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Hence why I bought old luxury, lol... Still has a legendary engine (401 cubic inch Nailhead) and bench seats front and rear. I am definitely thinking of a single SSA 10" sub in the future, I just priced out morel hybrid integra speakers for the front... Just looking for a solid sound stage for drive ins and cruises (although I love hearing that engine purr).

Just a tip, the less drivers you can use to achieve your goal, the better the system will sound. You will want a dedicated mid-bass (6.5" at the smallest) in your doors. Something that is designed to be a midbass in infinite baffle/free air (car audio type of speaker). Midbass and tweeters should be on the same vertical axis to make tuning easier, so make sure your kicks and pillars are on the same vertical axis. If you have midbass in your doors, you will not need another 8" midbass anywhere else, so instead of replacing the factory 8" with a midbass, your best bet is to find a quality subwoofer ( or pair) and have them put into a lowish tuned ported box (or sealed). And remember, keep it simple, simple sounds good.

Normal wood glue is so insanely strong, I would suggest using nothing but it for adhesive (the mdf breaks before the glue will separate). I would use an rtv/silicone bead on the inside of the box.. and I would add some wood glue to the crack and than clamp or force the joint shut and let sit for 24 hours. (PS before you even came back to add that you found an air leak, I was going to suggest that you had developed one).

How something sounds is subjective to you. How much power do you have, in what type of car?

Well, I am speaking mainly for Chrysler as that is where I have most of my knowledge... And I know that NVH has been a main priority of theirs.

They have been doing this for 10 years... What it really comes down to is the amount of money they are spending on NVH, the quieter an interior is, the easier it is to make sound nice.

Absolutely loved the stock radio (Not the option, but base radio) in my 2008 Jeep Patriot... My 1998 dodge neon on the other hand... forget about it

M5 is referring to mounting the speaker lower, where the storage pocket is... The further you get the speaker from your ears, the better the stage will localize towards the center. Soundwaves travel at a set speed, and because you sit closer to one speaker than the other, it has a tendency to pull the soundstage to the side you are sitting on because your brain processes it before the sound on the opposite side. In other words, if the drivers speaker was 2 feet away and the passengers was 6 feet away, you would hear the left side 3 x faster than the passenger.. but if you were able to move the speaker down another foot, than it would only change the location on the passenger side by a couple inches. This would normalize the ratio and move the sound stage towards the middle. Time alignment is the only help you will get electronically, otherwise it all has to be done in the install.

Good news is grand cherokee's can get loud if you can brace one properly... I would look into a sundown audio saz3500d and a pair of Xcon's... You will need a h/o alt for daily... but it would put you in a good position for getting relatively loud. Just remember, when it comes to spl, equipment is only 30% of the equation... the rest comes to install and understanding cabin gain, also, Fart boxes will get louder, but you will loose musicality, on the other hand, a well built box will still get loud and play music accurately.

I like that idea. Stop trying to sell the amp that I'm trying to buy Aaron.

What is your budget for subs? And for a decent priced component set, I would look at the Hertz deici line.

There is a good chance, that if it was reconed and doesn't have a sticker, it's just because they were out of "AA" dustcaps and used the generic black one instead of making the customer wait for something cosmetic. As far as being a Mayhem or not, Nick will be the authority on that.

not trying to be rude either but you need to go put your reading glasses back on i will break it down for you in slow mothe sub i have weigh 49 lbs repeat 49lbs and it surpose to be a mayhem 15 the website and the whole world is telling me the sub weighs 65 lbs and up that the reason for my questions the 12 mayhem 64lbs weighs more than my 15 dont make sense I read your entire post and everything that was replied. I can not comment on the accuracy of the website, (ie, design changes not reflected on the website), but I have faith in Nick's judgement... Where did you buy the sub from? And before you reply harshly to a mod again, take time to realize that I read hundreds of posts a day, and I try my best to add input when I can, but I can not possibly give ever detail of information that I would like to give.

http://www.ascendantaudio.com/mayhem.php Everything you need to know about a mayhem... Now unless you have something constructive to ask... this topic should be dead... Not trying to be rude, but Nick knows his stuff; not to mention it took me less than 1 minute to find out the weight on an AA mayhem 15"

Tried all the make shift/substitutes and they worked, but sometimes it lakes alot of playing around to find the right spot.. lol... That's what she said. Sorry couldn't resist.

I'll be going with the Kenwood with my next build after a few hours of playing with both on the board.

If built properly, you can run as many subs in a single chamber as you want. I've had 4 10"s in a single sealed box.

He has roughly 5 cu feet Whoops, that is not a good recommendation. You need dual 4 ohm vc. subs for a 1 ohm load. LOL. They would be way under powered with your amp, please ignore and keep looking. an while i love the 10 there have been plenty of problems wih the 15s. I'd like potential enclosure space before seeing 15s recommended

2 15" SSA Dcon Dual 4 ohm subs.. You will be happy with them either way (but they will excel in ported) They will want ~6 cu foot total ported.

I am interested, although the price will put it out of my reach. I am wretching over the 500$ price tag on the audison voche component set I've been looking at.