Macksamillion
CarAudio.com Newbie
I have a stock 2014 Honda Accord Sedan. I plan on building an audio system around my Pioneer AVIC 8200 GPS unit. I don't have any other equipment yet. I am still in the planning stages. However, after much reading many articles and watching many videos, I have made my amplifier selection. I will be going with the Taramps Smart 3. As far as electrical, I plan on doing 0 gauge wiring uprgrades, with an extra battery and capacitor in the trunk. I do not see myself replacing the stock alternator. I don't even know if there are Honda options for that?
For bass I want to go with a pair of 12's in a custom enclosure I will likely build myself. I want to be a combination of low and loud. I have no interest in competing. I'm not worried about burping the loudest test tone. I want my car to sound musical. I listen to a lot of reggae. I figure that the two 12's would share about 5 cubic feet in a ported box. The only problem is choosing which ones to go with.
The Smart 3 amp will do rated power (3000 watts) at 2-ohm or 1-ohm mono. I want to run it at a 1-ohm load. That means I need two 4-ohm DVC woofers. From all of my research, I am giving serious consideration to the following:
American Bass Elite (if I could find them)
American Bass XFL
Skar DDX
Power Acoustik BAMF
Massive Audio GTX series
NVX 1000w RMS (I don't know the model)
All of these fall under my (somewhat fluid) price cap of about $180 per driver. I also considered the Sundowns and Skar EVL but they are above what I want to spend. I would like to hear from anyone who has an opinion on these models I am considering, OR has a suggestion for something I may not have considered.
For bass I want to go with a pair of 12's in a custom enclosure I will likely build myself. I want to be a combination of low and loud. I have no interest in competing. I'm not worried about burping the loudest test tone. I want my car to sound musical. I listen to a lot of reggae. I figure that the two 12's would share about 5 cubic feet in a ported box. The only problem is choosing which ones to go with.
The Smart 3 amp will do rated power (3000 watts) at 2-ohm or 1-ohm mono. I want to run it at a 1-ohm load. That means I need two 4-ohm DVC woofers. From all of my research, I am giving serious consideration to the following:
American Bass Elite (if I could find them)
American Bass XFL
Skar DDX
Power Acoustik BAMF
Massive Audio GTX series
NVX 1000w RMS (I don't know the model)
All of these fall under my (somewhat fluid) price cap of about $180 per driver. I also considered the Sundowns and Skar EVL but they are above what I want to spend. I would like to hear from anyone who has an opinion on these models I am considering, OR has a suggestion for something I may not have considered.