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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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3rd subwoofer. Where to place the enclosure?

Hey, guys.

I want to add one more subwoofer to my system. The only space available in the trunk is if I place the subwoofer by the trunk side, facing the right side of the car. Will it produce nice sound in this position?

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Ilya
Old Nov 17, 2004 | 02:35 PM
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just a quick question, it is the same brand and size as your previous 2 right? and instead of entirely different enclosure for it, you might want to consider seeing if somebody can make you an enclosure for all 3. i havent had alot of luck with equipment sounding as good as it can if lets say 2 subs are in one box, and the 3rd is in a whole new position/enclosure. just my $.02
Old Nov 17, 2004 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by krasavchic
Hey, guys.

I want to add one more subwoofer to my system. The only space available in the trunk is if I place the subwoofer by the trunk side, facing the right side of the car. Will it produce nice sound in this position?

Thanks,
Ilya
From what I have been told if you have too many subs firing in different directions you can cause cancellation of some of the sound waves. I would say you are probably going to be better off just running the two. Unless the third one can be put into a custom box firing the same as the two you already have and if you have an amp dedicated to the 3rd woofer.
Old Nov 17, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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you don't need a seperate amp if the final load of the wired subs isn't too low for your current amp to handle
Old Nov 17, 2004 | 04:40 PM
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The reason I do this, is I have a PL2-212 box right now. I am not reaaaally happy with the SQ. So I want to add either R-type or an Arc 12D4. If I like the improvement, I'll replace my RF with another sub or two. I'm gonna power up the third sub with a separate amp.
Old Nov 17, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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but if you do that then you really wont get the sq out of it. unless you just power that one sub up with the best amp. its up to you but the arc sub would be better than the type R for sq
Old Nov 17, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Fosgate Fan
you don't need a seperate amp if the final load of the wired subs isn't too low for your current amp to handle
I understand that but personally I would rather have 2 subs that are getting the proper amount of wattage versus have 3 subs that are under powered..
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