Using This Guide

The Car Audio Subwoofer Selection Guide is intended to help you select the correct subwoofer for your car audio application. For quick comparison, subwoofers can be sorted by size, power handling or any other specification by simply clicking on the appropriate column. When considering a car audio subwoofer, it is important to take into account the vehicle’s cabin gain. Cabin gain will increase the low bass (typically 12dB per octave below 50Hz) in a car audio system, the smaller the vehicle, the greater the gain.

The enclosure volumes and F3's are based on BassBox "optimum" calculations and should be used only as a guide. The enclosure volume of any driver can vary greatly, depending on a variety of factors that are determined by the goals of your particular system. Also, by damping the enclosure (particularly in a sealed box) the recommended enclosure size can be reduced up to 25%.

Sealed: Recommended for best sound quality as it delivers tighter accurate bass. Look for subwoofer with a F3 around 50Hz for best results.

Vented: Recommended for high output (SPL) applications. The result will be extremely loud bass (at tuning frequency) for SPL competitions but offers less than optimal sound quality.

If you have any questions regarding the performance of any driver for your particular application, please contact our knowledgeable technical staff.