Hi,
Yesterday I wasn't excited with the B&O subwoofer in my 2011 S5 Sportback, searching through the forum for an upgrade only lead me to upgrades for the Coupe/ Cabrio.
So why not remove the unit out of the car and see if I can do some stuff myself.
Taking the unit out is a piece of cake, one connector on the left side and 3 nuts to loossen.
One big plastic ported subwoofer, owning a whooping 16,5 cm 6 Ohm unlabeled/ branded sub driver.
(I am unable to take B&O seriously at the moment, 3.5k for the B&O system no .. way)
Drilled out the rivets (do this carfully, the plastic underneath will melt, short burts and change to the next in between cooldown), took out the driver and found a nice 75mm mounting depth.
Searching the internet for a 16,5 cm subwoofer driver is no fun at all!
Kicker has the CompRT CWR672 for just 89 euros:
General Features:
I ordered one instantly and will be delivered in 3 working days. Plan is to wire it in series, to go from 2 Ohm Dual Voice Coil to 4 Ohm Single Voice Coil.
Having no idea what the amp can deliver at the subwoofer output, not even after searching the web for hours, changing the sub driver from 6 Ohm to 4 Ohm should allready deliver more power.
Mounting the sub driver will be another issue, but I already have some thoughts about umbrella plugs for drywall constructions.
That should work and gives me the possibility to dissemble at again.
I will keep you guys posted on the process when the Kicker is delivered.
Yesterday I wasn't excited with the B&O subwoofer in my 2011 S5 Sportback, searching through the forum for an upgrade only lead me to upgrades for the Coupe/ Cabrio.
So why not remove the unit out of the car and see if I can do some stuff myself.
Taking the unit out is a piece of cake, one connector on the left side and 3 nuts to loossen.
One big plastic ported subwoofer, owning a whooping 16,5 cm 6 Ohm unlabeled/ branded sub driver.
(I am unable to take B&O seriously at the moment, 3.5k for the B&O system no .. way)
Drilled out the rivets (do this carfully, the plastic underneath will melt, short burts and change to the next in between cooldown), took out the driver and found a nice 75mm mounting depth.
Searching the internet for a 16,5 cm subwoofer driver is no fun at all!
Kicker has the CompRT CWR672 for just 89 euros:
General Features:
- 6-3/4" CompRT Series Subwoofer
- Power Handling:
- Peak: 300 watts
- RMS: 150 watts
- Recommended power range: 70 - 150 watts RMS
- Impedance: Dual 2 ohms
- Injection-molded polypropylene cone
- Tough Santoprene surround with interlocking front gasket
- Dual pair of spring-loaded wire terminals custom designed for shallow mount installations
- Weather-proof for outdoor powersports applications
- Double venting for max cooling
- Inverted-bumped back plate and bumped top plate for full voice-coil clearance and excursion while maintaining a shallow profile
- High-temp voice coil for increased power handling
- Resonance Frequency (Fs): 55.6 Hz
- Top-mount depth: 2-3/4"
- Sensitivity: 82.dB
- Authorized Internet Dealer
- 1-year Manufacturer's Warranty
I ordered one instantly and will be delivered in 3 working days. Plan is to wire it in series, to go from 2 Ohm Dual Voice Coil to 4 Ohm Single Voice Coil.
Having no idea what the amp can deliver at the subwoofer output, not even after searching the web for hours, changing the sub driver from 6 Ohm to 4 Ohm should allready deliver more power.
Mounting the sub driver will be another issue, but I already have some thoughts about umbrella plugs for drywall constructions.
That should work and gives me the possibility to dissemble at again.
I will keep you guys posted on the process when the Kicker is delivered.
