I'm in the process of purchasing a single Audiobahn 1208T and an Audiobahn
A2150HCT amp.

The problem I am having is the enclosure. Audiobahn's site says that the
optimal frequency for the 'everyday bass' setup is 36hz.

However, I listen to rap almost always, and was wondering if something like
30hz would be better. I am currently thinking of 2.5 cu ft of air space.

This box has to fit in the trunk of a '99 Mustang GT, so I may be kind of
limited. (Trunk space isn't all that bad, but entrances to trunk are). Does
anyone have any experience with this sub in a Mustang? If so, what size box
did you go with (exact dimensions preferably)?

If anyone can give me any insight as to this, or has experience with this
sub, please let me know.

Oh, I alwaos wanted to ask, how does this sub perform in a sealed enclosure?
I know it is not recommended, but I was wondering how sealed would sound if
I had to use it as a last resort.

I had an Audiobahn AW1805X in a sealed box at one time, and it sounded
great. I was wondering if the same would go for this case.

"Erik Hovind" wrote in message
news:j%yae.15521$Z73.8933@lakeread04...
I'm in the process of purchasing a single Audiobahn 1208T and an Audiobahn
A2150HCT amp.

The problem I am having is the enclosure. Audiobahn's site says that the
optimal frequency for the 'everyday bass' setup is 36hz.

However, I listen to rap almost always, and was wondering if something
like
30hz would be better. I am currently thinking of 2.5 cu ft of air space.

This box has to fit in the trunk of a '99 Mustang GT, so I may be kind of
limited. (Trunk space isn't all that bad, but entrances to trunk are).
Does
anyone have any experience with this sub in a Mustang? If so, what size
box
did you go with (exact dimensions preferably)?

If anyone can give me any insight as to this, or has experience with this
sub, please let me know.

Most rap consists of bass at 40 - 50 Hz, so tuning the box to 30 would be a
waste of space in my opinion. Make a smaller box, tune it higher, and
you'll have more space to boot.

Tony


--
2001 Nissan Maxima SE Anniversary Edition
Eclipse CD8454 Head Unit, Phoenix Gold ZX475ti, ZX450 and ZX500 Amplifiers,
Phoenix Gold EQ-232 30-Band EQ, Dynaudio System 360 Tri-Amped In Front and
Focal 130HCs For Rear Fill, 2 Soundstream EXACT10s In Aperiodic Enclosure

2001 Chevy S10 ZR2
Pioneer DEH-P9600MP (Just gettin' started)

"Erik Hovind" wrote in message
news:j%yae.15521$Z73.8933@lakeread04...
I'm in the process of purchasing a single Audiobahn 1208T and an Audiobahn
A2150HCT amp.

The problem I am having is the enclosure. Audiobahn's site says that the
optimal frequency for the 'everyday bass' setup is 36hz.

However, I listen to rap almost always, and was wondering if something
like
30hz would be better. I am currently thinking of 2.5 cu ft of air space.

This box has to fit in the trunk of a '99 Mustang GT, so I may be kind of
limited. (Trunk space isn't all that bad, but entrances to trunk are).
Does
anyone have any experience with this sub in a Mustang? If so, what size
box
did you go with (exact dimensions preferably)?

If anyone can give me any insight as to this, or has experience with this
sub, please let me know.

Thanks for the reply, what volume do you think I could get by with for this
particular sub if I were to tune it to let's say 36hz?


"Tony F" wrote in message
...
Most rap consists of bass at 40 - 50 Hz, so tuning the box to 30 would be
a
waste of space in my opinion. Make a smaller box, tune it higher, and
you'll have more space to boot.

Tony


--
2001 Nissan Maxima SE Anniversary Edition
Eclipse CD8454 Head Unit, Phoenix Gold ZX475ti, ZX450 and ZX500
Amplifiers,
Phoenix Gold EQ-232 30-Band EQ, Dynaudio System 360 Tri-Amped In Front and
Focal 130HCs For Rear Fill, 2 Soundstream EXACT10s In Aperiodic Enclosure

2001 Chevy S10 ZR2
Pioneer DEH-P9600MP (Just gettin' started)

"Erik Hovind" wrote in message
news:j%yae.15521$Z73.8933@lakeread04...
I'm in the process of purchasing a single Audiobahn 1208T and an
Audiobahn
A2150HCT amp.

The problem I am having is the enclosure. Audiobahn's site says that the
optimal frequency for the 'everyday bass' setup is 36hz.

However, I listen to rap almost always, and was wondering if something
like
30hz would be better. I am currently thinking of 2.5 cu ft of air space.

This box has to fit in the trunk of a '99 Mustang GT, so I may be kind
of
limited. (Trunk space isn't all that bad, but entrances to trunk are).
Does
anyone have any experience with this sub in a Mustang? If so, what size
box
did you go with (exact dimensions preferably)?

If anyone can give me any insight as to this, or has experience with
this
sub, please let me know.

Download a program (freeware) called WinISD, and you can find that out
from it. It has a nifty function where it shows what the frequency
response curve WILL be, not what it would be theoretically... As an
example, I had a good box design all figured out, and had done a page
worth of algebra to tune the port to about 31 Hz. I got this program
and input all (and I mean ALL) of the data; turns out that the box was
too small. NO MATTER WHAT, I wasn't going to get anything below 35 Hz
at -3db. I would've never known that if I hadn't gotten a program to
look at. This isn't the end all tool of car audio, but it's a great
start, and gives you a much better idea of an acutual frequency
response curve for whatever sub you have. Hope this helps!!

Mister.Lull

Mister.Lull wrote:
Download a program (freeware) called WinISD, and you can find that out
from it. It has a nifty function where it shows what the frequency
response curve WILL be, not what it would be theoretically... As an
example, I had a good box design all figured out, and had done a page
worth of algebra to tune the port to about 31 Hz. I got this program
and input all (and I mean ALL) of the data; turns out that the box was
too small. NO MATTER WHAT, I wasn't going to get anything below 35 Hz
at -3db. I would've never known that if I hadn't gotten a program to
look at. This isn't the end all tool of car audio, but it's a great
start, and gives you a much better idea of an acutual frequency
response curve for whatever sub you have. Hope this helps!!

Mister.Lull

Speaking of WinISD, I have noticed that pretty much EVERY sub I punch into
that program spits out a far larger enclosure then the manufacturer
recommends. I am inclined to believe that this is because the manufacturers
are full of crap when pitching the "optimal" enclosure size for their subs.
Case in point is an older Pioneer TS-W251C 10" 120W sub. Pioneer recommends
1.5 cuft vented enclosure with single 3" dia x 7.5" port. WinISD says 4 cuft
enclosure with single 4" dia x 5" port ... just a SLIGHT difference there.
Same scenario with my old Orion XTR10 and a dozen other subs I tried
randomly just to see what would happen.

--
Dan Snooks

"Speaking of WinISD, I have noticed that pretty much EVERY sub I punch into
that program spits out a far larger enclosure then the manufacturer
recommends."

Hmmmm. Not me. I punched in the numbers for my Image Dynamics ID8 D4 v.3
and it was almost right on. I believe the program told me .438 cu ft and
I.D. said .45.

Tony


--
2001 Nissan Maxima SE Anniversary Edition
Eclipse CD8454 Head Unit, Phoenix Gold ZX475ti, ZX450 and ZX500 Amplifiers,
Phoenix Gold EQ-232 30-Band EQ, Dynaudio System 360 Tri-Amped In Front and
Focal 130HCs For Rear Fill, 2 Soundstream EXACT10s In Aperiodic Enclosure

2001 Chevy S10 ZR2
Pioneer DEH-P9600MP (Just gettin' started)