Stealth Subwoofer!

kenchan · 10-12-2009, 12:53 PM

if it can fit inside the spare with ample sound i'd be interested...but damn i'll have to take out the stereo AGAIN.

hahaha.

carfr3ak · 10-12-2009, 09:09 PM

I doubt they will design it for the spare area(No big company is going to design something for the masses that requires the permanent removal of spare tire). It's made to take up minimal space.

All of their boxes are made to look as stealth as possible while sacrificing very minimal space. I am not sure what kind of design they will do, and what kind of sub they will be able to use.

kenchan · 10-12-2009, 11:02 PM

no no, i mean inside the spare like the bose sub. the spare tire is still in the car. im not a bass head, i just want something to fill the void and to lessen the burden on the front woofer.

speedfreak28 · 10-12-2009, 11:14 PM

For the money of A JL stealth enclosure I could builda fiberglass enclosure any way you want, carpet it and use a higher quality sub. Me and Bigaudiofanatic were talking about designing an enclosure about a month ago. I could even throw some carbon fiber in teh mix.

antennahead · 10-13-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by speedfreak28

For the money of A JL stealth enclosure I could builda fiberglass enclosure any way you want, carpet it and use a higher quality sub. Me and Bigaudiofanatic were talking about designing an enclosure about a month ago. I could even throw some carbon fiber in teh mix.

Months ago, April I believe, a member here made a fiberglass enclosure that sits down inside the spare. There is a shop in Atlanta that used to post here, that did the internal volume and ran the numbers for such an enclosure, was around .6 cu ft. There are a few thinline/slimline subs that will work in that size enclosure............ and you don't loose use of the spare.

John

carfr3ak · 10-12-2009, 11:39 PM

If you can do it to the specs that the sub needs, then more power to you. Most, if not all of the JL Stealthbox's are made from fiberglass custom molded to fit wherever they choose to install the stealthbox. They know the best way to design the enclosure so you get the maximum benefit of the sub.

Not knocking on you, I just rather have a well known and respected audio company to make the Stealthbox for me since they have all the technical know-how. I would do a custom fiberglass box as a 2nd resort, and the Z enclosures as a last resort.

The Weapon · 10-13-2009, 09:59 AM

JL also makes a sub that goes into the spare tire for the Mazda 3. If they could do that it would be perfect. You do lose a little bit of dept but to me that's stealth. It would look completely stock.

Mazda 3 Stealthbox by JL Audio

Jowe · 10-13-2009, 07:33 PM

I have a stealth box in my car, made by my friends dad, with two 6.5" kickers. I painted it black to match the foam. Those are subwoofers by the way.

antennahead · 10-13-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jowe

I have a stealth box in my car, made by my friends dad, with two 6.5" kickers. I painted it black to match the foam. Those are subwoofers by the way.

Nice, now that's what I'm talking about.... it sits down in the spare correct?
This can also be done with one 10" thinline sub. How do the 2 6"s sound?

John

Jowe · 10-14-2009, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by antennahead

Nice, now that's what I'm talking about.... it sits down in the spare correct?
This can also be done with one 10" thinline sub. How do the 2 6"s sound?

John

Yes, it sits in the spare tire. You can put one shallow 8" or one 10" sub. The two 6.5" complement the speakers I put up front, it's not loud like two 10s you know, but sounds perfect inside the 370z.

antennahead · 10-14-2009, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Jowe

Yes, it sits in the spare tire. You can put one shallow 8" or one 10" sub. The two 6.5" complement the speakers I put up front, it's not loud like two 10s you know, but sounds perfect inside the 370z.

Cool. Is the cabinet fiberglass? I assume the part we can't see that sits in the spare is round. Approximately how low do your two 6" go? I'm a rock, jazz, and blues guy, so 30hz or so would be sufficient for me.

John

jagodago · 10-15-2009, 09:51 PM

Jowe, how does putting the carpet down effect sound quality. I know that at sub frequency ranges it shouldn't make a huge difference but I am just curious if there is anything weird that goes on. I was looking at a memphis shallow mount 10 for this area and since you have paved the way any insight into issues would be great.

Jowe · 10-16-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jagodago

Jowe, how does putting the carpet down effect sound quality. I know that at sub frequency ranges it shouldn't make a huge difference but I am just curious if there is anything weird that goes on. I was looking at a memphis shallow mount 10 for this area and since you have paved the way any insight into issues would be great.

It doesn't make any difference with or without the carpet, at least with those subs.

FuszNissan · 10-19-2009, 07:01 PM

Nice 2fast!

G Fo12ce · 11-05-2009, 11:25 PM

I'd be interested at a reasonable price and if it still left the trunk area open. Maybe like the Bose sub does.

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10-12-2009, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	if it can fit inside the spare with ample sound i'd be interested...but damn i'll have to take out the stereo AGAIN. hahaha.

10-12-2009, 09:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
carfr3ak Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 71 Drives: Nissan SUV Rep Power: 17	I doubt they will design it for the spare area(No big company is going to design something for the masses that requires the permanent removal of spare tire). It's made to take up minimal space. All of their boxes are made to look as stealth as possible while sacrificing very minimal space. I am not sure what kind of design they will do, and what kind of sub they will be able to use.

10-12-2009, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	no no, i mean inside the spare like the bose sub. the spare tire is still in the car. im not a bass head, i just want something to fill the void and to lessen the burden on the front woofer.

10-12-2009, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
speedfreak28 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: south jersey Posts: 247 Drives: 05 ram, 79 z28 Rep Power: 17	For the money of A JL stealth enclosure I could builda fiberglass enclosure any way you want, carpet it and use a higher quality sub. Me and Bigaudiofanatic were talking about designing an enclosure about a month ago. I could even throw some carbon fiber in teh mix.

10-12-2009, 11:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
carfr3ak Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 71 Drives: Nissan SUV Rep Power: 17	If you can do it to the specs that the sub needs, then more power to you. Most, if not all of the JL Stealthbox's are made from fiberglass custom molded to fit wherever they choose to install the stealthbox. They know the best way to design the enclosure so you get the maximum benefit of the sub. Not knocking on you, I just rather have a well known and respected audio company to make the Stealthbox for me since they have all the technical know-how. I would do a custom fiberglass box as a 2nd resort, and the Z enclosures as a last resort.

10-15-2009, 09:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
jagodago Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 14 Drives: 09-370Z-Black-7spd Rep Power: 16	Jowe, how does putting the carpet down effect sound quality. I know that at sub frequency ranges it shouldn't make a huge difference but I am just curious if there is anything weird that goes on. I was looking at a memphis shallow mount 10 for this area and since you have paved the way any insight into issues would be great.

11-05-2009, 11:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
G Fo12ce Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 996 Drives: Sold! Rep Power: 52	I'd be interested at a reasonable price and if it still left the trunk area open. Maybe like the Bose sub does.