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subwoofer help
« on: May 01, 2016, 11:09:55 am »
hello i have a vibe black air active sub 1600watts and i have just bought a 12inch stealth inclosure and was thinking of putting a jl audio 12W0v3-4 sub in it but it is only 300watts, does this mean i will hear a difference and the jl one won't be as good at the vibe one

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2016, 11:24:34 am »
You won't be able to hear a huge difference but the vibe is made for the encloser and depends on the RMS route mean square over a long period of time meaning pumping it for hours on both subs. 300w peak and 1300w peak are a great deal and you may blow the 300jl if cranked up too much. keep frequencies down and anything is possible.

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2016, 11:27:28 am »
You won't be able to hear a huge difference but the vibe is made for the encloser and depends on the RMS route mean square over a long period of time meaning pumping it for hours on both subs. 300w peak and 1300w peak are a great deal and you may blow the 300jl if cranked up too much. keep frequencies down and anything is possible.

Well if I buy the JL audio sub I will buy the 300watt JL audio amp to go with.
What I might do is take the vibe sub and amp out the box and try in the steal one

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2016, 11:35:37 am »
I have this set in mine and it's as good as the more expensive sub and amps iused to have in


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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2016, 11:38:11 am »
Vibe made a really nice accurate amp for their active woofers so I'd keep it and find out what the actual power output is for the vibe and get something similar to match it. Doesn't have to be spot on as I've used a 900 watt alpine digital amp 500RMS at 1ohm bridged which two x pioneer 500w were running through I think the speaker rms were 150w rms but they kicked bass and neighbours said they could hear me from really far thats at low 50hz  :signLOL:  You just need to know what to set the amp frequency at and being digital makes a massive difference too. I still have the amp sitting in its original box. didn't have the heart to sell it  :doh:

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2016, 11:40:33 am »
I have this set in mine and it's as good as the more expensive sub and amps iused to have in


I'm too old for this sh*t now  :signLOL:

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2016, 11:43:02 am »
 :signLOL: Am 49 and like any thing you can spend more than you need to.
This is what it is like finished

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2016, 11:46:36 am »
:signLOL: Am 49 and like any thing you can spend more than you need to.
This is what it is like finished

I really like that well set up with no massive bass box in the boot like I used to have in my 20teens  :signLOL: :jumping: I want one where from please?. does it rattle the metal or panels  ???

I'm 41 and the wife will kill me if she seen that. it's bad enough I have two amps on top of the cupboard and a CD changer and a cassette player oh and a digital harmonic enhancer CD player all Ai net  :doh:
« Last Edit: May 01, 2016, 11:51:48 am by r5gtt »

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2016, 11:50:11 am »
:signLOL: Am 49 and like any thing you can spend more than you need to.
This is what it is like finished


is that the 12inch stealth box by visual ice

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2016, 11:53:10 am »
If its nice and neat with a 10" sub that fits nicely under the shelf you might get away with it

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2016, 11:55:48 am »
:signLOL: Am 49 and like any thing you can spend more than you need to.
This is what it is like finished


is that the 12inch stealth box by visual ice

It is mate yeah,thought at the time it was a lot to pay just for the  sub box but didn't have time to build one and these are well build and fit  perfectly

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2016, 11:57:47 am »
:signLOL: Am 49 and like any thing you can spend more than you need to.
This is what it is like finished


is that the 12inch stealth box by visual ice

It is mate yeah,thought at the time it was a lot to pay just for the  sub box but didn't have time to build one and these are well build and fit  perfectly

well i had door cards made by him for my 1st car (cross be :signLOL:) and looked mint so i spoke to him yesterday and sent the money last night so can't wait to get it

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2016, 12:02:25 pm »
i know its not vw but its on the same topic lol
my neighbours hated my 1st car lol had 6inch component speakers in door 6x9s  in rear and 6x9s in parcel shelf  and my vibe sub woofer that i still have today its lasted me 5years so far and only payed 50 for it
i know it don't look that good i was only 17-18 lol i have grown up now lol want it to look all clean and smart



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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2016, 12:16:12 pm »
If its nice and neat with a 10" sub that fits nicely under the shelf you might get away with it
Can't shut the boot when it's full on our travels to Birmingham  :doh:

that's why something like yours with a cage may do.

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Re: subwoofer help
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2016, 12:17:27 pm »
 :signLOL:Yeah had a similar set up in a old corsa with wires every where