gavintomas1

i'm 16 and new to the site. 1999 acura 3.2 tl. i have researched and researched. i actually found out about the blitzsafe adapter from this site. i installed one of those myself. i want to know what the best subwoofer, amp, and box combo is for my car for about $500. would i be able to install it myself? if so i could spend the whole 500 on the subwoofer, amp, box, and cords. i originally thought about getting 2 kenwood 12's with a 375 watt kenwood amp. i decided against that. i think it would sound like crap. i now think 1 jl audio wx12 with a jl 250.1 amp would be better. it probably wouldn't hit as hard. but the sound quality would be a lot better. i've gone to a couple shops and asked around. they said that i would steal the signal of the stock sub and run that to the amp. then i could reroute the stock sub as a mid. i think i could take that out and throw a higher quality cone speaker in there. also, if i stole the signal off the original stock sub would the 225 amps off the stock amp be compounded with the aftermarket amp? thanks for the help guys

eggyhustles

Dude is on a small budget and he decides on jl audio

lulz

crzygosu87

iTrader: (4)

^Yeah ... not a really good idea lol

on1wheel01

Hahaha yea. Another JL nut hugger. Do some research there are much better brands for the same price or cheaper

fourthmeal

Now now, guys... he hasn't purchased it yet... so there is hope.

First, know that the enclosure matters just as much as the sub, so don't forget to either build a great box, or have one made. Pre-made boxes can be hit and miss, but if you do go with pre-made, for the love of God just go with a sealed box.

I've shown this before, I truly challenge anybody to beat it for the price http://meniscusaudio.com/polk-subwoofer-p-825.html


It is a 4ohm sub, and only $50. You can either run a pair of them at 2ohm (perfect for most sub amps) or just one, and run a bridged 2ch amp at 4ohm.

These need a low-tuned ported box, but will absolutely kill.

Amp? Got a surprise for you on that front:

One of my astute audio friends found an ARC Audio Mini clone, from the same Nikola Engineering / Robert Zeff design firm. It specs out the same as a much, much more expensive amp, and the best parts are that they are TINY and very efficient. I will be purchasing these shortly myself, to prove them out. Ready?

monoblock 500W at 2ohm, 300W at 4ohm
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...ox+Bass+1.html

And if you want to take the extra money left over and build a decent front sound stage,... well that would be my suggestion.

BTW 4 gauge wiring will be needed, Knukonceptz is where I go. The Kollasus Fleks line is what I would suggest, true quality copper.

Jonesi

Nice post! and excellent info..!!

gavintomas1

it's kind of dumb how you guys would post and say that i'm wrong but not point me in the right direction. thanks for the help fourthmeal. i'm open to any other suggestions i just want to know what is the best

eggyhustles

There is no best.

It all depends on your goal and budget.

Listen to everything fourth says..he's always spot on when it comes to product selection.

Those vibe amps look nice

There's 2 other arc clones out there by elf audio and wetsounds. Much more expensive than the vibe tho.

on1wheel01

Most comment that way because so many ppl on here ask for info and never listen.

gavintomas1

so, because there are a lot of dumb people on here you felt like not helping me after i said i was new? that sounds logical

dykyy

^Yea man you are right. But if you stick around in the audio section, you will see exactly what they guys mean by "JL Fanboy" and the ignorance that comes with the type.

dykyy

Btw, thats some sick equipment that fourthmetal introduced.

fourthmeal

Well, for the price, anyway. I mean for me, half the fun of doing audio projects is doing them as cheap as possible while not compromising any audio quality at all. For instance, a lot of people go with expensive "comps" up front, but they do so without regard to what is really going to matter for sound quality. They hear a brand like Focal or Alpine is the shit, and they pick them up, and slap them in, and at least in their mind it sounds amazing. But with the right processing and amplification in place, I can order a pair of home audio woofers, and some quality home audio tweeters for 1/10th the cost, and literally smoke the crap out of expensive components. Its all in the installation, tuning, and careful choices made throughout the build, in my opinion. That's what makes it fun for me.

OP, if you give me a budget for the whole car, say... 800-1000, you too can pull it off with a bit of tuning time.

fourthmeal

holy-moly, a deal just landed on my lap, here it is:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...se+SW8010.html




$100!!!


These need some big boxes typically, but wow, what a sub.

dannyellis2003

Damn I would consider these if I were in the states, but I see they only ship UPS and their broker fees and shit are too much to handle coming to Canada

fourthmeal

Well you didn't mention at any one point in the conversation if you were in CA dude! Maybe stick that in your avatar info on the left, eh?


If you ARE in CA, then the game changes. Sites you need to sticky:

buy woofers, tweeters, go active and run home theater goodies
http://www.solen.ca/pub/

and here
http://www.creativesound.ca

Like the SDX10, an awesome sub.

dannyellis2003

No Sorry I'm not the original OP, I just came by this thread :P