I have narrowed my search for a 10" sub that will work off of 6.5 cu. ft. of air space, and a bottem depth of 5.75" or less. I have narrowed it down to a Pioneer TS-SW251 which is a 800 watt, 4 ohm, shallow mount or Alpine SWS-1023D which is a 900 watt, 2 ohm, semi-shallow mount. There is also a 4 ohm Alpine for the same price as the other Alpine, which is $69.00 a piece. The Pioneer cost $89.00 a piece. I want some opinions on which ones i should go with.

 

Of both of those choices, go with the Alpine. Alpine has it over Pioneer subs hands down. I used to compete in SPL and later SQL, IASCA sanctioned car audio compititions and was an MECP certified installer for six years - trust me, Alpine is the better choice. What will you be powering it with?

 

6.5 cu ft or .65 cu ft??? lol that's a hellishly big difference. put those subs in too big of a sealed box and ur gonna demolish them. and i agree with inhumane pioneer subs arn't that great. they make a damn good deck but not so much on speakers.

 

i got 2 10' audio pipes in my ram my uncle made me a custom fiberglass box it fits perfect then he added a 12' where the middle console was

 

LOL surely .65.

I don't have the graphic, but, this post is useless without pics.

 

yes, most definitely alpine. pioneer subs are cheapy looking and (not all, but a majority) do go out early on you. alpine has proven itself in the subwoofer world. so id stick with the alpines.

 

i would deff go with the alpine over a pioneer, way better quality, and much better sound.

 

There are alot of choices out there. Don't just go looking for the "name brands".

so the enclosure is roughly .65^3 and you can only go 5 3/4" or less. Ok, now we're on to something here.. Are the holes already cut?

Ok, on to choice fordriver then!!

http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_...products_id=30

This one has a displacement of .05^3 so if your enclosure is .65^3 then we minus the .05 for driver displacement and come up with a total net volume of .60^3. And this driver just happens to model the best in .55-.65^3 for small sealed.

Now, im sure some of you are reading this and saying "I've never heard of eD, they must not be any good" that's ok, I can understandthis, and I can respect this. I was the same way too when it came to speakers, speaker building, car parts, ect.. Don't believe EVERYTHING you read online... you know stuff like that. But take a look at this video of the driver going through its QC process
http://edesignaudio.com/11kv2_video.php

Flame on, I have my flame retardant suit on....

 

i would go with the alpine type s you are looking at just remember those wattages you stated are peak not rms. the type s is only 300 watt rms not sure about the pioneer but who cares because they do suck at making subs. If you dont have an amp yet alpine makes a v power m450 that is a perfect match for that sub.

 

The alpine will have a tuning arround 40-50Hz in a .60^3 enclosure. Please see their tech specs on the 10"
http://support.alpine-usa.com/produc..._SWS-1023D.PDF