cheap truck audio system

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

my friend wants a new system in his truck right now he has a 12" MTX 5500 thunder and a no name amp so what he has now is not very good. i was wondering what would be a good sub and amp for under $300?? i was thinking many a 12" W3v2 and a 500 wattr profile amp but i dont know much about good cheap stuff so i figured yall could set me straight. oh yeah it has to go in a single cab Z71

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[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

well I'm sure in the correct box and a name brand amp putting actual wattage and clean power out it would make a world of a difference. But....if he really wants to completely change everything go with a hifonics amp, great budget amp that puts just about actual wattage out.

 

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

yeah i was looking at the hifonics amps, i was thinking about a BXi606 which is 600 watts and ohm 1, and then 2 12" 2 ohm W3v2 wired down to 1 ohm, but do you think a 12" W3v2 will fit in a single cab truck

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

2 kicker cvt's

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

look at mtx amps...they are really well priced for the power output

edit: in general; it is more about the setup than the hardware...do it right and it will sound good

 

[Anniku989 10+ year member]

BXI (brutus) will put otu close to rated at 14.4v, but its still usually cheaper than other higher end amps.

Does he want sq or spl? Max box size? Ported/sealed? What size sub/subs?

1-12" RE Se=~ $160

bxi1206d= $190

A little over, but no biggie. The Se should handle that amp fine with the gains set conservatively. If you go with used you can fit a RE SX within budget and it'll be happy with that amp also. (There's a SX 15" in the classifieds for $150)

 

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

BXI (brutus) will put otu close to rated at 14.4v, but its still usually cheaper than other higher end amps.
Does he want sq or spl? Max box size? Ported/sealed? What size sub/subs?

1-12" RE Se=~ $160

bxi1206d= $190

A little over, but no biggie. The Se should handle that amp fine with the gains set conservatively. If you go with used you can fit a RE SX within budget and it'll be happy with that amp also. (There's a SX 15" in the classifieds for $150)

the guy im doin it for doesnt really know like SQ and SPL term and stuff like that he, just wants something louder so more like a SQL system i guess, but yeah the SE sounds like a good deal but would it be hard to fit in a single cab truck and would the 1 12"SE be louder than 2 12" W3v2? because i can get a BXi606 for 130 and 2 used W3v2s for about 150-180 off of ebay? but it really boils down to what would be easier to fit in a single cab truck

 

[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

I think he would be happy with the w3's. Just give them a good box ported like 2 cubes and he'd prob like it. The se will fit but I have no experience with them. Alot of people seem to like them but idk how they compare against 2 w3's.