I want to get a sub and amp put in my boot and was looking at a 12" sub and amp set up. However, i have read around about 12" subs not being particularly crisp in their sounds...giving more of a wop sound that a clean bass sound. I have also been told that 10" is a better choice.

I listen to a lot of rock and heavy metal so double bass drumming etc is plentiful so i need a responsive sub! Just to give you an idea of what will be played through it and what me needs are.

All help appreciated!


Matt

This post has been edited by accent_00: Jul 11 2007, 02:13 AM

Metal has always sounded good through my 12's, even when I had 2 no names bass drum hit really well. Now I have a single 12" Alpine type R w/ 1,000w Memphis and that hits harder and clearer than the pair did. Metallica's "And Justice for All" sounds great in my ride, the entire album.
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This post has been edited by Bdiggy: Jul 9 2007, 08:58 AM

Sweet, that has laid my concerns to rest! cheers bud

No problem man. Should also look into some sound deadening of some kind for the trunk w/ this mod. Our tin can Hyundai's rattle like crazy w/ subs in the trunk.

lol, yeah i had looked at that, on a tight budget at so it baby steps at a time...

wondering if you could help me further...

this is the sub im thinking of getting.... http://www.motor-world.co.uk/show_prod.php?prod_id=12397

what do i need with regards an amplifier ? preferably from the same site! http://www.motor-world.co.uk/category.php?sub_cat_id=5

Thanks

Matt

Something like this for what your looking into
http://www.motor-world.co.uk/show_prod.php?prod_id=12394
Single sub you want a mono (1 channel amp) or a 2 ch that is bridgeable to 1. Also, you do not want to exceed the RMS rating for the sub w/ the amp. With the amp I gave you the link to, the RMS at 4 ohms is 200w while the RMS of the sub w/ a 4 ohm impendance is 250w. Here, w/ both running at RMS capacity, neither is in danger of overheating or blowing. Whatever you go w/, just don't get too strong an amp for the sub. What you're looking at here is going to give you what you pay for as well. Not bad stuff, but far from top notch. If you're just looking to get some extra thump for yourself, this will be fine. If you want to be heard coming down the street, you need to save a little more dough.

This post has been edited by Bdiggy: Jul 10 2007, 06:08 PM

you have been so much help! dint know anything about this sort of stuff n you have shown me what the basic info means and i appreciate that!

Not meaning to bug ya but if i did wana be heard comign down the street what specs am i looking at getting, in general not necesarrily from that site!?!

Top notch isnt really high on my list atm, more a decent sound on a budget.

'Preciate all this dude

Matt

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-3Eqx6dlKpmI/c...oducts*block6*_
Check this page out. All good packages. The Boston package (2nd one on page) is rated the same as the stuff we talked about on the other site but will surpass JBL in performance and sound quality (at least for that particular JBL) Anyway, crutchfield is a good site and will always help you w any problems you may have. Will also provide you w/ step by step help if you decide to hook up the system yourself or whatever. The Q Logic box that boston comes w/ is also far better than the other.

Mwahahaha,

Get my system bought and installed!! got me a 12" JBL CS sub at 1000watt and a 250 RMS and an amp that also runs at 250RMS, well chuffed!

Thanks for all your help!

Matt

This post has been edited by accent_00: Jul 17 2007, 06:04 AM