Decent sounding system

[83kid]

Hi,
Planning on getting some new speakers pretty soon... one of my 6x9's stopped working, and with only 1 now you gotta turn it way up to be loud at all...
Planning on putting a new headunit in, this one being bluetooth for my phone, wiring in an amp, to a few speakers. I want to hook up a couple under the dash, currently have none there, and either a couple behind the seat or depending on room, with some little speakers in the sides, i'd put even just a 10 in there.

Completely new to this whole audio thing, so:
a 10 would be a subwoofer right? What is required to hook one of those up?
One time i believe i heard something about there needing to be a certain amount of room/air behind the speaker

Sothis being a single cab k10, how do i want to do this?
I have no problem building a box, can do fiberglass work no problem, just is there a specific amount of room i want to make inside the box?

Thanks!

 

[Georgeb]

This would do the trick.

 

[Scorpion]

Check out Rockford Fosgate's wizard - http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/Support/BoxWizard.aspx

The wizard is perfect if you buy a Fosgate sub and very close otherwise.

 

[83kid]

So what would a speaker like this require for space? Thinking maybe just this in the middle if i make a box for behind the seat
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Ts-w3...pebp=1437009794187&perid=0GJJ3N7HYY5WH4S1FMKD

Also, does a sub do just bass or will it act as a speaker too?

 

[focoloco5667]

i get most of my audio stuff from crutchfield.com . they usually have custom boxes if your looking to put a sub in. their customer service is top notch too.

if your gona make your own box for a sub its gona be easiest to make an enclosed box. to make a ported one wouldnt be too hard but to make it right might require a sound engineering degree lol. just buy the equipment first and build the boxes around the speakers leaving enough room for a potential speaker swap.

a 10" in a single cab will give you plenty of bass. i would think about a shallow mount depending on how much space you have. also the more $$ you spend on a head unit and an amp the better sound you will have.

 

[Georgeb]

If i remember correctly the cubic inch requirement for the box is listed in the specs for the speaker as well as wether it should be ported or not. Perhaps even the port size. I believe sealed boxes give tighter sharper bass while ported boxes give you deeper bass. Do a little reading online and start up a chat with someone at Crutchfid. Their online help is really good.

 

[350runner]

The sub is only for bass. It's not for frequencies beyond 80 hertz i.e. voices and other high frequencies.
A sealed box will provide the most clear, tight, deep, and responsive bass.
A ported box will provide more "boom" while allowing the sub to reach max output with less power required.
Sealed boxes are generally better for sound quality while ported has a variety of uses daily, spl competitions, and such. For the application your wanting a Sealed box will be best.


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