I listen to mostly metal/hard rock. I picked up an old 1999 series RF 15" 8�© in probly a 1 cu.ft. sealed box. The sub handles 150W RMS, and I am powering it with an MTX 282 (can be had for a little over $100 new) which at 8�© I calculated out around 140-somthing watts RMS (I forget, did this over 1.5 yrs ago).
Everyone is suprised to see a 15" in my trunk since it beats with rock really well. Being low power it just enhances the sound I'm hearing w/o being too much (think of what a high end factory system sounds like), but it can still rattle the crap out of my licence plate (and rear seat passengers) while playing techno or rap. Another good thing is I can have it cranked up as high as it can go (w/o distortion), and the highs in my doors are louder than the bass on the outside which means no attention brought to myself.
I realize this is the 1st sub I've ever had, but it sure sounds a lot better than other people's cars I've been in, for example:
A friend of mine has a 92 Corvette with 2 JL (I think) 12" with around 800W RMS to each in a dual sealed box. True they put out an ungodly amount of bass, but it sounds like crap becuase they can't beat quickly enough. I dunno what amps he's running, but I do know they're some smaller company.
Something else I've noticed in this SVT... The exhaust resonates at the right frequencies to cause distructive interference and cancel out some of the sound coming from the sub, so when I'm under a load (going up a hill), the sub sounds like it's distorting. Just something I gotta live with, though.
Last edited by Kane; 01/02/05 11:33 PM.
