countrygunner
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I just recently added to my sound system. The deck unit I put in a week or two ago was a Pioneer avh-4800-bs 7" screen with DVD, CD, Sat radio, Bluetooth, usb, spotify, etc. it really added some sound and control to the factory bottom line sound system.
Today I finally put in my subs. I got a package deal for $499 which included two 12" Kicker Comp R dual voice coil 2ohm subs. They are really nice. Along with the package came a Kicker 600 x 1 amp. It came with a kicker wiring kit that was 8 ga. Not what I wanted but for the money I was okay. It also had a pre fab box that I knew wasn't going to be the best but I took a chance. For the price again I couldn't lose. The two subs on crutch field were $150 a piece and the amp was $219 I think. So not counting the box and harness I was doing good even though I know the subs can be found somewhat cheaper.
The part that isn't working out good though is the box. It doesn't have enough air space and it's not built out of heavy wood. So I got a lot of vibration on the lows but is tolerable on the snappy bass and turned down. So I've been looking and for our trucks, mine is a 15 crew cab, pre fab boxes are hard to find. Building one leaves me with fiberglassing as the only real option to get the air space. So it's not worth fooling with for one box. I ve heard about fox acoustics on here and they seem to have the best option.
So here is my long drawn out question or questions. They only have two options. Either a dual 12" sealed box with 1' air space I believe. The ported box has 1.55' of air space. I've never really used ported boxes so I'm hesitant but it says on his sight these give more sound and range. However I like all type of music ever and sealed boxes seem to cover that range better in my experience. Does anyone on here have a fox box and is it ported or sealed? What is the sound like?
Oh and the box I have even though it sounds not so great with only .61' of air space it does not require a seat lift with spacers and I can keep my cup holders. Is there anyway to avoid losing my cup holders? Does the raised seat feel weird.
Today I finally put in my subs. I got a package deal for $499 which included two 12" Kicker Comp R dual voice coil 2ohm subs. They are really nice. Along with the package came a Kicker 600 x 1 amp. It came with a kicker wiring kit that was 8 ga. Not what I wanted but for the money I was okay. It also had a pre fab box that I knew wasn't going to be the best but I took a chance. For the price again I couldn't lose. The two subs on crutch field were $150 a piece and the amp was $219 I think. So not counting the box and harness I was doing good even though I know the subs can be found somewhat cheaper.
The part that isn't working out good though is the box. It doesn't have enough air space and it's not built out of heavy wood. So I got a lot of vibration on the lows but is tolerable on the snappy bass and turned down. So I've been looking and for our trucks, mine is a 15 crew cab, pre fab boxes are hard to find. Building one leaves me with fiberglassing as the only real option to get the air space. So it's not worth fooling with for one box. I ve heard about fox acoustics on here and they seem to have the best option.
So here is my long drawn out question or questions. They only have two options. Either a dual 12" sealed box with 1' air space I believe. The ported box has 1.55' of air space. I've never really used ported boxes so I'm hesitant but it says on his sight these give more sound and range. However I like all type of music ever and sealed boxes seem to cover that range better in my experience. Does anyone on here have a fox box and is it ported or sealed? What is the sound like?
Oh and the box I have even though it sounds not so great with only .61' of air space it does not require a seat lift with spacers and I can keep my cup holders. Is there anyway to avoid losing my cup holders? Does the raised seat feel weird.