Car Audio question: Shallow mount subs

[Matt34]

Are these subs in general any good? I'm really limited in what I am able to fit in my new truck (about 4 1/4" top mounting depth) so it's either a shallow mount sub or something like a Bazooka.

 

[rgriffin25]

I recently installed a Kicker shallow mount sub in my Silverado and it sounds great. It is plenty loud and I am not really putting a lot of power to it. I think going with a Bazooka would be more of a compromise than a good shallow mount sub.

http://www.kicker.com/comp_vt

 

[Matt34]

I recently installed a Kicker shallow mount sub in my Silverado and it sounds great. It is plenty loud and I am not really putting a lot of power to it. I think going with a Bazooka would be more of a compromise than a good shallow mount sub.

http://www.kicker.com/comp_vt

That's good to hear. The top of my list right now is: Rockford Fosgate P3D210

I have a MTX Thunder 5601 mono amp left over from my last truck I'll be powering it with.

 

[dalumberjack]

Don't forget Jl's shallow sub: http://www.crutchfield.com/s_13613TW53/JL-Audio-13TW5-3.html?tp=111&nvpair=FFBrand|JL+Audio

A little costly but I have heard it in a friends car and it hits pretty hard while still being articulate and fast.

 

[GranteedEV]

Pioneer does as well

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=297-295

 

[tattoo_Dan]

Are these subs in general any good? I'm really limited in what I am able to fit in my new truck (about 4 1/4" top mounting depth) so it's either a shallow mount sub or something like a Bazooka.

yes they work great too imo,I install them all the time,we use pioneer and rockfords quite a bit,and both of those lines seem to work very well.

 

[GlocksRock]

My friend has the Kenwood shallow mount subs in his truck, and they sound pretty good.

 

[Davemcc]

That's good to hear. The top of my list right now is: Rockford Fosgate P3D210

I have a MTX Thunder 5601 mono amp left over from my last truck I'll be powering it with.

I am currently using the Rockford P3SD210 in my regular cab Ranger. It's a very small space behind the seat. In general, I'm happy with it. I don't have to run the settings very hot to get it to blend well with the door speakers. (objectively, not tested). I have the two 4 ohm voice coil model and I run it in 8 ohm configuration to get the sound quality that I'm looking for. I don't listen to boom-boom-boom type bass. My driving music is more bands like Rush and Boston so I want a sub with fairly musical bass qualities.

I originally had a Kicker installed and hated it...passionately. It would boom-boom-boom all you'd ever want but it couldn't reproduce a clean musical bass line. IMHO

 

[7andabit]

This is nice sub

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000Q71GVO/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/191-9800193-0687657

 

[just-some-guy]

Dave

so, your saying that your driver works more like a woofer, and not a subwoofer ?
that is what i like in a car/truck. actually i would like a box like you have, but be a 3 way speaker. and have 2 of em. just sayin.

this is what i used to have in my 97 s-10. middle amp 100wpc to the 6x9's in the doors.
end amps 300wpc each to the 12" 3ways (not subs. woofers)
this system ROCKED !!!
i listen to rock also.

not tryin to jack this thread

 

[Davemcc]

Dave

so, your saying that your driver works more like a woofer, and not a subwoofer ?
that is what i like in a car/truck.

Just like in the home, I want the sub to blend seamlessly with the mains but in the truck, I'm not listening to anything with a dedicated LFE track. My goal is a nice, smooth and musical response. Given the limited amount of space in a Ranger regular cab, the shallow Rockford sub seems to do a fine job of that. It will provide plenty of SPL and bass thump if I run it in 4 or 2 ohm configuration but it seems to lose it's musical smoothness when I do that.