What components have good bass?
01-26-2003, 10:33 PM
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What components have good bass?
Hey guys, I am looking to get some new speakers to put in my car. Currently I have some Kenwood Excelon components in front and some Excelon 6X9's in back. They are about a year old. But what I don't like about them is that they don't have any bass. Nowhere near as much as the stock BOSE do.
Mostly I listen to thrash or death metal and sometimes some old rap like Too Short, E-40 and some 70's and 80's R&B.
What do you guys recommend on speakers that have good bass, about as much as the BOSE, and fairly good sound quality? I need to stay around $300 for the fronts. And about $250 or so for the rears. Thanks for your help.
Mostly I listen to thrash or death metal and sometimes some old rap like Too Short, E-40 and some 70's and 80's R&B.
What do you guys recommend on speakers that have good bass, about as much as the BOSE, and fairly good sound quality? I need to stay around $300 for the fronts. And about $250 or so for the rears. Thanks for your help.
01-26-2003, 11:26 PM
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Just did an install with Focal utopia 165W 6.5" component set in custom kick panels. The midrange is unbelievable. Keep in mind, though, that the mids are in a totally sealed enclosure except for the 1/4" breathing hole that the wires run out of. These are not the speakers in your price range, but my point is that you can make a lot of different mids sound great in the right environment.
Here's a couple pics, and NO, we didn't install those ghetto switches and all that crappy wiring you see. Poor guy got a shotty install somewhere else before he came to us.....
Here's a couple pics, and NO, we didn't install those ghetto switches and all that crappy wiring you see. Poor guy got a shotty install somewhere else before he came to us.....
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Re: What components have good bass?
What amp will you be using to power the fronts?
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Originally posted by chizad1980
Hey guys, I am looking to get some new speakers to put in my car. Currently I have some Kenwood Excelon components in front and some Excelon 6X9's in back. They are about a year old. But what I don't like about them is that they don't have any bass. Nowhere near as much as the stock BOSE do.
Mostly I listen to thrash or death metal and sometimes some old rap like Too Short, E-40 and some 70's and 80's R&B.
What do you guys recommend on speakers that have good bass, about as much as the BOSE, and fairly good sound quality? I need to stay around $300 for the fronts. And about $250 or so for the rears. Thanks for your help.
Hey guys, I am looking to get some new speakers to put in my car. Currently I have some Kenwood Excelon components in front and some Excelon 6X9's in back. They are about a year old. But what I don't like about them is that they don't have any bass. Nowhere near as much as the stock BOSE do.
Mostly I listen to thrash or death metal and sometimes some old rap like Too Short, E-40 and some 70's and 80's R&B.
What do you guys recommend on speakers that have good bass, about as much as the BOSE, and fairly good sound quality? I need to stay around $300 for the fronts. And about $250 or so for the rears. Thanks for your help.
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Hey Street how do those utopias sound in kicks? Is the tweeter sibilant at all?
I currently have utopias located in the stock location, and they def have a good amount of bass. Other comps that I've heard that have good bass are Dyns, and Rainbows. I also hear CDTs have really nice midbass. You dont have to buy the highend comps. Focal has a set that has great midbass. They are the 165k2s.
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I currently have utopias located in the stock location, and they def have a good amount of bass. Other comps that I've heard that have good bass are Dyns, and Rainbows. I also hear CDTs have really nice midbass. You dont have to buy the highend comps. Focal has a set that has great midbass. They are the 165k2s.
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Originally posted by spiroh
I also hear CDTs have really nice midbass.
I also hear CDTs have really nice midbass.
C'mon Ron don't you remember my install?
01-28-2003, 10:20 AM
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Mantis,
Where do you have the Utopias installed? Stock locations? Kickpanels? Let me know.
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Where do you have the Utopias installed? Stock locations? Kickpanels? Let me know.
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I can attest, the Focal 165Ws do have awesome midrange...since I blew my amp, they are all I've been running, and they sound great.
I can attest, the Focal 165Ws do have awesome midrange...since I blew my amp, they are all I've been running, and they sound great.
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Will you be using that for both front and rear or is the entire amp going to be available just for the fronts? All the speakers mentioned would be a good choice for you. Some of them wouldn't fit in your budget but I would suggest spending a little more on your fronts and less on the rears. Are your doors deadened at all? Cause you know, I have a shop pack of Cascade VB-2 for sale (ask NSXNEXT how well this stuff works) 
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Originally posted by chizad1980
I will be using an Xtant A4004 amp. It is 50W/Channel RMS at 4 Ohms.
I will be using an Xtant A4004 amp. It is 50W/Channel RMS at 4 Ohms.
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I'll be using the amp for the fornt and rears. For the rears, I'll just keep the Excelons for a while and see how it sounds. For the front's, even though it's a little over what I wanted to pay, I think those CDT's look pretty interesting. My doors aren't deadened yet, but I still have quite a bit of dynamat left.
01-28-2003, 10:35 PM
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Originally posted by chizad1980
I'll be using the amp for the fornt and rears. For the rears, I'll just keep the Excelons for a while and see how it sounds. For the front's, even though it's a little over what I wanted to pay, I think those CDT's look pretty interesting. My doors aren't deadened yet, but I still have quite a bit of dynamat left.
I'll be using the amp for the fornt and rears. For the rears, I'll just keep the Excelons for a while and see how it sounds. For the front's, even though it's a little over what I wanted to pay, I think those CDT's look pretty interesting. My doors aren't deadened yet, but I still have quite a bit of dynamat left.
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01-29-2003, 12:16 AM
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No video setup for me.
I have an Alpine CDA-7878, and an Eclpise 10" Aluminum(forgot model #) with a Directed Audio 600D mono amp. This combo sounds very clean. You can definately tell it's are better than the cheaper subs. and people think it's 2 12's.
I was looking to get the HD-62's.
That's a good idea using some mid-bass for rear. Those CL-6X's look prety cool. What do you mean by tuning them down. Cutting out the high's?
I have an Alpine CDA-7878, and an Eclpise 10" Aluminum(forgot model #) with a Directed Audio 600D mono amp. This combo sounds very clean. You can definately tell it's are better than the cheaper subs. and people think it's 2 12's.
I was looking to get the HD-62's.
That's a good idea using some mid-bass for rear. Those CL-6X's look prety cool. What do you mean by tuning them down. Cutting out the high's?
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since rear fill is really not necessary, I THINK he means to just basically put the volume down just so passengers in the rear could hear it.
Lots of people dont use rear fill, from what i have read, lots of people think it sounds better.
But of course its all subjective.
Personally, if i was in your boat, i would do what brian suggested, no rear fill, bi-amp the front components.
Lots of people dont use rear fill, from what i have read, lots of people think it sounds better.
But of course its all subjective.
Personally, if i was in your boat, i would do what brian suggested, no rear fill, bi-amp the front components.
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