hi all. i wld like to get an active subwoofer. any suggestions on what brand to get and where to get? btw, KL or PJ areas are ok to me. tks.

Infinity Basslink

tried once the alpine active sub at my installer's place... well... not worth the money... better get a proper sub....

My opinion Active sub...costly and can play louder loh..

ready to pay for around 1.5-1.8k

small, under the seat:
kenwood w00x ~600-800
boschmann ~800

normal sub 8"-12", powered amp ~100-300
branded sub 8"-12", powered amp ~200-800

*better buy cheap 2 channel amp, small sub+small box = better
*and next time, state ur budget first!

tks all for replying.
my budget is less than rm600. found out that the alpine one costs rm850. had no idea these active subwoofers cost so much.
i hv space issue, the only place to put subwoofer is under the front seat. the 4 stock speaker holes are only 4" which i've put in 4 units of 4" alpine 2-way speakers. sounds ok but short of bass.
any other cheaper alternative? i'm new to ICE.

active sub costly due to it come with build in amp and factory design box

built a small box for a 8" and put it under your front seat... one seat put sub and another one put the amp....

mine to tell us what car are you using? better tht way to think about the possibilities...

u can customize a box following to ur car measurement
my car also very limited space to put sub
but i customize the box to fit my car

nice..............

Driving a Renault Kangoo. need to carry things and ppl occassionally therefore, having a big box with sub woofer is not an option and don't want to cut up a new car.

thin sub and put it under your front seat... hehe.... jus a suggestion...

This post has been edited by craziechild: Jan 22 2007, 06:49 PM

hi. great idea to put a thin sub in a self made box and put the amp under the next seat. can save some money here. tks.

i had saw a fren selling a customade double 6" bandpass sub box.....the sound are really cool.....if u interest i try to ask him the detail....it''s a story long ago

tw, the box are very suitable for some pickup truck or some van to use as arm rest.....

hi howiechoo, what's a bandpass? is his box for underseat? my car is manual therefore having an arm rest box is not convenient. tks

maybe u should search in google for more info...it's long for me to tell u here...

erm.. i think i will describe it as frequency filter

a bandpass will filter the HF and the LF. A normal box will only have HF filter, acoustic suspension (seal) or base reflex (ported). It's super hard to tune a bandpass, i don't recommend that unless u get a pro who know how to do that, which i doubt there are any here because 99% of the ppl here either do a ported or sealed box.

Pro: u get better bass in the bandpass frequency

Cons: frequency cut off below the bandpass frequency

you might want to try out the alpine active sub

something like this http://www.incarnow.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=85

this 1 nt so big mah

This post has been edited by cky6667: Jan 25 2007, 01:06 AM

tks vincent_audio for explanation and suggestion. saw the alpine sub in shop.. asking price rm850. i'm now thinking of the clarion sub but hv to wait becoz shop no stock yet. price abt rm900. my friend suggests we DIY. will check out more stuff this weekend.

hi cky6667. good looking subs. u made that yourself? what's the dimension of yr subwoofer setup? can fit the whole thing under the front seat?

haha....put under seat??cant la...a pair 12" woofer woh.haha

can any1 teach me? i just a newbie for car sound system. 2 woofer wit 1 amp. izzit okay? wat type of brand is best for woofer n amp?

ok why not ok ? 1 amp will have 2 channels normally unless it's monoblock. So u can drive 1 channel per woofer.

brand is very subjective, u want head bang boom boom boom or nice sound quality bass ?

hi guy i oso newbies to this sound system

i drive avanza and space is limit ... any suggestion for less than 1k ?

i prefer sound quality rather than too much boom boom boom....

do i need install/apply the layer of cut down the noise from outside? how much if i install?

im using MBQ (NOT MB Quart) active subwoofer.

built like a tank, i doubt anyone would survive if i throw this on someone's head but cant really play it loud. maybe it need a good setting, need to find someone who good at it. good for those who want to save space, and not big fan of those heart beating bass sound. it looks cool, place it under the seat, low profile

This post has been edited by ghoster: Oct 30 2009, 11:10 PM

Mine also MBQ, but anyone know what's the phase, freq, gain setting for?