I have 2 Alpine Type S 6x9's in the sail location. They're powered by a suitable amp at a 4ohm load. They sound quite good, but I really thought I'd get a little more bass out of them. Will I get better bass resonation, deeper tones, and better response from the speakers if I add baffles?

What else can I do- short of a sub or tube?

 

sorry but what you need is a sub. regular speakers arent meant for bass, they are meant for highs and mids and turning up the bass will only shorted the life of your speakers. now if you dont want ground pounding bass, you just want some good quality bass, a 10 inch sub and a small amp will do, it wouldnt be very expensive and it would be lots better than just having regular speakers.

 

i would even get an 8" sub.. get a nice one from a nice company(DD,RE) im not sure of how many make 8" but youll have enough to give you a nice SQ setup without the loudass bass

 

if you spend money on the more expensive 6x9's and you have a good Head unit (cd player) then you should get a bit of base out of them but not even close to a deep base because they simply aren't designed for that. 6x9's are meant to be a Mid-range speaker and not a Sub/ Bass speaker.

 

Thanks for the replies! I guess I just had better experiences extracting bass when they were on the back dash of a previous car.

Since I'm wasting my time otherwise, I'm making a 10" enclosure for a JL sub in my free time over the next week or so.

 

I love the sound of 10" subs. I have two of them and I find them to have a much tighter sounding bass than say the 12's

 

10's are definitely more full range and make up a much more broad spectrum of sound, IMO. I just don't want to drown that hatch back in bass. I did that once...never again.
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Who is DD or RE?

 

Digital Designs,Resonant Engineering

 

Kicker Impulse 6x9's are pretty decent for bass. they are maxed at 175 watts but the RMS is 90. That means if you run em straight off a head unit your not gonna blow em out. It's the only 6x9's I havn't blown (Pioneer's, Sony Xplod's, Kenwood, Clarion, and a set of Alpine's) running straight from my head unit. Pioneer DEH P33. They have a single tweeter for mids so as stated above they are for mid range. 129 a pair, but worth every penny. I don't know if Kicker still makes them or not, but my local radio shack still has them in stock.