Car Audio Reviews Public Submission

My 12 Dual subs are a pretty descent subwoofer for the money.

I've learned these woofers really depend on what type of enclosure and space your working with.

I myself went with the most basic sealed box and in a enclosed trunk with no moving air space.

After hearing other people's system with these Dual subs in a vented box.. I am pretty pissed I didn't go with that setup.

Don't get me wrong, I can always move to that setup but I just spent the money on it all so I'm sticking to it for now. Money really isn't my best aspect right now.

1. Why did you choose this product?

Like most people, I heard a system and was in love. The system I heard was actually the exact same. The only difference was, the system I heard was in a vented enclosure. Mine is only half as loud as the one I heard.

I'm working on getting rid of my car though. I've decided I'm going the suv method with bass. I will eventually upgrade systems, but this will do for now.

So "seeing and hearing" was pretty much number one reason I got the subs. Next, would be cause they were so easy for me to obtain. I had a paycheck coming in a couple of weeks and I knew after doing some research, I could get them with my paycheck.

2. What kind of enclosure did you choose for the subwoofers?

As I said before, I have the sealed boxes. They suck to say the least.. but they make do. It seems that the dual subs don't do so hot in the sealed boxes. It leads me to believe that these subs are completely designed for vented boxes and nothing else.

3. What amounts of power are you pushing to the subwoofer?

I have a thousand watt amplifier. To be quite honest, the amp is some off brand that I or any of my friends have ever heard of. I know the amp doesn't push out huge numbers, but it is an amplifier. So to sum it up, the amplifier is crap and I have no idea what it puts out. I would say, it would be lucky to do a hundred watts of continuous power.

4. Are you happy with the sound quality?

NO. I wish my system was air born and that is how it is. I have heard these subs in bandpass boxes or vented and they are a crap load louder. I have my 12 dual subs in a sealed box in my trunk of my car.

My backseat does not go down either which really sucks. My subs have no air to push and you hear the damage of this.. its not loud.

I'm sure if I was to get a better amplifier to really push the subs, they would sound a bit better. I'm pretty sure that ninety percent of the reason to them not being loud though, is the lack of air for them to push.

5. On a scale 1 to 10, how happy are you with the product?

Lets see.. I would have to go with a 6 out of 10. I can't really blame the subwoofers for the sound problem I was having with my vehicle. The subs are a good price and the magnets are a pretty descent size.

6 out of 10 is a pretty good rating. I think the reason most of the dual subs come with those bandpass enclosures, is because these subs are designed to be played in this method. These subs like to push air in that bandpass fashion.

I know this is a quite lengthy review but I wanted others to know about these subs and the enclosures they like the best.

A box makes the sub. I later learned that.

6. Would you consider this product to a friend?

If one of my friends came to me and asked me if he or she should buy this product for their vehicle.. I would say sure. It also depends what type of friend it is. If it was one of my better friends that was seeking the best bass quality, I would tell them to maybe make that extra step up and go with a different brand than dual.

That next step up in companies, would make a world of difference in my mind. The brand dual is descent stuff if your working with all of their components I would say.. but if your going to mix products like I did (different brand amplifier with dual subs), it makes things a little more complicated.