No room on the sides. I'd love to throw some 12s at it, and might build an enclosure that is proper for a bass car in the future, but for now the wife needs a daily and I need respectable quality. Not ideal, but practical at least.
The JL audio is amazing, but expensive. Those peerless drivers are like 60 a pop and super low profile, moreso than the JL audio even. However, out of stock. We'll see if they come back this year if I can even go that route.
The JL audio is amazing, but expensive. Those peerless drivers are like 60 a pop and super low profile, moreso than the JL audio even. However, out of stock. We'll see if they come back this year if I can even go that route.
Peerless has seemed less interested in DIY the past few years. Many of their drivers are hard to get now unless you want 500 pieces. Some of their units are stocked, but I wouldn't rely on that being the case going forward, because it's all unpredictable. If the ones you want aren't in stock anywhere, I'd be inclined to look for another driver. Or at least e-mail Parts Express and see if they can give you an in-stock estimate. Their listings often include that, so when they don't, I get suspicious.
There are other flat/low profile/shallow options around. I haven't run any sims on these, it's just a starter list of shallow woofers. I'm sure there are more out there:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/MB-QUART-Discus-Series-8-in-400-Watt-Shallow-Subwoofer-DS1-204/313131907
https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-TS-A2000LD2-Shallow-Mount-Subwoofer/dp/B0811X5S9J?gQT=1&th=1
www.parts-express.com/GRS-6LPSW-4-6-1-2-Low-Profile-Subwoofer-4-Ohm-292-461?quantity=1
www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-LW150-4-6-Low-Profile-Woofer-4-Ohms-295-255?quantity=1
www.parts-express.com/Tang-Band-W6-2253S-6-1-2-Low-Profile-Subwoofer-264-937?quantity=1
www.parts-express.com/Wavecor-SW280WA01-11-Shallow-Glass-Fiber-PMI-Foam-Sandwich-Cone-Subwoofer-4-Ohm-298-1078?quantity=1
Deeper than you want, but not by much:
www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-LS10-44-10-Low-Profile-Subwoofer-Dual-4-Ohm-295-251?quantity=1
AudioControl Space Series
https://audiocontrol.com/car-audio/subwoofers/spc-10s4/
https://audiocontrol.com/car-audio/subwoofers/spc-12s4/
https://www.amazon.com/AudioControl-Space-Low-Profile-Subwoofer-Black/dp/B0C6V8X5Y9
https://ds18.com/products/ds18-psw10-4s-10-water-resistant-shallow-subwoofer-500-watts-4-ohm-svc
Not DIY, but another approach: line your whole floor with these? No idea how good they are, but quantity might make up for quality, and the price is amusing. There are quite a few shallow amplified subs on the market now at various price points.
https://www.amazon.com/Rockville-SS10P-Under-Seat-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B0BTZ35DKY
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