http://www.carsubs.net Be the Party! Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:34:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You're probably here because you're looking for bass. Not bass , BASS! and not any BASS! You're looking for SPL BASS! That kind of BASS that makes girls' hair fly, windows blow out, and dogs howl... [caption id="attachment_246" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Shattering Rediculous Bass"][/caption] We're talking today about big bass that can hold a presence at a ... http://www.carsubs.net/15inchsubwoofers/15-inch-spl-competition-subwoofers In this post we will compare shallow mount subwoofers vs a similarly sized 'deep basket' subwoofer. The application in question here is a 2005 C200 Kompressor which is my current vehicle. The car is equipped with a nice Harmon Kardon 7.1 speaker system comprising a front center ... http://www.carsubs.net/boxesdesign/subwooferdesign/shallow-mount-subwoofers-in-comparison Introduction - Class D amplifiers : Class D Subwoofer amplifiers, effectionately known as "Mono Block D's" are very power efficient amplifiers. Class D Amplifiers have an efficiency of around 70%, which means that a 2000 watt rated Class D will typically deliver 1400 watts to the subwoofer while wasting about 600 ... http://www.carsubs.net/carsubwoofer/choosing-a-stable-amplifier-for-your-car-sub-woofer [caption id="attachment_169" align="alignright" width="195" caption="Hand Made Skin Drum"][/caption] Tube enclosures are very efficient enclosures for bass creation and subwoofer applications. If you think about it, tribes used to use hollow logs and tube shapes to create their ancient drums. To this day, with advanced technology, acoustic modeling, and 'if you can ... http://www.carsubs.net/boxesdesign/tubesubwoofer/subwoofer-tube-enclosures-explained One of my first subwoofer boxes was a simple dual 8" setup in a 12"x 22" x 10" box. That small 1.6 Cu.ft box was more than enough to fill up and rock out my 1991 Celica GT. The subs in the box were facing upwards and reflected beautifully off ... http://www.carsubs.net/boxesdesign/subwooferdesign/isobaric-sub-enclosures Intro: The following article talks about the theory and application of installing the right subwoofer capacitor to improve the performance of your bass system. It discusses some of the concepts and calculations of subwoofer capacitors and gives my recommendations on how to choose the right size capacitor for your audio system. Article: Here's ... http://www.carsubs.net/boxesdesign/subwooferdesign/the-boss-cap-10-subwoofer-capacitor A common thing to do on 2+2 seater sports cars such as the mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 is to get rid of the two rear seats for a sound system install or a carputer setup. The reason the tiny rear seats exist in those cars in the first place is to ... http://www.carsubs.net/15inchsubwoofers/feel-the-power-of-15-inch-subwoofers The first time I attempted to build a subwoofer cabinet was back in 1999. Back then I was big into the music and DJing scene and wanted to add something to compliment our communal practice session setup. The setup had a great set of technics MK12 turntables, a Numark mixer ... http://www.carsubs.net/boxesdesign/buildasubwoofer/some-tips-on-how-to-build-a-subwoofer-cabinet Diy subwoofer equalization is unknown to most enthusiasts. Even more obscure is that not all subwoofers are created equal. Subwoofers depending on size, placement, and packaging have different characteristics unique to that setup. For example larger subwoofers such as 15 inch or 18 inch subwoofers require larger enclosures for the ... http://www.carsubs.net/boxesdesign/diysubwoofer/diy-subwoofer-equalization 12 inch subwoofers are the entry level sized subwoofer into big bass. It's true that you can get an 8" or 10" subwoofer to give you nice clean and responsive bass line, however if you really want to feel the music, without resorting to drugs, meditation, or the 'high' of ... http://www.carsubs.net/12inchsubwoofers/12-inch-subwoofers-for-big-bass