August 29, 2008
Subwoofers For Bigger Bass In Your Tuck
Hey, don't think that just because you paid a lot for that new truck that it already has Subwoofers installed. When you buy the stock model of a new vehicle, it rarely has subwoofers. And even when it does, they're usually not powerful enough to give you the kicking bass that you want
So then, do you want to crank up that stereo system, and get some real in cab window shaking sounds?
Well OK, what you really want is Subwoofers that can deliver some serious hammer to that stereo system inside your cab.
The use of a subwoofer augments the bass capability of the main speakers in your stereo system. Conventional speakers are ill equipped to handle reproduction of lower bass frequencies at considerable volumes without the help of a subwoofer. That’s about it, with the wide frequency range that your typical stereo speaker is responsible for, it just can't adequately pump out quality bass so fit a sub or two and those big volumes will sound a whole lot better.
Now if you are trying to add some bigger bass to your truck's sound system, you are immediately faced with a challenge. A truck cab, especially a single cab, is quite small and there are only a limited amount of possible locations where you can install a couple of subwoofers.
However, just because you have a small truck doesn't mean that you can't pound out some extreme bass. Although the possible locations for your truck cab subwoofers are few, installing them in a few key places can provide you with high quality acoustics and some envious bass sounds. Normally they are fitted into an enclosure in the trunk, but by using special enclosures subwoofers can go under seats or in side panels too so getting them into the confined space in your cab is not going to pose too big a problem.
Yes, there are times when size does matter but in some cases smaller can be much better. So if it’s bigger bass you’re in need of but you don't have the space for a huge woofer inside your cab no need to fret ‘cause there is a solution. Multiple small sub's can actually outperform a single, large woofer and the advantage of using say two of the smaller drivers is that they require less box volume.
Two 10" woofers are going to give you that deep, pounding bass as well as more sound than a 15" because of the extra cone space and they won't take up too much room. The dual 10” drivers can offer the performance of a 12” or 15” subwoofer and can be squeezed into a small cabinet so they’re the perfect fit and you can most probably get them fixed up right behind your seat. With some serious amounts of watts you’ve got subs that will take your music to incredible new highs and then boy will you get some good, good vibrations!
It is true the larger the sub, the deeper the bass, but what you’ll need to figure out first is just how many cubic feet of space you have for your sub boxes. With the larger box designs remember that the peak bass just shifts a bit lower as box size increases… but having said that the peaks are still very much there. Yes the bigger they get the more chance there is of sound becoming distorted unless there’s a pro' on hand to do the fitting and the math that goes along with it. These things are on the technical side and it's all about frequency response, low equivalent volumes (VAS) and low Q factors (QT’s).
If you’ve got the room and it’s deep loud and over the top bass that you desire the dual 12” ported enclosed subwoofer will really shake your space. Ported boxes are vented, which helps to reinforce a lower bass response. You’ll get more output than you would from a sealed box at any given amplifier wattage.
Any form of musical expression rock, rap, heavy metal, dance or any hard-driving music is going to sound lacking if that bottom octave is missing and the solution is simple…. what you need is a Sub or two!
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