the s2k blog

After realizing it was too difficult to have anything in the trunk without worrying about damaging my subwoofer, I decided to get a cover for it. Most of the covers are grills with very thin holes and everything I read suggested that not enough air would be able to move fast enough and that it would change the sound of the woofer. So I opted for the matching Pioneer cover that fit perfectly and came with the extra long mounting screws.

It’s a little taller than i’d like it to be, and does make my trunk just that much smaller, but at least I don’t have to be as careful when I put things in there now.

After looking at a lot of different options for a sub enclosure for the s, I decided on an enclosure that goes in the center of the trunk. It requires you to remove the tool tray, however the tools still fit under the enclosure, which i wrapped in a towel so they wouldn’t rattle. The fit is pretty clean and I opted to have it cut for a 10″ subwoofer since the area is only .88 cubic feet. The Pioneer subwoofer I bought says that it’s designed for .7′ to 1.3′ box so I thought it would be fine, but it sounded pretty sloppy and too small for the sub. It might be because the box is built with two chambers, so I put in about 2/3lbs of polyfil and that cleaned the sound up nicely.

I also dynamatted the cutouts in the top of the trunk to kill the rattle that the sub was making since it faces directly up.

I usually only listen to MP3 CDs in my Pioneer head unit in my s2000, but the other day when I tried to listen to a regular, store-bought CD, it would skip if there was the slightest jolt that lasted more than a few seconds, like crossing a lane that has those warning bumps that divide the lanes. I assume the reason that I can play MP3 CDs and not standard music CDs is that the buffer is much larger while playing MP3s since their file size is that much smaller, but I used to listen to music CDs when this head unit was in my G3 Acura Integra, which rode pretty rough on a 2.5″ drop and tires with a lower profile than the s.

So is the ride really that rough in the s2000 that the standard audio buffer on a Pioneer HU isn’t enough to handle it? I’ve become completely accustomed to the ride, although my wife’s Accord is noticeably more comfortable and plush.