1979 pickup sound system.
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1979 pickup sound system.
Hi guys,
im fixin up a daily driver and im looking to put a nice but affordable sound system in.
i picked up a brand new kenwwod KDC-W311A and a used mtx thunder amp at a police auction.
i have door speakers and two 9 inch ovals behind my seat, im looking to but 1 or 2 subs behind the seat aswell.
What can u guys reccomend as mid range subwoofer. (price , size, quality)
trhanks alot
-Pete
im fixin up a daily driver and im looking to put a nice but affordable sound system in.
i picked up a brand new kenwwod KDC-W311A and a used mtx thunder amp at a police auction.
i have door speakers and two 9 inch ovals behind my seat, im looking to but 1 or 2 subs behind the seat aswell.
What can u guys reccomend as mid range subwoofer. (price , size, quality)
trhanks alot
-Pete
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From: Central Florida
I like to watch the papers for sales at best buy, I used to wait to buy mine until Rockford Fosgate subs were 2 for 1. I picked up a pair of 12" for something like $130 and a pair of 10" more recently for $90. I like the 8ohm, single voice coils.
The first thing you need to do is spec out what you want/need and are looking for. Do you level bass or do you want to be one of those people who can share one frequency for 500 yards? Do you know how/want to build a ported box or can you be happy with a sealed box? Again, I like the flat response and ease of building a sealed box offers.
Sealed boxes are usually smaller too. My build is 15" tall, 7.5" base and 3.5" across the top, with an angled face. Then adjust the length to the volume you need and stuff it full of poly fill (pillow filler).
With any sub setup you will need an amp, here is where you can spend most of your money. Since you are powering the sub, you might consider powering the mids and highs as well. You can pick up 4,5 and 6 channel amps or you can power them separately. I once had a beautiful little 400 watt Crossfire that ran a pair of Fosgate Q-Components and a pair of 12" subs. I also had a cheap little crossover so I could tune it a little. Channel 1 ran RF speaker, Channel 2 ran LF speaker, and 3/4 bridged to 200 watts and ran the subs in parallel.
I am currently considering Infinity and RF for my current truck, I was going to do MBQuart but I heard they were bought out by a company that might not keep the quality up.
The first thing you need to do is spec out what you want/need and are looking for. Do you level bass or do you want to be one of those people who can share one frequency for 500 yards? Do you know how/want to build a ported box or can you be happy with a sealed box? Again, I like the flat response and ease of building a sealed box offers.
Sealed boxes are usually smaller too. My build is 15" tall, 7.5" base and 3.5" across the top, with an angled face. Then adjust the length to the volume you need and stuff it full of poly fill (pillow filler).
With any sub setup you will need an amp, here is where you can spend most of your money. Since you are powering the sub, you might consider powering the mids and highs as well. You can pick up 4,5 and 6 channel amps or you can power them separately. I once had a beautiful little 400 watt Crossfire that ran a pair of Fosgate Q-Components and a pair of 12" subs. I also had a cheap little crossover so I could tune it a little. Channel 1 ran RF speaker, Channel 2 ran LF speaker, and 3/4 bridged to 200 watts and ran the subs in parallel.
I am currently considering Infinity and RF for my current truck, I was going to do MBQuart but I heard they were bought out by a company that might not keep the quality up.
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i went on ebay and got a single 12 inch kenwood exeleron slim and installed it, it sounds amazing, it has the ability to pound but it sounds amazing with any kinds of music
a little pricey at 115 shipped but its worth every penny and compaired to crutchfield its 199 and thats not including shipping
a little pricey at 115 shipped but its worth every penny and compaired to crutchfield its 199 and thats not including shipping
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