Got Bass? Spring box build is here! E34s too!

[LJ851]

Thanks for the first person opinion. i theoretically have a 10" box and obcon sub coming to me and was curious what others thought.

[darrenforeal]

Thanks for the first person opinion. i theoretically have a 10" box and obcon sub coming to me and was curious what others thought.

It sounds really really good. What amp are you going to run with it? I am using one of the most inexpensive amps I have ever bought, $80 or $90. And I am VERY happy with it. And the sub is the best $38 I have ever spent. BTW the amp I am using is a Jenson Power 1050. But the 900 is more than enough for this woofer.

Here are some photos of it next to the 10 inch Kicker I was temporarily using.

[LJ851]

Havent picked an amp yet. I have a slightly vintage Kenwood amp that from talking to Luke would be ok to power the sub but i would need to find a matching 4 channel Kenwood for the rest of the system. Im leaning towards buying a reasonable 5 channel amp and selling the old one but im not sure of the drawbacks.

[darrenforeal]

Havent picked an amp yet. I have a slightly vintage Kenwood amp that from talking to Luke would be ok to power the sub but i would need to find a matching 4 channel Kenwood for the rest of the system. Im leaning towards buying a reasonable 5 channel amp and selling the old one but im not sure of the drawbacks.

I tend to be an audio snob. But when something sounds good it sounds good. If you can't afford Zapco or Arc Audio etc. Go with something like Jenson. I got a mono channel one for the Obcon and I love it. Check out his Jenson 5 channel if you must have rear speakers. Also if you get the DVC Obcon you can wire it in to 2ohms and get 250 on that last channel.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_27321_Jensen-Power-5500.html

If you ditch the rear fill you can just get a 4 channel and bridge 3 &4 to the sub. From what I have heard this sub would function best around 230 to 270W. But like Luke says it sounds great at 190. I can also say that in Lukes box, with 290 from the Jenson I have, the Obcon is loud, accurate, dynamic, punchy and powerful. What more could you want?

[StereoInstaller1]

Darren, wait until it breaks in! 5 hours is a good start, wait until it has 10 hours or so of good heavy use...it only gets better.

[darrenforeal]

darren, wait until it breaks in! 5 hours is a good start, wait until it has 10 hours or so of good heavy use...it only gets better.

:D:p:D

[StereoInstaller1]

Guys, still 1 12" box left...someone has to want big bass!

[NeoMishMoo]

I think people are scared of cutting those holes in their rear deck, maybe if you offer to ship the hole saw with the box and let us borrow it and then return it to you.'

Honestly I'm a little nervous about cutting those holes, how much awesomeness would be lost if the ports didn't come out of the rear deck?

[StereoInstaller1]

They are absolutely essential...if you is scared, hire a pro, seriously. Most shops would charge about $40ish to cut 2 3 1/2" holes there

[Winning]

They are absolutely essential...if you is scared, hire a pro, seriously. Most shops would charge about $40ish to cut 2 3 1/2" holes there

or save 30 dollars and just buy the right tool for the job

http://www.amazon.com/DRILL-BIT-SET-...0383204&sr=1-9

[NeoMishMoo]

Price is good on that drill set, wonder if quality is any good though...

I'll probably do the cutting myself, I just don't wanna eff it up. Kind of a one time shot.

Oh yeah but with the 12" boxes there really isnt much a point to put the bass ports through the seat is there? That would probably serve a better purpose on the 10" boxes since the only porting is behind the seat anyway.

[StereoInstaller1]

It still ventilates the seat better, but yeah, it is not essential.

BTW: use a Lenox brand hole saw if you can, about $15 at Home Depot or Lowes or whatever.

[ck_taft325is]

Well, $18.78 here in WA.


$15.00 if you're me.


Or also a slave to "a" big box company.

[NeoMishMoo]

Just got my 12" OBCON in and man is it a beast. Can't wait to hook it up, unfortunately there was a late train or something so no box today, but should be here tomorrow. The UPS delivery person isn't going to be happy with my 3rd floor apartment address...

[StereoInstaller1]

See? Wait until you hear that beast!