subs

goingganzo
goingganzo Posts: 2,793
edited February 28 in Clubhouse Archives
what is the differance between a car sub and a home sub? and what makes one sub beter than another? i want to replace my velodyne but dont want to buy a new one so i am looking at drivers? what should i look for?
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  • matthew_2
    matthew_2 Posts: 52
    edited April 2002
    Car sub drivers and home sub drivers are basicly the same. Car subs may look better, because they may not be in a dark corner like at home.

    It amy not be a good idea to put a new driver in your sub. That enclosure was designed to use the driver you had. By adding another driver, you create a bad sound, full of distortion and port noise.

    There are many many specs involved in drivers, (subs) that should be considered when installing a new driver. If you did change the driver, try stuffing the box even more then it allready is.

    Hope it helps!
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited April 2002
    So could you technically take a car sub and make a case for it and use it as a sub for your HT? Would there be any bad effects from it? Thanks!
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited April 2002
    i have some old car subs from my first car sterio and some boxes when i got a new car and my box wouldnot fit in my car maybe i should pop the subs in the car boxes and find a cheap 2 chanel amp to drive them but do i want quanty over qualty?
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,200
    edited April 2002
    Here is a interseting fact. The psw1200 uses 2 12 inch car sub's.
    How's that??
    Dan
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  • nascarmann
    nascarmann Posts: 1,464
    edited April 2002
    DB, DX, or Momo?
    Oh, the bottle has been to me, my closes friend, my worse enemy!
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  • briancs
    briancs Posts: 193
    edited April 2002
    OIK (wow imdrunk) I know a litleabout this. Now in my first thread I mentioned I have a Jensen sub (which sucked would have used blew but that could add cofusion). So I added a MTX 6000 (car sub) which I had laying around. the Jensen down firing 8" was left as a passive radiator adding a little volume and increasing the "feel" of the bass. The final result sounds better. No port was added since I am no fan of chuffing (I belive that is the term). Oh and it looks pretty damned cool to.
    The guy with $40.00 mains and a $700.00 subwoofer.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited April 2002
    nascarmann: DB, DX, or Momo?
    I am almost sure there Momo's. Those suckers retail for $300
    each. I LOVE my PSW1200. :p
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  • phd500
    phd500 Posts: 75
    edited April 2002
    The psw1200 does not use car subs. The woofers cones, suround and dust cap are of the same construction as the DB car subs. I know cause I thought the same thing. But since I own one I did a little checking out on that thought.

    A car sub would work just as good. There just built to look better. Some good choices would be Momo's, Alumapro alchemy's, or Diamond audio mack dadies.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited April 2002
    I don't think car subs are built to the same standard as home subs. Cars have alot less room inside and therefore need less air to be pushed. They are designed to go low, but not as musical. Sit 4 ft. away from our PSW(whatever). Pretty damn low and loud. But tat's just my thoughts.

    Ask the "Infield Forum". Kim is pretty smart and responsive.

    I've always thought about putting some 25i(s) in the back of the wagon. At $80/pr the rt10i(s) might get this chance.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,200
    edited April 2002
    I think they are car sub's.Mich.........are they or not????I heard they were!!
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • matthew_2
    matthew_2 Posts: 52
    edited April 2002
    Car subs and home subs are the same!!! Some car subs for music, some home subs for HT. Some just go boom. (cheep car/home subs) The box, amp, and design of the driver are what determins a good sub. (and the sound)

    I don't know about the psw1200. Is it polk? I can't find it on the site!
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  • phd500
    phd500 Posts: 75
    edited April 2002
    Yeah the PSW1200 is a polk sub. I believe they made them around 1998-2000. I don't really know. But it's definitly polk.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2002
    I am going to venture to say that the 1200 did not use ANY of Polks autosound designs....

    1 reason fellas, the 1200 is ported. Porting is a no-no for Polk car subs, ESPECIALLY the momo series....

    Bandpass or sealed only....and they can handle much larger amounts of power than any past or current home model....

    (I did hook up my EX10 in its sealed box to my Luxman R113 and fed it the LFE in home theater...sounded pretty good actually....)

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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