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<blockquote data-quote="gtwo" data-source="post: 4278119" data-attributes="member: 589094"><p>Hello! I've been browsing around these forums a bit lately, doing some research and whatnot for my ongoing build, and decided to finally join the ranks. I hail from Charlotte, NC, and haven't been into high-fi home or car audio for too long, but my appreciation for it is growing (along with my debt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif).</p><p></p><p>I have a 2001 Mazda Protege MP3, which is the slowest car I've ever had the displeasure of owning. Honestly, I can't stand this car, and a Mazdaspeed 3 is on the to-do list in the next year or so. As doing any sort of performance work would be a complete waste of time, I've shifted my focus to audio! The current setup is below:</p><p></p><p><strong>Headunit</strong>: Pioneer Premier P600</p><p></p><p><strong>Front Speakers</strong>: Infinity Reference 6812</p><p></p><p><strong>2ch Amp for Fronts</strong>: Pioneer GM-3300T</p><p></p><p><strong>Rear Speakers</strong>: None</p><p></p><p><strong>Subwoofer</strong>: Alpine Type-R 1042D (Sealed; Box specs unknown)</p><p></p><p><strong>Subwoofer Amp</strong>: Alpine M-450</p><p></p><p>The focus of this work-in-progress is completely and utterly SQ. I've made a lot of mistakes so far and am just now making them right; if you're curious, they involve paying too much for subpar parts, having Best Buy do headunit, speaker, and Dynamat installations, and generally not understanding exactly what I'm spending hundreds of dollars on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif Anyways, at this point, I'm on a quest for, how should I say it, "bass supremacy". I need clean and powerful bass that doesn't overwhelm the rest of the sound, but is tight and flawlessly accurate (I listen to a lot of Drum &amp; Bass). Hopefully you guys will be able to help me out with that.</p><p></p><p>Just to wrap up, here's what I plan on doing in the next month or two, if anyone would like to provide some criticism or thoughts:</p><p></p><p><strong>4ch Amp for Fronts &amp; Rears</strong>: JL Audio 300/4</p><p></p><p><strong>Front Speakers</strong>: Alpine SPX13REF or Pioneer Premier TS-C520PRS (I need something with a lot of midbass, and these seem to fit the bill. The Premiers have a much lower RMS rating though...)</p><p></p><p><strong>Rear Speakers</strong>: No idea... Maybe Alpine Type-R 6x9s? Not too concerned with the rear stage right now.</p><p></p><p><strong>Subwoofer</strong>: JL Audio 10w7 or 10w6v2</p><p></p><p><strong>Subwoofer Amp</strong>: JL Audio 500/1</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of JL Audio in there but I've heard so many good things about them that I figured, what the hey, they must be worth the money. A lot of other brands get thrown around here that aren't at your average big box retailer or even car audio shop that seem good, but I don't think I have a way to demo them.</p><p></p><p>Welp, thanks for reading, and I look forward to expanding what little knowledge I have about car audio here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gtwo, post: 4278119, member: 589094"] Hello! I've been browsing around these forums a bit lately, doing some research and whatnot for my ongoing build, and decided to finally join the ranks. I hail from Charlotte, NC, and haven't been into high-fi home or car audio for too long, but my appreciation for it is growing (along with my debt [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG]). I have a 2001 Mazda Protege MP3, which is the slowest car I've ever had the displeasure of owning. Honestly, I can't stand this car, and a Mazdaspeed 3 is on the to-do list in the next year or so. As doing any sort of performance work would be a complete waste of time, I've shifted my focus to audio! The current setup is below: [B]Headunit[/B]: Pioneer Premier P600 [B]Front Speakers[/B]: Infinity Reference 6812 [B]2ch Amp for Fronts[/B]: Pioneer GM-3300T [B]Rear Speakers[/B]: None [B]Subwoofer[/B]: Alpine Type-R 1042D (Sealed; Box specs unknown) [B]Subwoofer Amp[/B]: Alpine M-450 The focus of this work-in-progress is completely and utterly SQ. I've made a lot of mistakes so far and am just now making them right; if you're curious, they involve paying too much for subpar parts, having Best Buy do headunit, speaker, and Dynamat installations, and generally not understanding exactly what I'm spending hundreds of dollars on. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif[/IMG] Anyways, at this point, I'm on a quest for, how should I say it, "bass supremacy". I need clean and powerful bass that doesn't overwhelm the rest of the sound, but is tight and flawlessly accurate (I listen to a lot of Drum & Bass). Hopefully you guys will be able to help me out with that. Just to wrap up, here's what I plan on doing in the next month or two, if anyone would like to provide some criticism or thoughts: [B]4ch Amp for Fronts & Rears[/B]: JL Audio 300/4 [B]Front Speakers[/B]: Alpine SPX13REF or Pioneer Premier TS-C520PRS (I need something with a lot of midbass, and these seem to fit the bill. The Premiers have a much lower RMS rating though...) [B]Rear Speakers[/B]: No idea... Maybe Alpine Type-R 6x9s? Not too concerned with the rear stage right now. [B]Subwoofer[/B]: JL Audio 10w7 or 10w6v2 [B]Subwoofer Amp[/B]: JL Audio 500/1 There's a lot of JL Audio in there but I've heard so many good things about them that I figured, what the hey, they must be worth the money. A lot of other brands get thrown around here that aren't at your average big box retailer or even car audio shop that seem good, but I don't think I have a way to demo them. Welp, thanks for reading, and I look forward to expanding what little knowledge I have about car audio here. [/QUOTE]
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