Well it's taken me the better part of a year to get my system in. I'm now about to put in the subwoofer. I was originally thinking of going with a single Diamond Audio M6 in a sealed box under the strut bar. I like Nazaar's enclosure but I'm trying to keep the price down. I was thinking I could make a box out of MDF as others have done on this forum and add trim pieces to give the general appearance of the Nazaar box. The DA M6 calls for a .75 cubic foot box it is also kind of pricey. I looked into other options and found some good feeback on elemental designs 10" A and O series subs. These are designed for .50 cu. ft. sealed boxes. This size is a lot easier to accomplish under the strut with a flush finish. Does anybody know anything (first hand) about these subs. I plan on powering the sub with a Memphis Studio 1000D amp so I can go with either the A or O series. I am also more concerned with SQ applications. I have searched this forum and many others for info so I'm more interested in first hand experiences. If anyone owns or has heard these I would appreciate any feedback you can give.
TIA
Ozz

 

i have a K series. I love this SUB. The K series isnt as good SQ either as the O series. So i would definalty recommend them..

 

Elemental Designs is one of the best bang for the buck subwoofers you can get!

 

ditto. they are hot. well they look ugly but sound hot.

 

ED A series are one heck of a deal. The small box design calls for tons of power...but the Memphis amp should be more than up to the task.

I have heard a ED12A in a 26Hz box .. sounded excellent ... better than the POORLY installed 13W7 we compared it to. It also sounded better than my old Tempest or Audiomobile MASS 2012. I can't say that the 10A will be just as good, but I know that ED makes a quality driver. let us know what you choose
jim

 

Do a search for my install, I had a custom install under my strut bar with 2 10ks and it was awesome. Nice and tight sounding Bass, you cant go wrong with it.

 

Thanks everyone for your replies. I appreciate the feedback. The Tech guy at ED said I will not be disappointed with either the A or O series. He also said either one can be put into the .50 cubic ft. sealed box. I may go with the O series just because it has a shallower mounting depth. I afraid the A might be a bit tight for the box I planned for under the strut bar. I'm going to attempt to do it myself. If it comes out looking crappy I'll have to save up and get a Nazaar box.

jabroney I did see your 10 K install it looks very slick. Sounds great too I suspect. That' s nice work I can't remember if you said you did that yourself or not?

Jim RHIT Yeah the amp I have and the small box size. I think it all works out to be a good solution in my case. Just have to decide on A or O I want the A but Ineed to see if the depth will fit It has a huge back end sort of like the JL W7 does.
I'm real happy with the sound the system so far but I can't wait till I get the sub in.

I let you know what I decide. When it's done I'll try to get my hands on a
digital camera and post some shots.
later,
Ozz