You want your bass to sound just as good outside your car as well as having it trapped inside. This will provide you with more street credibility and will make your car turn more heads at car shows or local meets. It also gives a good impression that you have spent loads of money on your car system and other people can also enjoy and appreciate your music while you drive past jamming to the beat. All the young kids from college will think you are the coolest kid in the block and will dream to own a loud subwoofer when they grow older. Now there are many different factors that influence how loud your car subwoofer will sound outside your car. I will explain them all do you in detail to help you achieve more spl levels outside your vehicle.
1) Build a custom ported box. These box designs play louder always against a sealed enclosure since the soundwaves coming from the back of the speaker amplify the waves coming from the front. This makes the box play louder around a certain frequency range which the port is actually tuned to. If you want to be heard a few blocks away you need a really low tuned box. This is because the lower the bass the more further it travels and also you can feel it more. For more bass to travel outside the car you should tune your box to exactly 30HZ since this will give you the best of sound quality from a sealed and the loudness of a vented design.
2) Run bigger subs and more power. The more subwoofers you have installed into your car system the more air is going to be pushed, therefore louder bass is going to be heard. Also the more rms watts you are running the louder the bass is going to play through the subs. Take both of these factors into consideration to see what is the best solution you can come up with. To gain more power from your amp, you can bridge it or try lowering the final ohm impedance of the speakers.
3) Turn your subs facing the trunk not your seats. This will direct the sound waves to travel outside the car outwards and not inwards bouncing back into the car through the seats. You will also notice that the bass seems louder not only outside the car but inside as well due to cabin gain.
4) Open all your windows and sunroof. Some people say that your car audio system plays louder when air is rolling into the inside of the car because the sound waves can travel outside. Not only do you look cool driving around town, you will also notice the bass sounding more deeper and certainly hits harder without spending a penny.
4) Open all your windows and sunroof. Some people say that your car audio system plays louder when air is rolling into the inside of the car because the sound waves can travel outside. Not only do you look cool driving around town, you will also notice the bass sounding more deeper and certainly hits harder without spending a penny.
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