I've decided to up my sub from a 10" JL W3V2 to a 12" subwoofer. The amp I purchased is a Directed D2205. I would like to get a sub that matches well to the output of this amp. It will be going in a sealed enclosure in the back of my Jeep Wrangler. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My brother started suggesting all kinds of subs, but I really don't know much about subs other than Kicker's. I was always a big Kicker fan, and after reading on here I'm thinking I could get a better sub for my money.

 

You'll have a tough time fitting a 12" sub in the back of a Wrangler unless you take the back seat out. If you 're looking to keep the back seat though, I've found the best enclosure to be a single 10" in a down-firing box. 2 8's in a down-firing box would be another option, which can get surprisingly loud.

 

I have the 1 JL 10 back there now. It sounds good, but not enough bass for my taste. It'll be tight, but I can get 1 12 back there. Sad to say, but I'm leaning back to Kicker. I just know what to expect sound wise with them. I've always heard all these great things about JL, and the sub didn't quite meet my expectations. A lot of that is probably due to the inept sound machine also known as a Jeep Wrangler.

 

What size is your box? That's why I'm saying it will be tough to get a 12 back there...the sub itself will fit, but a box big enough to make it sound good won't. You'd be better off getting a better 10 or 8" sub in which case you would be able to give it the proper sized enclosure. The thing about a down-firing box is it will be a bit louder as well, considering the Wrangler has no cabin pressure. I've done this in many Jeeps, it sounds good...but you'll never get it sounding like a hard top car could. That's one of those things you have to give up with a Jeep.

 

My current box is angled to match the back seat. I'm using less than half of the width to achieve .66 cu ft. I bought my current box premade (off some guy on ebay). I was lazy. I can build a MUCH better box than the one I have now. It's downfiring as well. Sounds good, just doesn't have the low end I want.

 

I've checked about 5 sites, and I can't find what that amp puts out to the sub...even directed's site didn't seem to say. So, I can't reccomend a sub.

As John said, its going to be tough to get 'low end' in a Wrangler...you don't get the cabin gain you get from a car. Depending on what kind of music you listen to, I'd suggest a ported 10 or pair of 8's, or maybe a bandpass.

Toby

 

600 watts to the sub channel

 

hey -- he said bandpasss!!!!!!!!

 

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I'd try a bigger box and maybe some polyfill before you swap subs all together.