Rear fill or no rear fill?

srtpato · Post by **srtpato** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:51 am

Replacing the factory setup in my SRT4 (umm... Neon), and debating whether to bother w/rear fill.

up front - Diamond Audio s600a HEXs powered by JL 300/2, Eclipse 8455 HU,

Sub is sealed Kicker s10l5 pwrd by kx250.2 (really wanted to put in the JL W7 10", but need to keep the car light).

Looking for SQ primarily.

Better to leave it w/o the rears hooked up?

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:56 am

NO rear fill if looking for SQ. Keep a solid front stage and there will be no reason for rear fill.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:07 am

well if your going for sq ur kind screwed sub wise that l5 isnt an sq driver its pure spl and u wont find many people that like l5's/l7's due to there extreme unreliablity and there major lack of sq if you can take it back and get something else i highly suggest it.

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:34 am

SRT..you might look into the JL10w3 then, light, efficient and a fairly decent sq sub. Or you can do what I did and get a Focal sub. the Access line isn't that bad and costs about the same as a 10w3

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:42 am

Yeah I agree with them both. No rear fill, and get a diffrent sub.

By the way that deck does really well with a 3 way set up (no rear fill, and your components BiAmped).

srtpato · Post by **srtpato** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:59 am

Wow... you guys reply fast (new to this forum)!

I chose that sub due to size/weight/elcheapo factor and I figured if it really sucked I'd eventually replace it. Crossing it over @~60Hz just to add some decent bass, not to win awards. Are they really that bad sounding and problematic?

JeremyC - When you say '3 way,' are you referring to sub/mid/high or do you mean triamping in front (low/mid/high + sub in back)?

Diamond audio (tech desk) suggested I add a 2nd tweet in the dash and use a passive xover @10Khz to bring the soundstage up a tad. Doubt I'll do that.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:02 am

yes they are that bad how much did you pay im sure i can or one of the other dealers can get something much better for that price. where are you from?

srtpato · Post by **srtpato** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:14 am

Kicker TS10L5 (sealed, prebuilt enclosure) + KX250.1 amp for 288.

Relatively small and light, and seemed to put out some pretty clean bass, but one never knows until it's in the vehicle.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:18 am

it is small it is light and it does put out bass but doesnt soung good and is very unreliable u know what i mean? not trying to bash your stuff at all just letting you know.

srtpato · Post by **srtpato** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:36 am

Just realized I posted this in the wrong forum (duh).

Thanks for responses, though.

Bwcad1 - can't find too many negative comments on the Kicker L5s. They're still NIB though, maybe you can elaborate.