Hey guys. Im a noob when it comes to audio and i was wondering which speakers give you the best bass. I mainly listen to hip hop/rap and i need to know what amp/full speaker combo is going to give me the biggest, best bass. Im not getting subs so thats why im asking. (I am a 7 inch touchscreen to go with it.) Any help would be great.
Thanks everyone,
Griff

 

polk audio JL speakers JBL alpine

 

You don't want subs, but you want bass? Not really gonna happen easily without a sub. You can always get a sub that either fits in the back corner of the hatch or under the floor. Don't take up much room and probably will give better bass than any regular speaker you try to install.

 

if you wanna keep space ,try a 8. Yeah alot of people will say it gives no bass. You will be amazed. Look into a RE 8. They sound great. Maybe a 10" if you have more space.

 

Also what kinda bass do you want /like? If your looking for boomy bass try a 10"-12" large box plenty of power.

Smoother more tight try a 10 or an 8. But rememer in the right box a 8 and a 10 can also be boomy,same with a 12

 

use the search button------ you will find all the information you need...probably more then you need...

 

my new components have excellent bass but they really don't have the punch that subs do.

if you're a bass junky get subs. if you're not a bass junky just get a nice set of components but i say you just go get subs.

and yes i'm a bass junky.

substage


frontstage

 

Not the box I have, but that is the sub I have in a custom box in the rear corner of the hatch. Takes up almost no room, the sound is decent, and you can hide your amp under the floor. I'll try to find an actual pic of mine tonight.
http://www.edesignaudio.com/edv2/pro...roducts_id=465

 

get a single 12 inch kicker l7 with the proper amp. Hide the amp under the floor by removing foam and you have massive and smooth sounding bass

 

That's ok, because there's an alternative. Buy a pair of THESE and mount one under each front seat, to the floor of the car. Your main speakers will still produce all the sound (to whatever their low frequency limit is), so you won't hear the lowest octaves without a sub, but with those shakers it'll feel like you've got a pair of 12's.

 

just do what I did hahahahaha.........

 

thanks for all the help guys. i dont wanna get subs because thats more weight in the back of the car for me. i have 19's and i rub in the back. so anymore would make the situation worst, thats why i am asking about the speakers.

 

thanks man that sounds like a good idea. Do u no if they sound good, or of anyone that has them?

 

^ I have a pair of the lesser model (no longer available), not the better 'Pro' model in that link. As for how they sound, well, they don't. They're what's known as a "tactile transducer", and you feel their output, but they don't really produce any sound of their own. You'd feel the bass as if you had a couple 12" subs, but you won't hear any frequencies lower than what your existing speakers can produce. They don't require much power, and because they don't produce sound, a high quality amp isn't required. Practically anything with 25w or greater and a low-pass filter would work fine, so something such as this inexpensive amp is all you'd need.

Now if you want to hear lower bass than your current speakers produce, then at a minimum you'd need to replace the woofers in your front doors, with something that's more capable. A good speaker to do that would be the eD 7Kv.2, which would be easy to install and they're reasonably priced. These would enable you to hear the low bass, and when combined with the bass shakers, it'd be the closest thing you could get to a couple of 12" subs, without actually having any subs or an enclosure in the car. If you were to do this, then you want to get a 4 channel amp that could power both the front door speakers and the bass shakers. Something like this model would get the job done, and it's built in crossover has a great range for such a setup. The rear channels could run the bass shakers at 4 Ohms with the low-pass filter set to 80Hz or a bit lower, with the front channels powering the 7Kv.2's at 4 Ohms (2 Ohm model series wired) and the high-pass filter at 40Hz to help protect them from the lowest audible octave which they can't produce in this application.

So what you want can be acheived, but it'd still take a bit of cash & effort.

 

DOES eD 7Kv.2 will fit scion tc door?

 

Good question,I know if I remember correctly it is 1/2" deeper fit and there is not much room behind ED components and the door skin.the ring can be made thicker and door panel can be trimmed up a bit.........but in doing so you may end up with excursion issues with it hitting door panel.

 

Also the ed 7k.2 has been discontinued but they have a new 6"sub for like $39 on sale right now.