Thread: Sub/Amp Package

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Simple quick search. The sundown subs are decent for what you get. They take abuse pretty well in case you have a learning curve.

http://www.cadencestore.com/ProductC...&idproduct=380

Don't know how you feel about ebay? Polk was dumping a lot of inventory...seems like it's gone but I saw this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-C500-1-SLIG...6#ht_500wt_922

That amp is incredibly weak as well as the subs.

Design and efficiency are key to output. I remember a speaker system that was designed for concert level volumes in a average family room with 10 watts. There was a guy in the 80's who had midbass hitting 130db's with a couple hundred watts.

Personally, the subwoofer speaker is typically limited from one to two octaves of music. But for some reason that's where EVERYBODY puts their money. Weird. Your mid typically plays 5 or 6 octaves of music. Tweeter is two or three maybe? Also, your mid determines the "sound" or characteristics of your subwoofer too. I'd say get two or three cheap subs with low excursion and linear response should be on par with a nicer sub.

Rockford P series are JUNK, the only good Rockford subs out there IMO are the T series, which is what i have, 2 10" T2's and they are louder and sound clearer than my old Kicker CVX 12's

I was just recommending higher gauge as a safety. can't run a good system on small wire, and that chart is for "Minimum." as for sony amps, can't agree more. JUNK.

i800, i loved polk. Had their db212 setup (two db 124's in a ported box) and it hit pretty stinkin' hard. Much better than the comp's that's for sure. We also picked out some polk speakers when we were finishing our basement.

Thanks for all the replies everyone. It's a lot to take into consideration and a lot of language I don't understand lol.

I'll have to keep doing some more research on the things talked about.

Just a heads up if you catch this in time 2010 Black Friday Rewind Sale

Originally Posted by ZR1Vette09

Just a heads up if you catch this in time 2010 Black Friday Rewind Sale

What would you recommend from the list of subs and amps?

Honestly, only sub on that list i've experienced is the PS3. I have one in my truck right now, very crisp, not too loud, but it's a slim which is not what you need. I'd wait for i800 or death to chime in with their experience. That sale ends on the 13th.

I vote for RE 10's just because I'd like to try them out

I'd also like to try that slim Type R. We've talked about the design some on DIYMA. Seems interesting. If people have had good luck with that P3, there's that too.

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I was actually thinking about the same sub as you were (RE 10's). But I'm not quite sure about what amp to pick from?

I saw that they have a pretty nice deal on this too:

Kicker 09DS12C2 - Non-Amplified, Loaded Subwoofer Enclosure Systems - Sonic Electronix

A little out of my price range, but in the end it might be worth spending the extra money. What do you think?

Original solobarics from the 90's are win from everything I hear. I'd say give it a shot. Two subs in a vehicle are always better than one

edit: in case this is construed the wrong way...these are not anything like the original solobarics. I saw them in person.

Can you point me to a decent amp that can handle the subs good, but doesn't break the bank? Lol

Thanks 1800

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...-TRX2.550.html

I'm not a big fan of Soundstream but this doesn't look like a bad deal for power. Subs are more particular to power than "sonic" signatures of an amp so to speak. The downside is that you need an impedence of 4 ohms. So you're stuck with DVC subs or one by itself. It does open the possibility of using 8ohm raw drivers tho

http://www.aespeakers.com/

Thanks 1800.

I think I'm still going to do a little shopping around and more research yet and make sure I'm happy with everything I buy.

Originally Posted by deathjunior

Matt he already posted how much he was willing to spend on the first page. His budget is 300 bucks. Im happy other people are supporting the RE audio stuff. Its never let me down, im on my third RE audio subwoofer not because the previous ones were weak or broken but because the step up is even better still. Hell i still have my old ones and im keeping em just incase i need em. I can say depending on if your going for SQ over power you might want to get one RE SRx 10 instead of 2 RE REx 10,s the SR should be able to handle close to the same power as the two RE's but its gonna have alot better sound quality. The SR is there sound quality subwoofer in there lower model line up.

RE Audio SRX10 10" Dual 4 ohm Car Subwoofer

It says it handles 300 watts rms, but i know it handles more because im running over 400 rms watts through it on a daily basis and it never broke down

First, majority of all listeners can obtain ~20% distortion levels in their subs before they realize "quality" is missing. Second, the defining factor for "bass" is characterized by your mid-bass response. Although fundamentals might start with the sub, the transients and shaping take place in the mids and even tweeters.

Power is also subjective. I could bridge my a/d/s/ components on a SAX-100.4 and they could handle the power without issues. However, as soon as I dropped my filter below below 80hz I had problems although natural roll off was fine at lower volumes. Since music is so dynamic I'm not a big fan of "rms watts" since it's not even a true variable that defines an amp. "RMS watts" only exists in the car audio world/marketing. The reality is that your speakers probably have a hard time with any constant sine wave and could probably burn up with 25 watts even. Playback is all about tuning and intelligent design!!!