover to take away the highs. Another suggestion would be to do the same with 6x9's. With enough power, 6x9's can really thump! Good luck whatever way you go...
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Post by audiovibe »

Ive heard some great 6"-7" subs. If you want to look into some The digital designs w6.5http://www.ddaudio.com/dd/cara...=W6.5and the elemental designs 7kv.2http://www.edesignaudio.com/ed...id=33 Are very awesome subs.Aron
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Post by drunkenmaxx »

i would just go with 8s for extremely clean, not overbearing bass
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shane_c
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Post by shane_c »

Thanks everyone. I'm not sure what I'll end up going with. I'm leaning towards two 6's vs two 8's because it's cheaper and I'm not sure if the amp I have even works anymore. But I'll think about it some more and maybe by the end of the summer I'll get something.
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