what are radiator subwoofer

[The Zigman]

Passive radiators have their place, and its not in a subwoofer enclosure.

the purpose of these is to add bass to a full range box without changing the impedance of the enclosure, and having to add extra drivers.

They will produce low frequecies but are powered by the mid/low rannge driver in a sealed enclosure. So if the mid driver is notvery good, and has a small displacement the dont expect alot from the passive radiator.

Years ago I had a high end set of Kicker sidekicks that used 8" passive radiators with 6.5" mid drivers. They sounded awesome, but they werent subs.

If you want the low sub bass pnch, and you cant afford a set of 15" L7's then get a 12" kicker comp.

What kind fo music do you want to listen to with this system?
What sort of bass are you wanting to produce?

Different types of enclosures produce different tones and resonances.

I had a 12" Comp in a folded horn sub box that was unbelievable.

 

[dundadundun]

ok. so for a kicker sub. (not sure as to which size yet) i should build my own sealed box, and what should be IN it?

kicker makes subs of different levels for different applications. you really should choose or make your box according to those specs or close to get the best sound out of each.

you dont use passive radiators in car systems atleast i would never?

u need to build a box to the speakers specs and they need to be enclosed separately (spacer in center of box ) or u can wire one backwords haha

thank you!

to me it's just like the bose wave "bubbles" in the their woofer box. the difference is it really paid off and improved the sound and traveling distance for bose. after that they could concentrate on clarity and a smaller speaker so you could hide it anywhere. that makes it attractive to their target audience.

 

[Raseru]

Before you go and by anything you might want to sit down and plan every thing out like:
1-What type of music you mainly listen to?
ie: a 10 or a 12 inch sub in a nice sealed would be better for overall bass reproduction like pop,rock or jazz(not saying a 15, 18, or 21 inch sub cant do it) as to where a those later subs are more sub-bass like for bass heavy songs(not saying an 8, 10, or12incher couldnt do it)
2-What type of budget do you have?
3-*PLAN FOR FUTURE UPGRADES* (ive seen a lot of people waste money, by skipping this step including me and ive been building and installing car audio systemsfor YEARS)
4-Make sure you shop around an read reviews on products you are looking at (you want the best BANG for your buck not the best Name!!!)
5-Type of vehicle?(subs are louder in an open cargo area than in a trunk car with the same setup)
5-Space Limits(im in the middle of a build with (3)3k rms amps two custom built 18" subs (6)batts (3)alternaters (2)1k rms amps one for mids and one for highs, and multiple tweeters and midranges. im competing next year:naughty

There is A WHOLE LOT more other things to take into account with car audio just do those 5 basic steps i mentioned above and dont buy anything because someone said it was loud because its THEIR opinion!!!!


P.S 100watts is louder than you think it is!!!!