A Subwoofer for the Car. Finally.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
As impulsive as it may sound, I went to ITC Fatmawati today to buy a new set of wipers and brought home along with me a brand new subwoofer for my car. I figured that it has the right price, it’s reasonable, I’ve owned the car for almost five years now and I think it’s a valid reason to have a simple audio upgrade.
The subwoofer is the Steel Mate SW826. It is an active subwoofer with a class A/B amplifier, meaning that I don’t have to install a new mono channel power amplifier for it. Well, at least for now.
Due to the space arrangements in my car and the fact that the sub itself is a slim model, I decided that the sub should be installed under the driver’s seat for the time being. It may not be the ideal place for it, but it would have to do until I have the time to tinker on where to install it permanently. I’m quite happy with how it sounds and feels for now. The bass is quite responsive and it gives a lighter feel to the existing speakers. Besides, they’ve been working hard to produce the adequate amount of bass for the past four years. This is probably something that I should’ve done years ago.