What Car Subwoofer that can make "chest thump" effect?
So I ride this guy car few months ago and when he turned on the music, I can feel a my chest shaking/thumping along with the bass. I don't know him so well (meet in a pool hall) and doesn't have his phone number, so I can't call and ask.
What actually makes that thump effect? Do I need high RMS or do I need low Frequency? Do I need to crank the volume high to feel it (would it be possible if to make it not loud and deep)?
I'm planning to get shallow sub if I could (Pioneer Premier or Rockford Fosgate P3). They have about 300 RMS and 20 - 290 Hz Frequency. Would that be enough?
If that's not enough I'm willing to sacrifice my trunk space for that awesome feeling! I can get JL 500w amp and JL 10w6. If this still not enough, then I can't afford that awesome feeling
Anyway, I'm looking for 10" subs because produce tighter bass.
Would appreciate any help.
Thanks.
Basically you need a very expensive way to impress your friends.. lol. I used to have loud speakers in my car a few years back and probably damaged my ears from it. Anything sustained over about 70-80 dbls will damage ears.
Anyway, it as to do with the bass frequencies and harmonics. The easiest thing to do is just buy a powerful system that can handle a deep range of bass sound. Honestly, I would round out the sound, and not just go with ear cracking bass..
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