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jeremy3721 · 03-17-2012, 09:38 PM

I just swapped from a 2011 2LT Convertible to a 2011 2SS Coupe. I now realize the bass is much weaker in the coupe and I notice more distortion at higher volume than I did in my convertible even though they both have the Boston Acoustics system. Any thoughts?

Vaux96 · 03-17-2012, 11:43 PM

What you are hearing and feeling is the difference between having a subwoofer and not having a subwoofer. Your not going to get that kind of bass without a sub.

jeremy3721 · 03-17-2012, 11:52 PM

I'm amazed at the stuff I miss. I had no idea one model had a sub and the other didn't. If anything I figured the vert's audio would have had to compromise due to space requirements but that's what I get for assuming.

Is there a relatively easy/inexpensive way to add a sub to the stock system? I'll research it tomorrow but if you know please let me know.

SUX2BU · 03-17-2012, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vaux96

What you are hearing and feeling is the difference between having a subwoofer and not having a subwoofer. Your not going to get that kind of bass without a sub.

Yup.

Vaux96 · 03-18-2012, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremy3721

I'm amazed at the stuff I miss. I had no idea one model had a sub and the other didn't. If anything I figured the vert's audio would have had to compromise due to space requirements but that's what I get for assuming.

Is there a relatively easy/inexpensive way to add a sub to the stock system? I'll research it tomorrow but if you know please let me know.

Easiest way is probably to buy a sub, box, amp, inline fuse, power/ground cable, and then buy the X3 harness from ********. Wire up your amp, sub, plug the X3 into your factory harness next to your factory amp, run the rca's to your amp, attach the remote wire, and you got bass.

Genious · 03-18-2012, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vaux96

Easiest way is probably to buy a sub, box, amp, inline fuse, power/ground cable, and then buy the X3 harness from ********. Wire up your amp, sub, plug the X3 into your factory harness next to your factory amp, run the rca's to your amp, attach the remote wire, and you got bass.

Nothing about that sounds easy...lol. The easiest thing would be to find a audio shop and drop your car off for a few hours.

jeremy3721 · 03-18-2012, 11:39 PM

Crap, it's a $1,000 option that my new car doesn't have.

liquidsmoke · 03-19-2012, 01:54 AM

Didn't know the convertibles had a sub either. Is this the same sub box they sell as a 1k option for the coupe or something different?
Anybody got pics?

Wantconvertible · 03-19-2012, 09:17 AM

Pic of vert sub

liquidsmoke · 03-20-2012, 04:47 PM

Thanks for the pics. I wonder how the sound is, like how deep the bass is from that one sub. Is that an open air sub? Like the 6x9's. How sturdy is that, what looks like a rubber mat that the speaker is attached too. I'll prob take a trip to my dealer to take a listen.

I'm sure it won't be as good as my box with 2 larger subs and better amp, but it may be good enough and I can reclaim some trunk space. But not for 875. How do they even justify that price for one speaker.

Wantconvertible · 03-20-2012, 06:51 PM

It's ok open air base is mild to me

lawman007 · 03-22-2012, 01:53 PM

When you travel faster than the speed of sound, the sound has to catch up. So when you stop you hear it all at once this the 'Sonic Boom'.

Physics>--->

"...this isn't Vietnam; there are rules..."-Walter

liquidsmoke · 03-22-2012, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawman007

When you travel faster than the speed of sound, the sound has to catch up. So when you stop you hear it all at once this the 'Sonic Boom'.

Physics>--->

"...this isn't Vietnam; there are rules..."-Walter

Lol

03-17-2012, 09:38 PM	#1
jeremy3721 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 357	From Convertible to Coupe - Why is the sound so weak? I just swapped from a 2011 2LT Convertible to a 2011 2SS Coupe. I now realize the bass is much weaker in the coupe and I notice more distortion at higher volume than I did in my convertible even though they both have the Boston Acoustics system. Any thoughts? __________________ Last edited by jeremy3721; 03-20-2012 at 06:39 PM.

03-17-2012, 11:52 PM	#3
jeremy3721 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 357	I'm amazed at the stuff I miss. I had no idea one model had a sub and the other didn't. If anything I figured the vert's audio would have had to compromise due to space requirements but that's what I get for assuming. Is there a relatively easy/inexpensive way to add a sub to the stock system? I'll research it tomorrow but if you know please let me know. __________________

03-18-2012, 11:39 PM	#7
jeremy3721 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 357	Crap, it's a $1,000 option that my new car doesn't have. __________________ Last edited by jeremy3721; 03-20-2012 at 06:40 PM.

03-19-2012, 01:54 AM	#8
liquidsmoke Two Miles An Hour Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 1,209	Didn't know the convertibles had a sub either. Is this the same sub box they sell as a 1k option for the coupe or something different? Anybody got pics? __________________ expect nothing, but take everything

03-19-2012, 09:17 AM	#9
Wantconvertible Drives: 2011 SS/RS VERT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: PHILA PA Posts: 1,615	Pic of vert sub Attached Images

03-17-2012, 11:43 PM	#2
Vaux96 Drives: 45th 2SS LS3, 05 Ram 1500 SLT Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States Posts: 389	What you are hearing and feeling is the difference between having a subwoofer and not having a subwoofer. Your not going to get that kind of bass without a sub.

03-20-2012, 04:47 PM	#10
liquidsmoke Two Miles An Hour Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 1,209	Thanks for the pics. I wonder how the sound is, like how deep the bass is from that one sub. Is that an open air sub? Like the 6x9's. How sturdy is that, what looks like a rubber mat that the speaker is attached too. I'll prob take a trip to my dealer to take a listen. I'm sure it won't be as good as my box with 2 larger subs and better amp, but it may be good enough and I can reclaim some trunk space. But not for 875. How do they even justify that price for one speaker. __________________ expect nothing, but take everything

03-20-2012, 06:51 PM	#11
Wantconvertible Drives: 2011 SS/RS VERT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: PHILA PA Posts: 1,615	It's ok open air base is mild to me

03-22-2012, 01:53 PM	#12
lawman007 Panama-Gulf War Vet Drives: '11 SW 1LT/RS 6M Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: From Carmichael, CA to Matthews, NC 01/2021 Posts: 769	When you travel faster than the speed of sound, the sound has to catch up. So when you stop you hear it all at once this the 'Sonic Boom'. Physics>---> "...this isn't Vietnam; there are rules..."-Walter __________________

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