Rockford Fosgate
02-28-2010, 03:02 PM
#11
New F-150 Owner
yeah, i think 10's are the best all aroudn speaker, but that is also because i like really tight bass, not boomy...so a 10" in a sealed box is what i always do...
02-28-2010, 03:39 PM
#12
Car Audio Junkie
There is no reason a ten or eight is better. That statement is very false. I have hear 18s sound better and tighter than eights. Remember guys its 80% install 20% equipment
02-28-2010, 06:18 PM
#13
Senior Member
ill be listening to some rap/hip hop stuff once my wires come this tuesday. figure if i wanna listen to rock or country ill just turn the sub volume down or off. and i liked how i have mine put in, i still have room for two people. i hate having a full backseat of people anyways, now i have a reason to be like "sorry, trucks full". all my friends say the same thing about 8's and 10's being so much better, but i have a hard time believing it. its usually the same friends who like to think their shallow mounts sound exactly as good as a full-size of the same sub. and i know thats not true. i prefer how the 12's and 15's ive heard sound over the 8's and 10's ive heard almost every time.
02-28-2010, 08:28 PM
#14
Senior Member
ill be listening to some rap/hip hop stuff once my wires come this tuesday. figure if i wanna listen to rock or country ill just turn the sub volume down or off. and i liked how i have mine put in, i still have room for two people. i hate having a full backseat of people anyways, now i have a reason to be like "sorry, trucks full". all my friends say the same thing about 8's and 10's being so much better, but i have a hard time believing it. its usually the same friends who like to think their shallow mounts sound exactly as good as a full-size of the same sub. and i know thats not true. i prefer how the 12's and 15's ive heard sound over the 8's and 10's ive heard almost every time.
02-28-2010, 11:18 PM
#15
Senior Member
haha well i like havin a person or two in the back, i just really hate it when i have one seat left and someone asks if they can ride with me, cause then i gotta move my seat up. 1 or 2 in the backs fine, im just not much for a full backseat.
03-01-2010, 03:19 AM
#16
There is no way. No possible way 1 18 will sound better to techno music os rock music where the bass is quick or sharp.
The only way your going to get a sub that big to compress and decompress is mounting them isobaric or facing each other. So they push/pull each other and force it in or out faster.
03-01-2010, 07:09 PM
#18
Senior Member
just downloaded a few gb worth of rap, wires are coming tomorrow. i sure am going crazy wondering how its gonna sound.. haha ive never had any use of rap til now, i like it, i just cant enjoy it without a sub though.
03-02-2010, 10:30 AM
#19
03-02-2010, 10:46 AM
#20
For what it's worth, I've heard 8's that anyone would have thought was a 12 or bigger. At the same time I couldn't imagine an 15 or an 18 sounding anything like an 8 or a 10. Why would you want it to???
I understand installation is a big part of it, but I'd have to give more then 20% of the credit to the equipment. I mean even the best install isn't gonna make cheap *** flea market equipment sound like top of the line equipment, no way, no how. I worked at an audio shop back in the mid 90's and still have friends that are in the business. Yes it's changed, but I'm not thinking it's changed that much.
I understand installation is a big part of it, but I'd have to give more then 20% of the credit to the equipment. I mean even the best install isn't gonna make cheap *** flea market equipment sound like top of the line equipment, no way, no how. I worked at an audio shop back in the mid 90's and still have friends that are in the business. Yes it's changed, but I'm not thinking it's changed that much.