Bazooka tubes?
 

Are bazooka tubes still around?????

I was thinking of getting 2 6inch tubes. Do you think its a good idea for a simple cheaper stero upgrade?

I was thinking keep stock unit(car is leased)
then add the tubes to the alpine amp I have. Thoughts?

man thats ol skool. i had 2 of those tubes with 12's in them..they used to THUMP!

if you don't mind me ask and making a side note on your thread, how much is your lease? did you put $$ down? i'm currently looking for a lease on base+sport pkg

$1200 down $500 per month. 39 months.

so you pay 20700$ at the end of 39 months? wow thats a lot for a lease I think... Better off buying it no? Why did you choose to lease?

look into the Infinity bass cube thing instead. 10" woofer and it works.

http://www.infinitysystems.com/car/p...aspx?SerId=BSL

I have never owned a car in my life, I have been leasing since I was 16 (33) I get a new car every three years, and I write off a lot of it off on my taxes. I know there are people who think its stupid, but I don't think they understand what a lease is. They think of the time their dad told them "being a man means owning your car ..etc....."

It works for me. If I owned my g35 I would have killed myself now. Instead I took it to the dealer they ate my last 3 payments, saved me from a registration renewal on the g35, and gave me a new car. In 3 years I will take the 370 back drop it off and say thank you for letting me rent(abuse)this fine automobile,,,,,,,off to lease a brand new car.


It works for me.

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I never cared for the tubes I use to have one and went right to a sealed 10 inch rockford fosgate punch stage 2 sub in a matter of 2 weeks. They are pretty muddy and "boomy" I would not recommend them.

I agree that is crazy!

Yah, I'm with big on both issues.

Basstubes have a slow attack and long decay. It's not crisp and your bass sounds sluggish.

If you really want to save money, buy it and drive it to the ground.

I waas thinking tubes cuz of the lack of space. i kinda wanted to keep what little room I have back there. But if you guys think its a bad Idea. Then Ill figure something out.

have you looked at zenclosures.com? they have a few options for the 370 that will leave you will trunk space.

Don't waste your money on the pre-fab self amplified subwoofers. They are a compromise at best. Anything in a plastic enclosure is going to sound bad. The amplifiers all have inflated power ratings and are extreamly poor quality. The drivers are very, very cheap and are not even made by the manufacture that produces them. They are typically made of paper with cheap foam surround and have small magnets and have very limited suspension so excursion is limited.

I would also recommend Zenclosures, get a good 10 or 12 and decent 250Watts RMS or greater amplifier. It will all cost about the same and the later will sound 10X better.

that's a very general statement and a lot of it is... unfortunately not very accurate but we know what you're trying to get across.

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yes, it may be general but I have yet to run accross anything pre-fab or in a plastic enclosure that impressed me for car audio.

i actually do not mind the infinity bass box or whatever it is called. It is not great but better than most.

big- yah, the basslink. i've used both bazooka and basslinks in past cars and i have to say the basslink is far better than the bazooka.

it's not so much the pre-fab itself that's the problem (well, in bazooka's case you cant do too much with it since they do suck as far as attack).

it's usually placement, user eq contouring, and the ability to know wat to do with the sound when it sounds a certain way. most folks just put something together and place the sub whereever is most convenient. it shakes the car so it must sound good.... nope.

also professional audio sometimes use plastic cases for PA speakers. ive done projects with well known professional audio pa systems in the past running $1K+ 15" and 18" driver units (retails are $3K+ for one box). they won several awards with that system long time ago. major recording artists used their speakers for major events. they use like 50 of them to power their concerts. :D

the funny is that i was the one that handcarried the housing on the plane from one country to the next during its initial development. it was a huge plastic box and customs were confused wth i was carrying. :D i told them it was a playhouse for a cat. ;)

most speakers use MDF. my studio monitors in my music room are MDF.

Write it off on your taxes?

How so?

Also interested. :tup: