8" JL Audio Marine Subwoofer in a DS Questions

[Ant-Knee]

Originally Posted by Zpmontog0947

Well all of you are using speakers in that same location with success so I do t believe that temperatures would be that significantly different with a sub that is slightly deeper. Does anyone have a temperature probe that would be able to provide me some running temperatures in that location that I could ask JL audio if said temperatures would be okay with their sub? Thank you all for the help. This is a big decision because once I commit, I have an 8 inch hole in my body. I really want this to work.

I have a 98 carryall VI,

There is nothing behind my speakers...
My engine compartment is further back...
Underneath my seat is nothing, Just a storage compartment...
No worries for heat at alll..


Ant...

[badmotorscooter80]

It won't make very much bass unless you create an enclosure. This would be installed like an infinite baffle, but the the front and rear wave are not completely separated. My advise is put an enclosure in the bag well and see if you really need that much bass in a cart.

[Zpmontog0947]

Originally Posted by badmotorscooter80

It won't make very much bass unless you create an enclosure. This would be installed like an infinite baffle, but the the front and rear wave are not completely separated. My advise is put an enclosure in the bag well and see if you really need that much bass in a cart.

JL audio states the sub can be used with and without an enclosure.

[mazdawg(Mikey)]

ok so youre a gas cart so there is indeed more room to mount it in the body. that sub would perform fine in the body as a freeair woofer and I don't think the heat would affect it that much. on my cart I mounted a jlaudio cp108LGW3v3 (8w3 ported microbox) under the rear seat firing down into the bagwell. still gave me space in my bagwell for my airtank and the speaker had something to load against so it sounded great.

[badmotorscooter80]

Originally Posted by Zpmontog0947

JL audio states the sub can be used with and without an enclosure.

That is not the problem. The issue is infinite baffle installations require you separate the front and rear wave distance equal to the lowest frequency intended to reproduce. It will work, but not nearly as well as if it were installed in the wall of a house. Bass wavelengths are HUGE. Put that driver in a box, and it will produce way more bass in a golf cart. The same rules apply to any other brand, or even the midrange drivers as well. Two coax drivers installed in the seat bin wall behind your legs will cancel bass from each other under the seat.

[jamesonc]

Why not do something like this and mount it to the bottom of your rear seat? That's what I'm planning on doing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jensen-JMPSW...AAAOSw65FXsxQn