I've been searching for a box myself, seems like every time I am looking for something someone has it posted on here. I love DF. Anyways, I'm still running the Kicker 03CVR10s 10 inch and I have no intention of replacing them until they are toast. Problem is, is that from what I can find online they are spec'd at .85 to 1.5 each. I really don't want to spend a fortune on a box and I neither have the tools or are handy enough to make the box. Ive been looking at some of the mdf boxes online but they all seems to be rated at .6 per side. Will this hinder the sound and more importantly will it hurt the subs? Any and all info is appriciated.

 

i think the type R's up front and some type S's in the rear for fill would sould sweet.

 

i've been reading on some audio forums that they consider the type-r's like entry level speakers. usually its suggested to go with some speaker company ive never even heard of. i know focal, mb quart, and boston acoustics are thrown around a lot as well. this will be a tough decision. i definently wanna go with a $200-$250 component set up front and then the rears will just be used for a little bit of fill, and probably only turned up when i have passengers as it messes with the sound stage too bad. Lookin at $100 TOPS for the rears.

 

Whats the opinion of a 6.5 mid bass driver in the rear doors instead of a 6.5 full range/coaxial? I do carry passengers occasionally, so it needs to sound good for them back there as well. Which should i go with? Coaxial/full range or mid bass driver?

 

Mid bass isn't going to sound good to your passengers.

 

I know a 6" subwoofer wouldnt, but I thought midbass still had a decent range, it just does the low stuff much better than a coaxial. i thought the midbass would still hit almost the full range of the coaxial. Am I wrong?

My reasoning for this is it feels like there is a gap between what the component speakers can handle and where the sub picks up. Almost like a gap in frequencies in the 200hz mark. A midbass driver would eliminate that area that neither component or subwoofer can hit solidly

 

Lets the subs handle the lows and co-ax handle the rest.

 

components in the front for sure, Boston is your best bet for the buck, focals equivalent speakers are a little higher in price, but its hard to tell which is better in reality... they are both great sets of speakers... I wont change out my speaker setup as long as I have this truck, boston front speakers pro 60's with diamond audio d3 rears with a 1000 watt phoenix gold ryval amp powering them. A little more in your price range would be boston sl60's with diamond d2's and a rockford fosgate amp in your power range, probably 600-800 or so...

Just advice from my experiences with audio.

 

AF
you have a good idea with the mid bass trying to fill the gap that your hearing. the only problem with that is that it is still a 6.5" driver. If your "gap" is at about 200Hz the 6.5's will have a tough time putting out enough volume at that level. Your best be is to go with the coaxials all around and raise the x-over on the subs until you cover the "gap". Most subs should have no problem going up to 300-400 Hz.

nateroach

 

well i've pretty well made my choices:

Fronts - Alpine SPX-17Ref 6.5 components
-- powered by a 4 channel Rockford Fosgate Punch P400-4 (bi-amped)
Rear - Boston Acoustics S65 6.5 coaxial
-- powered by the head unit
Subs - 2 10" Rockford Fosgate P3 Punch (2 ohm)
-- powered by 2 (one for each) Rockford Fosgate Prime R500-1
-- housed in 5/8" MDF box with 1.2 cu ft (what the subs call for)

I'll be pulling my entire current system out and selling as a unit (front/rear speakers, amp, sub, box, wiring). If anyones interested, post up or PM me.