Phoenix Gold RSDC122 need help

microhaxo · Post by **microhaxo** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:01 pm

I am very interested in buying this subwoofer but i have some questions first.

I have a custom made box that is 3 cuft ported at 29hz. If i buy the RSDC112 12" sub will it sound good in that box? I will be feeding the sub 500w RMS.

I am really after some nice bass that can be felt in the chest cavity. I can describe the feeling as if the bass is vibrating the inside of your chest. I have tried to get this type of bass with many different installs and every time i just get car shaking loud bass. I have had kickers cvr 12"s and Rockford p2's and even Type r's all in a sealed 1.8 cuft box. My ported box was made for a 12" type r but even then i didnt get any chest bass.

So to sum it up, will that sub be good for me?

Post by **Bfowler** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:12 am

It could be a matter of your tunning frequnecy. Maybe the note that hits you in the chest is higher then your box is tuned?

The rsdc certainly hit me in the chest, but I don't want to promise it will for you

microhaxo · Post by **microhaxo** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:29 pm

Is 29hz too low for chest hitting bass?

what was your box tuned too?

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:44 pm

how about more power????

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:08 am

microhaxo wrote:Is 29hz too low for chest hitting bass?

what was your box tuned too?

I'm not sure what the frequency that causes that would be, if i was going ported, i would probably go for something low like 29 also. it just seemed like if you went through 3 subs with similar results, maybe it wasn't the sub.

i was running a 1.4 sealed box, so it isn't really "tuned"

do you have a friend you could swap boxes with to see?

how is the box situated in the trunk?

Fatii · Post by **Fatii** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:19 pm

try to seal the car, the car itself is a box. The sub is great! but i have become a pg whore

Capital_M · Post by **Capital_M** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:03 pm

Tune higher, 33 or 35hz. You will stick get killer low end but the 40 - 50hz range will be a lot louder and that is what hits you in the chest...at least thats what i have found.