SUBWOOFER options. Yes I know this has been covered, but need Aussie input
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SUBWOOFER options. Yes I know this has been covered, but need Aussie input
I have searched the forum and found three basic categories of subwoofers people talk about:
1) boot, inside toolkit area
2) side of the boot
3) under seat
Does anyone in Aust have any of these? I'm a bit dubious about the Clarion PSW160M
under passenger seat option. Perhaps I'm old fashioned in that size matters. Am I wrong here? Does this actually work well?
My feeling is that the boot, inside the toolkit area, installation is the "best". What do you guys think?
1) boot, inside toolkit area
2) side of the boot
3) under seat
Does anyone in Aust have any of these? I'm a bit dubious about the Clarion PSW160M
under passenger seat option. Perhaps I'm old fashioned in that size matters. Am I wrong here? Does this actually work well?
My feeling is that the boot, inside the toolkit area, installation is the "best". What do you guys think?
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I think you should turn the stereo off and enjoy the sweet sounds of your engine. That doesn't help? Oh 
Seriously though, I doubt it's possible to get a half decent sounding subwoofer in an S2000. The car just isn't built for it. Good low bass needs a lot of air behind the driver, either a big box or "infinite baffle". I doubt that anything that mounts under the seat will be be free of resonances or go truly deep, despite any wizardry the designers might have employed. If you put it in the boot there's no way known to man that what you hear will have anything approaching a flat response and you'd have to delay the main speaker signals to get proper integration of the sound. That needs digital delay lines and costs big. If all you want is to feel something thumping then I reckon the boot is the way to go, but if you want proper tight bass that fits with the music , well, you'll fly to Mars first.
Seriously though, I doubt it's possible to get a half decent sounding subwoofer in an S2000. The car just isn't built for it. Good low bass needs a lot of air behind the driver, either a big box or "infinite baffle". I doubt that anything that mounts under the seat will be be free of resonances or go truly deep, despite any wizardry the designers might have employed. If you put it in the boot there's no way known to man that what you hear will have anything approaching a flat response and you'd have to delay the main speaker signals to get proper integration of the sound. That needs digital delay lines and costs big. If all you want is to feel something thumping then I reckon the boot is the way to go, but if you want proper tight bass that fits with the music , well, you'll fly to Mars first.
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Originally posted by naishou
If all you want is to feel something thumping then I reckon the boot is the way to go, but if you want proper tight bass that fits with the music , well, you'll fly to Mars first.
If all you want is to feel something thumping then I reckon the boot is the way to go, but if you want proper tight bass that fits with the music , well, you'll fly to Mars first.
For me, what I basically want is some low end response. I'm not after the Lygon St cruiser special type of thump thump sound!
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If you look through the posts in some other areas you'll see how a few guys have hacked holes through the bottom of the roof well, then created fabric covers. I'd image that would get the bass into the cabin OK, but would not be so good in summer with the roof down.
ByteIt: I too have been looking for a way or a place to get a decent sounding sub into the s2k. There is some potential for putting something up under the dash, but again, its going to be fairly small.
ByteIt: I too have been looking for a way or a place to get a decent sounding sub into the s2k. There is some potential for putting something up under the dash, but again, its going to be fairly small.
