Date:         Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:09:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: stereo question
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At 05:02 PM 2/2/2005, Max Wellhouse wrote.:

I put a pair of Rockford Fosgate 8" subs with the recommended size sealed
box.  they fit under the back seat in the 90 GL with the black panel
removed.   they say 2 8's don't match a single 10, but who cares.

  Have a 2x50 RMS R/F amp to drive them and Focal 6.5 separates in the
front doors; dynamatted.  I like the music loud, but thumpy bass isn't a
priority.  The bottom end of this system is excellent.  Listening to the
live version of Dire Straits' "Your Latest Trick" will sell most any van
owner on this set up.

DM&FS

e:
>At 11:17 PM 2/1/2005, Antaki wrote:
>>I have had the use of my son's Sub system while wwe attended Syncro De Mayo
>>last year. It fit nicely up agains the back or the rear seat. Too big for
>>everyday use, this was just for the duration of the show. I begged him to
>>let me have it!
>>You know, a lot of my favorite and not-so favorite songs of my actually have
>>some great bass tracks! A rally nice addition to my enjoyment of the camper.
>>The only problem was when my kid was doing the stairsteps - he had it so
>>loud he didn't hear when he slammed the frame rails into the concrete
>>stairstep. When I ended up slamming the rail in the same spot, though, the
>>music was off and I HEARD that sound. Felt it, too.  We have since
>>straightened the rails. Again.
>>
>>The old adage about nothing beats displacement - true for subwoofers, too.
>>You want lots of power, even if you only use it 3% of the time, so those low
>>notes sound good. And nothing pushes a low note like a large driver
>>(speaker), unless you are talking a speaker box with a bank of smaller ones.
>>So for one a one driver speaker box, 12" will kick out the jams.
>>
>>In my case, and perhaps in yours, a sealed enclosure is preferred over
>>other, open types. A sealed enclosure controls the speaker better. It also
>>requires more power for the same thump of an open design. It's a tradeoff
>>between sheer sound pressure level output (open), and faithfully reproducing
>>the bass as recorded (sealed). There are exeptions, of course.