If you've got a decent sub or still deciding which sub will best match your needs, you have to check first what kind of sound you you want from it. The choice will depend on what kind of a listener you are and what music you appreciate. The hip hop person would have different musicality needs from the jazz lover, so they have different requirements of a sub system in their cars.



When choosing a subwoofer, you have to consider an 8 inch sub may not appear to be that powerfully, but it can really rock your mind out when it's installed in the car. A smaller sub would give very rich but moderate bass while a larger one will give you a dominant bass.

The next step is to find the bass box to fit the sub and match your taste for bass and sound. The subs need to be amplified because the human ear is not equipped to detect the lower frequencies. The higher the bass, the better sounding it is for people. A big subwoofer will give you more bass but it will require much space in your trunk. Always bear in mind big is not always best, as there are some small high quality 8 inch subs which sound better than cheaper 12 inch subs.

Bass Box Enclosures

Now that you have a subwoofer, your next move is to choose the type of box depending on your taste for music. 70% of the sound coming from the sub would come from the quality of box you have fitted.

Sealed bass enclosures are recommended if you want some extra trunk space. These boxes are much smaller. Small cars like sports cars can benefit from this type of box. The bass sound that comes out of this box is highly accurate, but there isn't too much of the ?boom? that most people look for in an audio system. You will also need an audio amplifier to power the box and subwoofer.

The other type of bass box is the ported or vented box. This is larger than the sealed so it will eat up trunk space. This is box is designed to let the rear sound come out too from a port or vent. The channeled sound combined with the sound from the cone produces the boom that people look for when listening to heavy bass music. There is no need for an audio amplifier for this setup. It produces better low bass and low distortion.