What is quality of single DVC?

[dave5701]

Have a small car. Looking at a single Pioneer TS-W258D4 with each coil driven individually. I am an old Rock&Roller and not to interested in the low rumble/thumping bass of todays systems. Want solid tight bass though. Looking at a 3 way X-over with low end cut off around 200Hz. Never worked with a DVC speaker. Will this provide good response? Any cut outs? What about phasing concerns, if any? Am I thinking correctly?

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[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

what you will want is a small sealed box and a lil mono block.

dont run ur sub up to 200hz that is the job for a midbass driver where ur 6.5s should handle.

never have ur sub crossover above 80hz in car audio. some old song have decent low bass...

 

[ahole-ic]

In your case, the higher quality subwoofers are actually not what you want. You want a less expensive cheapy sub with a higher FS. >45hz

 

[speakerdude123 10+ year member]

The DVC allows the sub to be wired in series and parallel, with a single voice coil you can only wire the sub one way. This is all I really know about the DVC, don't really know if there parameters and such change the output.

Hope I could help.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

In your case, the higher quality subwoofers are actually not what you want. You want a less expensive cheapy sub with a higher FS. >45hz

Not necessarily. A good sub will sound good with any music. A ****** sub will sound like **** on all music. High Fs is not a positive attribute on a sub unless you're after SPL because it is usually indicative of a stiff suspension. SPL ability is not the only measure of a sub's quality and for some people it is no measure. "Low rumble/thumping bass" is a factor of the music being played, not the sub. A good sub will play whatever you feed it.

 

[emilimo701 10+ year member]

Not necessarily. A good sub will sound good with any music. A ****** sub will sound like **** on all music. High Fs is not a positive attribute on a sub unless you're after SPL because it is usually indicative of a stiff suspension. SPL ability is not the only measure of a sub's quality and for some people it is no measure. "Low rumble/thumping bass" is a factor of the music being played, not the sub. A good sub will play whatever you feed it.

i just took your thanks virginity.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Not necessarily. A good sub will sound good with any music. A ****** sub will sound like **** on all music. High Fs is not a positive attribute on a sub unless you're after SPL because it is usually indicative of a stiff suspension. SPL ability is not the only measure of a sub's quality and for some people it is no measure. "Low rumble/thumping bass" is a factor of the music being played, not the sub. A good sub will play whatever you feed it.

That low rumble sound is also many times accounted for by a sub/enclosure combination that yields a poor alignment. The right enclosure size/type/alignment for the sub is critical in all types of music, but especially so for rock.

My suggestion to a rock n roller is usually to concentrate on a strong midbass setup in the front stage. If done right, the sub will simply compliment the midbass. Getting the midbass correct is imperative for the traditional rock n roll genre.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

My suggestion to a rock n roller is usually to concentrate on a strong midbass setup in the front stage. If done right, the sub will simply compliment the midbass. Getting the midbass correct is imperative for the traditional rock n roll genre.

Very much so, gotta catch all of those JPJ bass lines!