So I found a sub at a local place here, And I would really prefer to buy local instead of ordering online. And I couldn't believe I could actually find a woofer this close because the malls here suck .

Pioneer TS-W303R

Technical Specification:

* Sensitivity: 95 dB
* RMS Power Range : 250 Watts
* Peak Power Handling: 1200 Watts
* Impedance: 4 Ohm
* Low Frequency response: 20 Hz
* High Frequency Response: 180 Hz
* Diameter: 12 Inch

This is by no means an expensive woofer, I can get it here for $120...

I see that the sensitivity of the woofer is pretty high, What exactly is this going to mean when I hook it up to an amp?

 

ALL things being equal, a speaker with say 92 db per watt at 1 meter will be twice as loud as one that is only 89db. Or, require half the power for the same volume.
Unfortunately there is no standard way of measuring speaker sensitivity so it is hard to compare numbers. They certainly dont say at what frequency it is measured. Same can be said for power handling and other specs you see list.

Having said that, woofer design is a tradeoff. Think of a subwoofer as a cars suspension:
spring, shocks, weight of car and something like a bump in the road that provides the force to move it:
the higher the weight the lower the resonant frequency (mass of woofer)
the higher the spring the higher the resonant frequency (compliance of woofer suspension)
the stiffer the shock the better the control (damping or Qts of woofer)
the greater the bump the more it moves (power and magnet strenght and coil design called BL)

In order to to make a woofer go lower in frequency you have to make it heavier or reduce the spring
If you make it heavier you will need more power to move it and the sensitivity is lower
If you make it heavier you need stiffer suspension to prevent it from bottoming out
if you make stiffer suspension you need more power to move it, reducing sensitivity again
You can make the magnet stronger/bigger so it moves more with same power, but this affects damping as well.
In order to have more power handling you need thicker wire and good ventilation. Thicker wire is heavier so it takes more power. etc etc.

heavier magnet, thicker wire, more ventilation, stiffer suspention all cost more money.


So the design of a woofer is really a tradeoff between between all these factors.

hope this helps...
Bottom line... Pioneer has been in business for years. you will be ok with it. Make or buy a box that is recomended in the sub spec sheet or go to pioneer web site.

 

^ If you are having trouble with all that... First always remember that, for a woofer, sensitivity is by and large a useless figure that has almost no meaning.

Past that, higher sensitivity in a woofer generally means the cone is lighter and the suspension is softer. With some exceptions this generally translates into a less expensive woofer - much like this Pioneer.

 

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Nice analogy. OP, with the front stage you have, you may want to look a little higher end (just an opinion) but that Pioneer will definetly liven up your system and create the depth I'm sure you're missing right now

 

Yeah, Right now it's just the fronts. I don't use rear speakers and never will...

I dearly miss a woofer, I have very little bass and especially with no amp yet for the front speakers .

Saving up cash to finish off my system finally