Any one have a JL 13TW5?

2fast4thelaw · 07-08-2009, 03:25 PM

Your not going to get anthing behind those seats much less a subwoofer. your best bet is an enclosure where the spare tire resides or building an enclosure above the trunk floor. If your going above the trunk floor than a 13TW5 is a big waste of money. Your money would be better spent on 1 or more conventional type subwoofers.

I plan on using the 13TW5 in a stealth enclosure where the spare tire is. There is just enough room and clearance for this subwoofer and for that location this is the best subwoofer available.

Chrono_30 · 07-08-2009, 05:25 PM

yeah, I wasn't sure since I don't have my car in front of me since i am out of town. I originally have been looking in to a box in the spare tire compartment, that why I purchased the speaker. But I was looking on ebay and found that box, but I wasn't sure if it would fit. What kind of stealth box are you going to use? I got a quote from a place locally, for a custom box, but they want about $350.00 for the box, plus more for install. Just seems kind of expensive for a box that i'm sure I could build. I also was thinking of just making a flat board that would be the shape of the foam that is in there that goes over the spare tire. I don't want it to rattle tho, esp since it would just fit in there on more foam. I'm afraid of it bouncing out of there.

bigaudiofanat · 07-08-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 2fast4thelaw

Your not going to get anthing behind those seats much less a subwoofer. your best bet is an enclosure where the spare tire resides or building an enclosure above the trunk floor. If your going above the trunk floor than a 13TW5 is a big waste of money. Your money would be better spent on 1 or more conventional type subwoofers.

I plan on using the 13TW5 in a stealth enclosure where the spare tire is. There is just enough room and clearance for this subwoofer and for that location this is the best subwoofer available.

Not all true if you get a shallow sub and a truck slope box it will fit just fine. I have done it with a 350z worked just fine it was a Rockford fosgate punch stage 2 in this type of box.
Bass Slammer BS110ST Sealed truck-style enclosure for 10" sub at Crutchfield.com

2fast4thelaw · 07-12-2009, 07:17 PM

This is what I am going for. Its totally stealth and the enclosure is the right size for the driver. Yes you probably could squeeze a tight box behind the seat but you would have to move your seat way forward. Plus you wont have the air space and this sub sounds bad in too small of a box. Plus no offense but IMHO its kinda ghetto throwing boxes behind the seats of a car. I much prefere an integrated solution that optomizes the transfer function of the interior of the vehicle. What I mean by this is optimally you want the sub as far from you as possible and if you can you want it to reflect off of the glass in the rear to lengthen the bass wave. With the right tuning and tweaking you can make the sub bass sound like its in front of you. Thats what I try to achieve in any audio install I do. Trust me, location makes a huge difference in SQ! If your going for SPL, than it doesent matter.

Behind the seat gives you a nice tactile feel and will give you more SPL due to them being right there behind you but it wont give you the SQ type of sound as the latter.

Thats my 2 cents for the day.

07-08-2009, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
2fast4thelaw Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denver Co Age: 51 Posts: 403 Drives: 09 370Z Sport/MT6 Rep Power: 18	Your not going to get anthing behind those seats much less a subwoofer. your best bet is an enclosure where the spare tire resides or building an enclosure above the trunk floor. If your going above the trunk floor than a 13TW5 is a big waste of money. Your money would be better spent on 1 or more conventional type subwoofers. I plan on using the 13TW5 in a stealth enclosure where the spare tire is. There is just enough room and clearance for this subwoofer and for that location this is the best subwoofer available.

07-08-2009, 05:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chrono_30 Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Redondo Beach Posts: 167 Drives: 09 370Z RED M6 Rep Power: 266	yeah, I wasn't sure since I don't have my car in front of me since i am out of town. I originally have been looking in to a box in the spare tire compartment, that why I purchased the speaker. But I was looking on ebay and found that box, but I wasn't sure if it would fit. What kind of stealth box are you going to use? I got a quote from a place locally, for a custom box, but they want about $350.00 for the box, plus more for install. Just seems kind of expensive for a box that i'm sure I could build. I also was thinking of just making a flat board that would be the shape of the foam that is in there that goes over the spare tire. I don't want it to rattle tho, esp since it would just fit in there on more foam. I'm afraid of it bouncing out of there.