Sub recommendation - Mk6

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:51 pm

I recently upgrade my the sound in my Mk6.
The front stage is a pair MB Quart Premium 6.25" (2003-2005) running off an MB Quart RAA4200 amp. I'm currently borrowing my mates 10" Boston Acoustics Rally Series which is housed in a sealed enclosure. It goes pretty low and sounds decent however taps out at higher volumes. I most definitely need as much boot space as possible - for a pram, baby bags, etc...

Any 10" recommendations for my setup would be appreciated (Rockford/MB Quart/etc)

shakez · Post by **shakez** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:46 pm

I had JBL GTO 1014, beautiful sub for the money, currently running a Gladen RS10 sub, even better than the JBL i.m.o.

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:26 pm

shakez wrote:I had JBL GTO 1014, beautiful sub for the money, currently running a Gladen RS10 sub, even better than the JBL i.m.o.

Thanks.
I'll have a look. The Boston I have goes pretty low - but I think I may appreciate a 12.

Never heard of Gladen...

Post by **Killerwatt** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:37 am

shakez wrote:I had JBL GTO 1014, beautiful sub for the money, currently running a Gladen RS10 sub, even better than the JBL i.m.o.

+1 on both accounts.
Those gto's are very musical subs. Even something from mmats would be a nice.
whats your budget though?

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:43 am

Killerwatt wrote:
shakez wrote:I had JBL GTO 1014, beautiful sub for the money, currently running a Gladen RS10 sub, even better than the JBL i.m.o.
+1 on both accounts.
Those gto's are very musical subs. Even something from mmats would be a nice.
whats your budget though?

Around the 1.5k mark.
I was hoping to try find an MB Quart sub - but it doesn't look good.
What does a Gladen go for?

What is mmats?

I bought a second hand Rockford P1 12" earlier this morning with the intention of trying it out but I am really set on a 10" that performs well - due to space constraints.

*Edit. Just had a look at the RS10. Looks fantastic. What do they retail for?

1 Eyed Monkey · Post by **1 Eyed Monkey** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:27 pm

Life160 wrote:
Killerwatt wrote:
shakez wrote:I had JBL GTO 1014, beautiful sub for the money, currently running a Gladen RS10 sub, even better than the JBL i.m.o.
+1 on both accounts.
Those gto's are very musical subs. Even something from mmats would be a nice.
whats your budget though?
Around the 1.5k mark.
I was hoping to try find an MB Quart sub - but it doesn't look good.
What does a Gladen go for?

What is mmats?

I bought a second hand Rockford P1 12" earlier this morning with the intention of trying it out but I am really set on a 10" that performs well - due to space constraints.

*Edit. Just had a look at the RS10. Looks fantastic. What do they retail for?

Around R1500 from Hygrade.

shakez · Post by **shakez** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:47 pm

Life160 wrote:
Killerwatt wrote:
shakez wrote:I had JBL GTO 1014, beautiful sub for the money, currently running a Gladen RS10 sub, even better than the JBL i.m.o.
+1 on both accounts.
Those gto's are very musical subs. Even something from mmats would be a nice.
whats your budget though?
Around the 1.5k mark.
I was hoping to try find an MB Quart sub - but it doesn't look good.
What does a Gladen go for?

What is mmats?

I bought a second hand Rockford P1 12" earlier this morning with the intention of trying it out but I am really set on a 10" that performs well - due to space constraints.

*Edit. Just had a look at the RS10. Looks fantastic. What do they retail for?

The gladen RS10 was exactly R1500. Needs a tiny 20L box to run so you have boot space aswell

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:21 pm

shakez wrote:
Life160 wrote:
Killerwatt wrote:
shakez wrote:I had JBL GTO 1014, beautiful sub for the money, currently running a Gladen RS10 sub, even better than the JBL i.m.o.
+1 on both accounts.
Those gto's are very musical subs. Even something from mmats would be a nice.
whats your budget though?
Around the 1.5k mark.
I was hoping to try find an MB Quart sub - but it doesn't look good.
What does a Gladen go for?

What is mmats?

I bought a second hand Rockford P1 12" earlier this morning with the intention of trying it out but I am really set on a 10" that performs well - due to space constraints.

*Edit. Just had a look at the RS10. Looks fantastic. What do they retail for?

The gladen RS10 was exactly R1500. Needs a tiny 20L box to run so you have boot space aswell

Thanks.
Ill go pass hygrade and see if they have demo unit I can listen to. I would definitely be keen in saving some boot space.

Preggz · Post by **Preggz** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:27 pm

Also Check out Rockford Fosgate
P2d2 8
it packs a punch for a little sub
500w 250Rms
In my citi can give you a Demo if you want to Listen.

my 2cents

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:32 pm

Preggz wrote:Also Check out Rockford Fosgate
P2d2 8
it packs a punch for a little sub
500w 250Rms
In my citi can give you a Demo if you want to Listen.

my 2cents

Would be keen. What amp are you using?
Where you based?

Preggz · Post by **Preggz** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:50 pm

Day in Killarney jhb night in forways
LA 2Ch 250rms
I tested @ Nitro Crew it did 128.9db

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:48 pm

Preggz wrote:Day in Killarney jhb night in forways
LA 2Ch 250rms
I tested @ Nitro Crew it did 128.9db

Im not looking for something to blow the windows out...
Something more on the SQ side. The RF I have is unfortunately way too boomy for my liking.

Preggz · Post by **Preggz** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:04 pm

But im also for sq
I dont play loud it just sounds good
but then there is a P1 8
as I said you can listen to it before you buy anything

NHB_R · Post by **NHB_R** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:11 pm

Pm Timeshifter on the forum on he's mk6 Gti sound install.
12" sub and still kept bootspace

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chucker02 · Post by **chucker02** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:40 pm

My sound is not in the same league as the others but I have a xtc 8inch sub in its own enclosure in my citi, it sounds good and it plays really well for a entry level sub. I had a kenwood 10inch in before the xtc and the xtc is better in every single way.

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:45 am

Weirdly enough I temporarily sealed the sub enclosure and adjusted the frequency slightly (reduced) and the difference is massive.
Suddenly the boomy intolerable bass is gone and it's a lot more precise.
Any other tricks I can use to fine tune the bass?

The box doesn't have any internal padding - is this something that I should look I to?

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JAZ · Post by **JAZ** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:51 am

Life160 wrote:Weirdly enough I temporarily sealed the sub enclosure and adjusted the frequency slightly (reduced) and the difference is massive.
Suddenly the boomy intolerable bass is gone and it's a lot more precise.
Any other tricks I can use to fine tune the bass?

The box doesn't have any internal padding - is this something that I should look I to?

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thats the case,as thats an off the shelf enclosure,mass produced and no were close to what the spec should be for your rf sub.by sealing of the port you have gotten rid of the boomy bass......the sub can still get damaged though bud....sealed enclosures are more forgiving than incorrect vented enclosures.

Life160 · Post by **Life160** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:00 pm

JAZ wrote:
Life160 wrote:Weirdly enough I temporarily sealed the sub enclosure and adjusted the frequency slightly (reduced) and the difference is massive.
Suddenly the boomy intolerable bass is gone and it's a lot more precise.
Any other tricks I can use to fine tune the bass?

The box doesn't have any internal padding - is this something that I should look I to?

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
thats the case,as thats an off the shelf enclosure,mass produced and no were close to what the spec should be for your rf sub.by sealing of the port you have gotten rid of the boomy bass......the sub can still get damaged though bud....sealed enclosures are more forgiving than incorrect vented enclosures.

RF recommends a 35 litre (1.25 cubic feet) box for the P1. After some calculations my box is exactly 40.66 liters. Would it be dangerous to have too small or too large a box.

Delokes · Post by **Delokes** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:08 am

i'd go with a MMats or Gladen 10' , it will compliment the mb quarts very nice...