When a sub's description says it can work in free-air, does that mean it doesnt need a box? And what if you put it in a box?

 

Yes it does not have to be in an enclosure.

 

it needs a baffle and alot of other work to get them sounding right. they pretty much just use teh truck as an enclosure. if your looking for output then these arnt the kind of subs you want. they usually are pretty low end subs.

 

furthermore, the Comp VRs are not very good subs.

 

Well I dont know what to get. I have a buget...

 

JL is far better than Kicker IMO

 

JL also cost quadtruple more

 

Is there any other free-air subs that are decent? I have a good idea for my trunck but boxes are gonna make it too difficult.

 

DLS has a couple but most free airs are pretty low end. just do 2 small sealed boxes because your still going to have to have a board and everything else made so the free airs will perform.

 

OK, I learned alttle about how free-airs work and realize that they still need to be mounted to a board and "sealed". They say they use the entire trunk space as a "box" so they can obviously use a large area, but is there any problems with having too small of an area? It would still be a good many cubic feet...