WHAT SUB TO USE?????

RHINO6 · 01-30-2003, 04:34 PM

My friend got a new car and gave me his old sub. It is a 10" kicker free air. This might sound ghetto but I also just upgraded my home theater and now I have the two 12" subs from the old home system that I can use. Also he offered me the amp with a catch. His old car is a lease trade in. that means that the radio has to work. He has to turn it in by next sat 2-8-03. It has an audiobahn 5 channel amp. I can either get a new amp, i don't have a lot of money due to the new home theater, or buy a real cheep amp to switch with the audiobahn to make the car stereo work. I guess my questions are:
1. Which sub do I use?... I don't have a box?
2. What do I do about an amp.
3. When I make that decision, how do I put the whole thing in? I am very audio-illiterate.

I feel like a newbie all over again.
Thanks,
Kenneth

leolufse · 01-30-2003, 05:50 PM

You need to answer several more questions first.

How many watts does that audiobahn amp output to the subwoofer channel?
Better yet, what is the model number?

Even with a "free air" sub, you will need to fabricate a way to mount it. Most "free air" subs can be used in sealed or ported boxes. You can buy a pre-fab box or build one yourself. However, when choosing a box, it is very important to have it be the correct size for the particular sub. You will need to find out what the manufacturer recommends before you can do anything.

As far as the subs from your old home theatre... Most of the time home audio speakers run at an 8-ohm impedance. 8-ohms isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it will affect the way you will want to wire them to the amp. But, again, you still have the same problem with choosing the correct size box to put them in.

As of right now, my suggestion would be to get your hands on the audiobahn amp, find out how many watts it pushes to the sub channel and buy a single 10" or 12" sub in its own enclosure.

[Modified by leolufse, 5:52 PM 1/30/2003]

MelloYellow · 01-30-2003, 09:58 PM

JL Audio Subs. Nothing else.

I went back and ordered the old style 10W3's just now. They were so good I didn't even want to risk the newer v2's. The new ones are probably better too, but I was so happy with my 8W3's. Going for 2x 10's now. I've had many other brands.

Kale · 01-30-2003, 10:26 PM

Awesome Sound quality, medium bump? IDQ
Good sound quality, medium-high bump? JLW3
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