12-31-2005, 03:41 PM
BottledBeast Wrote:keep the flat faced box its better for the air flow if u add the angled one it wont sound as good as a flat faced one.....im my opinion dimond is the worst brand i know people who had 12's and 15's and they all sound like crap to me and everyone i know hates them...stick with JL thier one of the best or get cerwin vega thier real good subs and responsive and reliable...
The face dowsn't have a LOT to do with the sound, other than the angle it projects it into the car with... It has more to do with the volume than anything as well as the size of ports and b affles leading to them in ported boxes. I don't konw what Diamonds you have heard or how they were set up but they are amazing subs. I would honestly take them over my JL's. Yes JL's are pretty nice and have the name, but that name is where a lot of the price comes from.
Now if they were Diamond's lowest level sub, in poor boxes, or over or under powered then I can understand why they sounded like crap. And they can't possible be the worst sub. You obviously havent heard the sony Xplod series or any lighning audio sub, heck or low end MTX for that matter. In a sense you do need to pay for quality. For a budget sub I think the best, hands down is the Infinity Kappa Perfect. It is not the loudest sub (but damn close for it's price) b ut it is incredibly crisp and precise. It will hit a double kick all day long for you and still handle some pretty good low bass.