what would be the best sub/subs to fill my runner with bass. i dont really want to spend too much..so, any advice?

 

IMO go with the kenwood excelon 12 or 15 they are distortion free and look sweet....they may be out of the out of the price range i dont know.

 

JLs are very good also.
I run one JL W6 15" in the rig, and it sounds low & clean.

Side beneift is getting a back massage from the big woofer too.

 

how do you know what kind of amp to run ? i currently have 2 sony 12;s, but , they just dont do it for me.

 

after talking to my guy at he audio store....we decided that a nice well powered bridged two channel amp would be best. i went with the d lass mtx because its super cool(temp) ll the time and from numerous sources i have heard its the best sub-amp on the market for the price.....but theyare still really expensive for the d class.

hope this helps


in my opinion...sony makes great home audio visual stuff but i would stick with alpine,jl,kenwood,rockford fosgate..in my cars.

 

Best is VERY subjective. Be more specific upon what you want. Do you want bass to rip your head off or do you want pure sq, or do you want a mix of both.

To be honest, you get what you pay for, but if you are on a budget Image Dynamic's IDQ12 comes to mind as does Elemental Design's lower end subs, Digital Designs 2000 series (im getting a set of 9900...,) Crossfire's BMF...

All of what I have mentioned are competition proven subs. In the right install most of them have taken world records in spl and sq (especially the IDQ)

Steve

http://www.ddaudio.com/
http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/
http://www.crossfirecaraudio.com/

one site and companies products to definately watch is this site:
http://www.onyxmobileaudio.com/

 

hey, sounds like bunpin yota is the expert on this subject....i looked at those sights and the stuff looks cool.


if i have question in the future im coming to you.

peace

 

There is no "best" sub...what kind of application are we talking about? Do you want pure "bump" with no definition, or all sound quality and no impact? I have a crystal CMP 15, it hits h-a-r-d and sounds fantastic, but it's a bit on the $$$ side....plus you need an amp...and wires...and some way to get the signal from the head unit (if it's stock) ... all that stuff costs $$$

 

personally a bazooka rocks for me in my runner.Its powered also so you dont need an amp.

 

Im glad you are happy with your bazooka, but I had one of those loooong ago too. At first it was great, and as time progressed it wasn't near enough... I really dont recommend bazooka unless you are interested in SoundQuality.

but if you are happy hey, dat cool and dat's what its about!

 

kicker L7's are nice but expensive!

 

you should be able to find the L7s for about 209+ shipping each online. Once you find the lowest price you can, go to www.sounddomain.com, do their price match and purchase through SD so you'll get a warrenty too.

steve

 

i have a question about amps too..like, whats the difference between mono amps, 2 channel amps, etc.."?

 

a mono amp can modulate music on one channel. a two channel can modulate two channels......and so on. so for your sub i say put a mono or two channel bridged(bridging takes two channels and makes them one, in controll and power) and get a nice four chanel amp foryour speaers so that you can still use thefade and balance functions on your head...

hope this helps.

 

knemo77-

i just want to keep it as simple as possible. so i could just get a mono amp and run one sub?

 

sure....run the sub off the mono and run the speakers off the head. It should soundfantastic but leave you wanting better door speaker power.

Its a great starting point though. I say get a 15" and a good powered amp. You will be astounded by the change over the factory sounds.

 

yeah. i need better speakers. i already have 2 12s in the back, but, they just dont sound good. my buddy has one mtx 12 in his jeep and it sounds alot better than my 2.

 

Go with some Image Dynamics otherwise known as IDQ's or if u got some money get a IDMax for louder bass... IDMax is more of a SPL sub but it has good SQ while IDQ's are very good SQ but have pretty good SPL....
JL's are good but if you want dont want to keep changing your system i would suggest getting IDMax's the first time and you should stay very happy
Class D amps are very worth it.... especially in california during the summer it gets hot over here and amps are constantly overheating... I run a memphis st1000d very good hasnt overheated once and it always stays cool...

 

As many have said already, for the price and quality you can not beat the Image Dynamics IDQ series (heck even their lower end ID series is good). They sound incredible. If you want to spend some more money and are into total sound quality, I recommend the Illusion Audio carbon fiber series (personal favorite) or the any of the Focal subs.

For SPL, I've been impressed by the JL and Eclipse subs.

 

Are those the square ones? Don't they have a cheaper one (L5 ?) I'm probably going for one (or two) of those. Who knows?