this spring, i made plans w/ JT to do a new DSP, amps, and a sub for some bottom end. throughout the summer, i grabbed the DSP and amps but still wanted a bigger sub. the plan was an illusion c12xl in a 1.2cu ft sealed box.
i still wanted the the rebuilt hatch area to be usable since it's my daily driver
i also wanted a prettier director mount up front.
fall approached and i got the car into JT's hands. he mounted the director up front:
trying to get the sub back/center in the hatch area was really hard, so i gave JT the option of two 10s instead, for symmetry. i ended up with a pair of raven designs 10xl subwoofers. each sub is in about a 1cu ft sealed enclosure. i gained a couple inches of hatch height back too.
daily use has a vw car-go mat over everything for protection.
i "one more thing'd" him. i wanted a fuller sound up high on the sound stage. this required a stronger lower midrange sound, which meant more cone area.
i also didn't want to be "just another car with 4s in the pillars and tweeters in the sails." a year of my current setup and appreciated the width of having mids in the sails.
so i conspired with some local audio nerds
we figured tweeter at the top would raise the stage height.
the d3004/r3004 was a little too big but i didn't need the driver to dig low since it's right next to the midrange and on-axis.
JT was able to get scan-speak 12ms and a r2004 in the sails, tweeter on top
pods are about 0.018cuft and vented into the doors.
here's what the stage looks like, basically sail monitors
:surprised:
how's it sound? i don't really know yet. before i drove home yesterday, i set levels and crossovers but that's about it. stage is definitely higher and still very wide. lower midrange is fuller without really any tuning. it almost sounds muddy and needs some cuts in 200-300hz. the bottom octave is where i needed the most help and that's definitely improved by doubling cone area.
i can see why these scans are so revered. the midrange and tweeter sounds are so effortless now. the high end extension is smooth. with the c3cx, i had to cut the midranges by 3-6db and boost 20k by 3db. with these, i had to cut the any tweeter boosting and set levels same as the midranges.
i'm looking forward to more seat time.
500w to each sub. 400w to each midbass. 150w to each midrange and each tweeter.