Car audio newbie - need some help deciding

[atldavek 10+ year member]

Good job doing some research, and nice pick!, now it's all in the install.

 

[atldavek 10+ year member]

I would still get 2 D2's but like Jmac said, maybe just one BX.. Or go ahead and get both but just be prepared for alternator & Batt upgrade- and 1/0 wire, and some earplugs

 

[atldavek 10+ year member]

silly me, what was I thinkin.. may wanna look into diff amp if ya wanna run 2 and 1 amp but if you already have it... Listen to Jmac

 

[mschmidt10k 10+ year member]

Thanks for the great reply, jmac - I think I'm still hooked on the 2 subs + 2 amps idea, though, I got a 200 amp alternator upgrade and a yellow top battery under the hood now, so I think the power consumption will be ok? If if it's too much, well, I guess I'll have to remove a sub & an amp and give them to a friend ...

I spoke to Nick at SI and his suggestion was to "to wire up each Magnum for a 1 Ohm load (in parallel), but keep the gain turned down a bit", and also to make sure the enclosure was tuned to the right frequency. That, according to him, would be pretty kick-***.

Like you said, I'm relatively new to this thing, so I'll definitely get professional help (probably VIP Motorwerks in Millbrae) for the install / enclosures / dampening (yes, lots of sound dampening will be needed, I believe). I might try to do the kick panels myself, but that's as far as I will go //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Thanks again.

 

[mschmidt10k 10+ year member]

Definitely, jmac - I got a pretty sweet deal on the two BX1000D's ($150 each, new), which is why I picked them over another, single amp. Good thing about the classic mustangs is that there's both plenty of room for panels, trunk space, etc, but also that it's pretty easy to remove panels to install dampening.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Definitely, jmac - I got a pretty sweet deal on the two BX1000D's ($150 each, new), which is why I picked them over another, single amp. Good thing about the classic mustangs is that there's both plenty of room for panels, trunk space, etc, but also that it's pretty easy to remove panels to install dampening.

where did you get them for that price?

 

[mschmidt10k 10+ year member]

denim: craig's list in SF

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

denim: craig's list in SF

could you link me or PM to where you mean?

 

[mschmidt10k 10+ year member]

ahh, sorry about that - http://www.craigslist.org/

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

o ok thanks

 

[easyjacksn]

Nakamichi cd-700 head unit

McIntosh MC431M amp

speakers to taste

It's that simple

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

its that easy huh jackson? lol