Zenclosures sub boxes

stoli said:

Whether front or rear firing, it still has to go through the seats. ;)

Front firing typically results in cleaner/tighter bass than rear firing assuming the opening is sealed like with these boxes. Rear firing almost always has better low end bass, especially for SPL setups.

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What I was trying to say was that if the sub is right up against the rear seat back, it has no room to breathe... until you fold the seats down of course

mumbles said:

Couple of ways to look at it... assuming you'd add an amp to run the subs, a front fire box gives you a place to mount the amp. The flip side is that firing into the back seats might muffle the sound some with the seats up.
If you go rear firing, the sound will be a little cleaner, but you have to find somewhere to mount the amp... all depends on what you're after.

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I'm not concerned about where to mount the amps. I can figure that out later. My concern is sound quality. Just wondering the front firing isn't too close to the seat backs?

stoli said:

Whether front or rear firing, it still has to go through the seats. ;)

Front firing typically results in cleaner/tighter bass than rear firing assuming the opening is sealed like with these boxes. Rear firing almost always has better low end bass, especially for SPL setups.

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I hope the woofer isn't touching the seat back. Or is that a concern?

That's what I'm wondering...

mumbles said:

What I was trying to say was that if the sub is right up against the rear seat back, it has no room to breathe... until you fold the seats down of course

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What's the difference between the types? Ex. Type 1 and 3.. They are both rear facing...

And the price is great and looks great! The hard part will be deciding rear or front facing subs

Ap8823 said:

What's the difference between the types? Ex. Type 1 and 3.. They are both rear facing...

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Look at how the subs are either flush mounted or recessed and if they are separately recessed or in the same trim ring.

04Terminator said:

That's what I'm wondering...

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The recessed version has the subs set back .75 inches

stoli said:

It's 3/4" MDF, they are pretty heavy...if you're adding subs weight isn't normally your first concern. That said, I take my sub box out before I head to the track.

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Where is your amp mounted? Do you just unplug the speaker cable and pop the box out?

i had one of their boxes in my old '13 vert. I could totally see myself getting one again for my '16 vert.

I'm still waiting on a corner box since I have my amps mounted to the back of my rear seats. Any word on those?

Damn that makes for a clean install. I wish I could see the Black with red insert. To tempting......

I just ordered the one facing the rear seats. Will post pics after installed.

dbasql said:

Where is your amp mounted? Do you just unplug the speaker cable and pop the box out?

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My amp is in the spare tire well and yeah, I just unplug it and take out the box. Instant weight loss. Though for road course it may be better if I leave it if for weight balance.

Just ordered rear facing single 12" recessed for mine! I currently just have a standard cube box that looks out of place from my old car. This will really clean up the looks with the air suspension being installed soon too!

EDIT: 7" depth is factoring in the recess for anyone that is wondering. so even with the 3/4" recess, it is still 7" deep


thanks for the thread OP!

Any idea what the shipping costs are?