i am building my own box for 2 12" Jensen XS 375 watt subs. while i'm at home depot getting my 3/4" board cut to mke the box, should i have a divider made for the middle, or shoud i let the subs run in the same space? anyone out there know what would sound better? the guy at curcut city said a divider isnt needed, but most of the boxes i see at best buy are divided. help... this is delaying the install of my super ****ty sound system. also to be included are my 6.5" kenwood 3ways for the front doors and i am buying some pioneer 3way 6x9's for the rear deck. to power the subs i have an old 25x2 MTX terminator amp that actually puts out somewhere near 150x2. thanks for the help!

 

Do it... it's easy.. inexpensive... definitely does NOT hurt sound quality, and someday, you'll be glad you did

It's more of a practical decision, actually, but here are some reasons...

Suppose 1 woofer blows someday? At the very least, you still have good bass from the other woofer while waiting on repair or replacement.

Or, what if you're running each woofer in stereo mode, but because of your front speakers, you turn the balance on your receiver one notch to the right? Then, one woofer is playing louder than the other, and the two woofers are potentially interfering with one another.

 

okay- guess i'm building a divider too. other question: i can get some pioneer 4way 6x9's or a pair of 3 way infinity 6x9's for the rear deck. the only difference is price(pioneers are $10 cheaper) and the pioneers claim to handle 30 more watts. what is the obvious choice ?

 

Yea, use the baffle in the middle.

Go with the Infinitys, they sound much better then pioneer. THey sound a lot fuller. You dont need much power to make any coaxils scream loud.

 

Choosing which speaker sounds best is completely subjective and should be left to the person who will hear them the most. They are both quality brands which have been around for decades.

 

Not to open a new can of worms here, but have you considered skipping rear-deck speakers altogether? (Or, just using the factory speakers, playing very quietly compared to the fronts, for "rear fill".

Keep in mind... Once you have the sub, you'll have all the bass you need, so you no longer need the rear deck speakers for bass producing reasons...

Then, you could spend the money either on better front speakers, on an amp for your front speakers (it wasn't clear whether you had one or not), or something else.

A lot of people, myself included, want the "soundstage" to be up front. Once you have a sub, you can do that, with no compromise on bass or on sound quality.

 

Yes, 500 WRMS to the front stage currently and trying to decide where to put the next pair of speakers.

 

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