Stereos Anyone?

[ClickClack]

if u say so

 

[Groundation]

Im not sure if you have ever heard of these companies.
but im going to be running 2 dc audio level 4xls. off of a true 4k rms amp.
dual runs of 1/0 awg from the front to my rear battery bank. a h/o alty.
i will be competing with this setup as well as using it for a daily.

if you havent heard of the subs before look em up. bout 55 lbs a piece. now thats some serious motor force and will blow away a w7 any day

That is some nice equipment you are going to get.

I'm guessing you are going to port those subs, I don't know what the specs for the box are but are you sure they will fit in your trunk in a properly sized box?
maybe you are taking out the backseats?

In my 1g I ran 2 12's (type r) for a while and I had to put them in a sealed box to get them to fit. It sounded ok.

Now I run 1 10" dd 9510g in a ported box (1.5 ^3) and it sounds so much better than those 2 12s ever did.

I recommend that you run whatever you can fit properly, don't try and put the subs in boxes that are out of spec. Go smaller if you have to it will sound better.

 

[ClickClack]

That is some nice equipment you are going to get.

I'm guessing you are going to port those subs, I don't know what the specs for the box are but are you sure they will fit in your trunk in a properly sized box?
maybe you are taking out the backseats?

In my 1g I ran 2 12's (type r) for a while and I had to put them in a sealed box to get them to fit. It sounded ok.

Now I run 1 10" dd 9510g in a ported box (1.5 ^3) and it sounds so much better than those 2 12s ever did.

I recommend that you run whatever you can fit properly, don't try and put the subs in boxes that are out of spec. Go smaller if you have to it will sound better.

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thanks bro. yeah im planning on putting each one in around 3 cubes each. they are both going into the trunk. but i dont plan on having any extra room. their gonna take up the whole thing. those dds are really nice subs, how much power you running to em? i was thinking about running a pair of 9512s of 4k. but their a little pricey for my taste

 

[Groundation]

My dd is running at .75 ohms off of a RD 1750.1. I'm guessing it gets around 1800 rms or so at around 14 volts.

Your setup is going to sound insane. And good choice again with those subs.

I recommend that you also upgrade your alternator if you haven't done that already. Look into the saturn alternator swap if you don't know about it, you can get high amp saturn alternators on ebay reasonable prices last time I checked. Its not too hard to do.

Good luck

 

[ramsack]

Lots of mainstream companies around here huh?

They got to be big names for a reason. Most of the mainstream has turned crap, yes. Sony used to be a respected company. All they make now that is good is the ps3. Then there are the companies like JL and Rockford who do care about their workmanship and sound quality, and don't appear they will change anytime soon. Those small companies that do some home audio stuff with vacuum tube amps and speakers that cost yearly salaries are just overkill on price for little quality gain. They fail because there is no reason for them and you have companies like Bose who make damn god stuff, yet still expensive, but is proven and researched like hell.

 

[Jonman409]

I was just looking for a thread about this. I just had all my interior out to redo it so I just layed dynamat around the floor, doors, trunk, roof. I have a polk audio component speakers/tweeters for the front, pioneer deck, and a kenwood 1kwatt mono for the sub. Looking for recommendations for 1 12 in the back.

 

[ClickClack]

They got to be big names for a reason. Most of the mainstream has turned crap, yes. Sony used to be a respected company. All they make now that is good is the ps3. Then there are the companies like JL and Rockford who do care about their workmanship and sound quality, and don't appear they will change anytime soon. Those small companies that do some home audio stuff with vacuum tube amps and speakers that cost yearly salaries are just overkill on price for little quality gain. They fail because there is no reason for them and you have companies like Bose who make damn god stuff, yet still expensive, but is proven and researched like hell.

TBH. when you go out and buy mainstream equipment. you are wasting just as much money. much better equipment, that will be louder and sound 100 times better is out there for a fraction of the price. those companies are so big because of advertising. not quality. for the price of a single jl w7. i can go build an entire system that will be louder and sound better

I was just looking for a thread about this. I just had all my interior out to redo it so I just layed dynamat around the floor, doors, trunk, roof. I have a polk audio component speakers/tweeters for the front, pioneer deck, and a kenwood 1kwatt mono for the sub. Looking for recommendations for 1 12 in the back.

DC audio level 4
DD 3512
Cascade Designs Omega

theres a lot of great subs out there

My dd is running at .75 ohms off of a RD 1750.1. I'm guessing it gets around 1800 rms or so at around 14 volts.

Your setup is going to sound insane. And good choice again with those subs.

I recommend that you also upgrade your alternator if you haven't done that already. Look into the saturn alternator swap if you don't know about it, you can get high amp saturn alternators on ebay reasonable prices last time I checked. Its not too hard to do.

Good luck

if your at a steady 14 v your looking more like 2200 watts.
i plan to get a modded rd 3250. pushin around 4k @ 1 ohm @ 12v.
ran at 1 ohm daily and .25 for burps
probably going to run dual altys when i have the money and a battery bank in the back.

 

[greathuskie]

for anyone who cares, high definition radio is f-ing awesome

 

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if its supported in your area

 

[EclipticalGS]

my previous set-up was,

(2) Rockford Fosgate 15" T2 Comps.
(2) Hifonics Brutus Amps, both 2000watts rms @ 1-ohm, So 4000rms all together
(30-ft) 0-gauge wire
Big 3 wire set-up
(1) Optima in the trunk, including battery up front
8 gauge speaker wire
16 farad capacitor (pheonix power grid)
Rockford 4-channel, 250 watts rms per channel
Rockford T1 components front and back
Re-wound Alternater
JVC El Kameleon Head unit, single din lcd touch. (so I could keep my cigarette and phone slot)

I used to get told to turn my subs down by gas station attendants because their windows and door glass would flex...from 50 feet away, pretty epic.

As of now, that shit weighs too much, I just have components and that Rockford 4-channel.

 

[ramsack]

A w7 is not what I am after. I am not after loud. A w7 IS a waste of money. I'm after clarity and not needing a bigger alternator. You can't get clarity when the sound is on the verge of deafening you. JL has never left me disappointed. How do you think they got money to advertise in the first place? If competition is what you are after or only loudness, then yeah, it's easy for small brand to accomplish this, but companies like JL, Rockford, etc. make good shit for people who don't care about wattage and loudness. I will not even have more than 300 watts RMS for my whole system. It's unnecessary. I wouldn't consider JL to be that mainstream. Mainstream to me is retail stuff like Kenwood, Alpine, Sony, Pioneer. They make good electronics, except Sony, but they all don't make very good speakers. I'm in no way wanting this to sound like I am bashing you or the products you like. You seem to have an idea of what you want in a system, as do I. I will be listening to classic rock, no rap, no bass-pedal satan music, nor and bassy kinda RHCP crap.

 

[Groundation]

A w7 is not what I am after. I am not after loud. A w7 IS a waste of money. I'm after clarity and not needing a bigger alternator. You can't get clarity when the sound is on the verge of deafening you. JL has never left me disappointed. How do you think they got money to advertise in the first place? If competition is what you are after or only loudness, then yeah, it's easy for small brand to accomplish this, but companies like JL, Rockford, etc. make good shit for people who don't care about wattage and loudness. I will not even have more than 300 watts RMS for my whole system. It's unnecessary. I wouldn't consider JL to be that mainstream. Mainstream to me is retail stuff like Kenwood, Alpine, Sony, Pioneer. They make good electronics, except Sony, but they all don't make very good speakers. I'm in no way wanting this to sound like I am bashing you or the products you like. You seem to have an idea of what you want in a system, as do I. I will be listening to classic rock, no rap, no bass-pedal satan music, nor and bassy kinda RHCP crap.

You can get great sound quality while having a high powered system with the proper speakers and a quality box.

IDMAX subs have very good sound quality and run off of 1k watts rms, older RE xxx subs (I also have a 2005 re xxx 12"), audiopulse, TC, etc. are similar too. I'm sure there are many others, I've been out of the loop for a while.

JL is a good company and make nice equiptment, but they are kind of like Apple products. Nice but pricey. They can command the prices that they do because they built there reputation over the years with good products. However, like said earlier there are many other options that can be built for a fraction of the cost of a JL setup, and sound just as good if not better.

 

[ramsack]

I do not want wattage. Wattage isn't everything. It doesn't need to be loud. 1000 watts RMS is just ridiculous, and overkill. I want a 10" sub, not a boom boom 12" or larger. I want to hear the music, not be shaken by it So many people per capita are going to be deaf 30 years from now than as many 30 years ago.