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I am lookin for a single 10' sub and I was wondering what brands you guys think is best? I was at best buy and there stuff seems alright, but I just need one sub just for a lil bass....i'm redoing my own tweeters and front speakers....preciate the suggestions..hopefully this thread won't get locked like the other one for asking a question that was relevant to this part of the site...geez!

 
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this is the right thread. if you want 1 ten then get an audio ban or a pioneer. it all depends on how much you want to spend. but id definitly go with some audio ban

 
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it's all personal preference... noone else can tell you what you're going to like... what kind of music do you listen to?... what is your budget?... there are a million factors in picking out a sub... hit Crutchfield.com or SoundDomain.com and check out the specs and prices and make your own conclusions... this forum is much better for giving opinions on gear you have already decided on rather than helping you build a system from scratch... hope this helps... good luck, and welcome to 7thgen

 
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case in point: i would never run a Pioneer or Audiobahn sub...

no offense to MajinB, but like i said, we all have our personal preference... i'm a Kicker guy, and the only other subs i would ever run would be JL Audio W7s...

 
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ok I was just wondering if there are any brands that everyone agrees we should avoid...lol I was thinking MTX?

 
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mtx isn't bad. my gf has 2 10s with an amp i bough her and they never busted and sound great.
usafcushman: agreed. personal preference

 
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i recently ran 2 MTX Thunder8000 15"s while i was 'glassing everything and had my car stripped, and they were pretty badass... i believe you would be happy with MTX...

 
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sweet, now if I can just find out what header is best for our cars i'll be set..dc sucks so everyone says but i live in emissions state....after that Zex will be put on....some guy is telling me that our engines aren't made for nitrous at all...i'm like dude no one's is hehe....but thanx for the help, I'll probably go with one 10 MTX just wish we didn't have that heavy *** box...wonder if fiberglassing would be kewl or expensive?

 
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everything in my car is 'glassed... door panels, rear deck, center console, entire trunk... yes, fiberglass is cool... yes, fiberglass is expensive... i'd say if you're not going full custom, stick with a good ol' sealed prefab box

 
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ported gets more distored. normal sealed should do you good

 
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yeah, unless you're an experienced box builder (or plan on having a shop make you a custom box) and are planning on competing, i'd recommend sealed like i said above...

 
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im with ausafcushman, i WAS an audiobahn lover till i heard kickers solobaric lineup.

for a single 10" and looking for a "lil bass"...might as well go all out sound quality. im sure their are SQL subs, but you'll end up paying more. if this is your first sub, you'll like it either way and get juiced about it.

my personal preference, if i were aiming toward an SQ 10" sub, i would go with an alpine type-r or an infinity kappa in a sealed box for that "tight" bass. definately a good sub for starters and will do the job.



ported doesnt distort more. as mentioned, its how the box is built...matter of fact, ported can have better overall quality than a sealed if built right. if its those ebay prefabbed ported boxes, no doubt.

 
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That's what I was going to say: take a look at the Infinity Kappa Perfect 10.1 and a small (.65 sq ft) sealed box.

I think if you look around you can find the sub for around $85, and maybe $20-$45 for the box. Probably want to run about 300w RMS to it.

 
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Alpine type R 10'' under 200 dollars and will hit hard and clean in a sealed box. You cant really argue against anything but their glide touch.

 
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Type-S 10" would be cheaper and might do better with rap..I've always heard the S is for Rap and the R is for rock. Personally I love my 2 12s for rap or anything since they were 160 for the pair.

 
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Too many options to choose from, try and see if you can get your amp all wired up in the car then test different ones to see what suits you best. I wouldnt buy any without hearing them first, no matter how many recomendations you get.

 
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No this is wrong. The Type "S" is for the guy who cant afford the type "R". The type "R" is for those who cant afford the type "X". I have sold so many type "R"'s and type "S"'s. No customer who would need to ask "what sub should i get' has ever said "I want more" after hearing their new type "R"s. However bumping up from type "S" to type "R" or boston "G2" was very common.

 
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exactly... i love when y'all post here, it saves me a shitload of typing lol...

 
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so a 10 in a sealed box, I really don't want a lot of weight and most boxes are heavy as hell...also what can I do to keep the tag and trunk from rattling and making it sound like ****? I just want a nice bump not much just enough for people to look and give props on how tight the sound is....I listen to rock, rap, jazz, blues, classical, everything except country...I find myself looking for a bridge when I hear country lol....

 
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do you want people walking by to be able to hear it?

 
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a box for a 10" should only weigh like 10 pounds dude... it's MDF, not concrete...

as far as the rattling is concerned... you shouldn't have many issues with a single 10"... for the tag rattling, just get some foam weather stripping and put it behind the tag... and for the trunk, the easiest and quickest thing to do is lower your latch... pop off the plastic trim around the latch (on the actual trunk part, not the lid) and use a 10mm socket to loosen the bolt on each side... the latch will drop down about 1/4"... then just tighten the bolts back up... this will pull your trunk a little tighter and stop most of the vibrations... if that doesn't work, a single sheet of Dynamat on the trunk lid will pretty much take care of any of the AUDIBLE rattles... like this:

 
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I am really impressed with the new infinity reference subs, and they arent too expensive either.

 
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i doubt you will need to worry about rattling and vibrations with a single 10" in a sealed enclosure thats more likely to be fed 200-300rms or so (just an random number judging from your "lil bass" needs).

check out the DIYs in the audio section on this site.

a single 10" sub in a sealed box would weigh probably 50lb or fewer/more. i know the newer 05 alpine type-r subs are beefy though

 
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Country is all I listen to 99.9% of the time. Aint nothin wrong with it.

 
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i just gotta a jl 10w6 usin a 500/1 to power it. sounds awesome kinda pricy though...............country rules!!!!

 
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i just went onto crutchfield.com and bought 2 10" reference subs and they were buy 1 get 1 so i spent less than $100 on 2 good subs

 
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I think I'm going to go do this tomarrow when I wake up. Does this affect the way the trunk lines up at all?

 
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if you look at it very very closely, you may notice some areas where the seams are not flush... it's up to you if you want to have a barely-visible body line that's less than 1/4" off or a shitload of vibrations

before you loosen the bolts, take a pencil and trace along the top of the latch... then if you don't like the results, you know exactly where to slide the latch back up to