Looking for subwoofer placement recommendations

[Cathul]

I'm thinking of glassing my own enclosure to the passenger side next year.
The Stealthbox is tempting, but not available anywhere in Germany or the EU (and if it was it costs an arm and a leg), Audiodesigns seem not to ship to Germany and in Germany there is no Zenclosure or any other box from any manufacturer available.
And nobody could answer my question to the internal volume of the B&O enclosure that would be available used from the UK.

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[Evolvd]

Here is another option. Elevated trunk floor with subs in the spare tire well at the far rear of the trunk:

That’s a sweet setup! Are those 10w6?

 

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That’s a sweet setup! Are those 10w6?

Man I’m currently mulling this same question. I have 2 JL 8w7’s and I’m tempted to use a zenclosure front fire position. Even with the seats closed it should couple with the back of the seats and still sound pretty good like a down firing wedge box. I just can’t make up my mind what I want to do PS the zenclosure box is also about .13 to small for the JL spec box for a 8 w7

 

[StangTime]

That’s a sweet setup! Are those 10w6?

They sure look like it. The original poster didn't provide any info on his install. One of those, "Here's a blank check please build me a killer stereo." type installs.

 

[StangTime]

Man I’m currently mulling this same question. I have 2 JL 8w7’s and I’m tempted to use a zenclosure front fire position. Even with the seats closed it should couple with the back of the seats and still sound pretty good like a down firing wedge box. I just can’t make up my mind what I want to do PS the zenclosure box is also about .13 to small for the JL spec box for a 8 w7

I can tell you, the rear seats really choke the output of the subs. One way to mitigate that is to put spacers under the seat latches so there is a gap across the rear deck. Here's a link: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/th...-the-rear-seat-backs-down.128004/post-2669235

 

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I can tell you, the rear seats really choke the output of the subs. One way to mitigate that is to put spacers under the seat latches so there is a gap across the rear deck. Here's a link: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/th...-the-rear-seat-backs-down.128004/post-2669235

Awww thanks for the tip. I’d imagine the seat foam filters a lot of the wave compared to carpet and a metal floor.

 

[Evolvd]

They sure look like it. The original poster didn't provide any info on his install. One of those, "Here's a blank check please build me a killer stereo." type installs.

Yeah I could do that but I honestly don’t trust anyone with my GT500 and my anxiety would cause a meltdown if I had to leave it in the hands of someone slinging resin everywhere

 

[Evolvd]

Man I’m currently mulling this same question. I have 2 JL 8w7’s and I’m tempted to use a zenclosure front fire position. Even with the seats closed it should couple with the back of the seats and still sound pretty good like a down firing wedge box. I just can’t make up my mind what I want to do PS the zenclosure box is also about .13 to small for the JL spec box for a 8 w7

If you’re comfortable with wood working I’d recommend getting custom enclosure specs from CarAudioFabrication.com. Mark will take the speaker specs and the space available for a box and make a blueprint for a box that will be perfect for your subs. He charges $85 for a two-sub blueprint. He provides all dimensions for you to cut and how to assemble it. His YouTube page has a ton of content on how to do custom builds from basic boxes to full-on competition builds.

 

[Cathul]

I second that. I got a blueprint from Mark for my JL 10w3v3. The enclosure design is really great.

 

[StangTime]

Yeah I could do that but I honestly don’t trust anyone with my GT500 and my anxiety would cause a meltdown if I had to leave it in the hands of someone slinging resin everywhere

I would never leave my car in the hands of an installer either!

 

[Evolvd]

I'm thinking of glassing my own enclosure to the passenger side next year.
The Stealthbox is tempting, but not available anywhere in Germany or the EU (and if it was it costs an arm and a leg), Audiodesigns seem not to ship to Germany and in Germany there is no Zenclosure or any other box from any manufacturer available.
And nobody could answer my question to the internal volume of the B&O enclosure that would be available used from the UK.

I just sold my stealthbox that was still unused. My plan is to go with two JL 12w3v3-4 wired to 2 ohm on a Vx1000/1 amp. Also running 3-way components active with a Vx600/6 unless I decide to keep the rear speakers in which case I have to wait for them to make more Vx800/8 amps.

 

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I just sold my stealthbox that was still unused. My plan is to go with two JL 12w3v3-4 wired to 2 ohm on a Vx1000/1 amp. Also running 3-way components active with a Vx600/6 unless I decide to keep the rear speakers in which case I have to wait for them to make more Vx800/8 amps.

That’s pretty much my set up with C7’s but subamp is my hd 1200/1

 

[Evolvd]

That’s pretty much my set up with C7’s but subamp is my hd 1200/1

I really wanted to do C7s but I found an unused set of C5-653 which were the last JL speaker line made in Germany and are highly rated. Also it didn’t hurt that they were 1/4 the price a 3-way set of C7s

 

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I really wanted to do C7s but I found an unused set of C5-653 which were the last JL speaker line made in Germany and are highly rated. Also it didn’t hurt that they were 1/4 the price a 3-way set of C7s

I had G5’s you will love them! A lot like the old German made mb quatz

 

[Cathul]

If you take your time to learn about DSP tuning you can make those C5 definitely shine.

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