expert advice in need!

[iDefiant 10+ year member]

i have a volkswagen rabbit, obviously its a pretty small compact car. The subs/box/amp will go in the back(hatchback). i did measure the dimensions of the back for space for the enclosure.

-My goal for my first system is for the sound of bass to sound nice, crisp, clear and can be loud, but not loud enough to where it makes **** shake and rattle. Loud enough to where i have all 4 windows down and no need to have it all the way up, but yet the car next to me can say "**** he has a pretty nice system!"

-I have a factory stock headunit(so i need an ampkit & a converter)

-My budget would probably be low compare to you guys, since i am a college student and barely paying bills, i have saved up a little bit of money. My budget with sub & amp would have to be around $320. I also have to pay for ampkit and converter, so wouldnt wanna pay more than $50 for both together. Plus i have to pay for the local shop to install the equipment, they charge $80.

Finally i need to buy an enclosure, not sure ported or sealed, im guessing depending on the type of sub and the subs tuning. The local shop is charging me $130 for custom ported and $100 for custome sealed. Honestly with everything added up without the box included, i dont know if i can do a ported at that price.

-The kind of music i listen to are electronic/hip-hop/some rap and some rock.

Some shop i went to offered me some DB Drive k5 and k7 Okur series(subs), the team that offered them to me held SPL records. So i dont know if these are actually any good compare to brands such as SSA DCON etc. Also dont know if these could also be good for sound quality. I havnt heard any talk about db drive in these forums.

So if you guys could please help me out here with descriptive suggestions so that i can not only have decent equipment, but as well as learn from you guys.

Thanks in advance!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Could have just kept this up in your other thread...

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

HMMMM.This looks familiar??????????//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/boink.gif.91933e72f927f2cefc79aff02573090c.gif

 

[iDefiant 10+ year member]

Could have just kept this up in your other thread...

my bad man

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

my bad man

No big deal we can help hear as well...

 

[iDefiant 10+ year member]

yea i think id rather just start a new thread, that way the title doesnt get confused for what im actually asking haha

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

I said this in the other thread but if I were you this is a good deal for a amp with the power you're looking for http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/532097-audiopipe-apd1500d-2011-model.html

 

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I'd get that and 2 10 single 4ohm SSA Dcon subs.

Thats a pretty decent setup I think most here would agree for fitting into a 320$ budget.

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

I encourage shopping around however too, but I don't know if with your budget I'd pass up an opportunity for that amp.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

I have a couple old school cheater amps also that may be of interest to you as well.Small powerhouses@2ohms.Zed Made //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[iDefiant 10+ year member]

I encourage shopping around however too, but I don't know if with your budget I'd pass up an opportunity for that amp.

i appreciate the help man. i did try to pm him, but didnt go through because he had his box full or something like that. haha i have been shopping around, just dont really know what features and specs to look at, all i look at is reviews

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

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If you dont find anything cheap enough after the subs.I have a couple, and 2ohms quite a few, but 1ohms, I only have 2 left.The 66 Mean will be just that..Mean compared to most amps,//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[iDefiant 10+ year member]

[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]If you dont find anything cheap enough after the subs.I have a couple, and 2ohms quite a few, but 1ohms, I only have 2 left.The 66 Mean will be just that..Mean compared to most amps,//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

what kind of amps are those?

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Alot of old school amps..mainly Zed made.Autoteks/Hifonics and several others old school goodies!!!!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

 

[iDefiant 10+ year member]

Alot of old school amps..mainly Zed made.Autoteks/Hifonics and several others old school goodies!!!!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

i just want one and your over here with 50

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

i just want one and your over here with 50

It has been an addiction since i was 15, buying/trading/swapping/ect.Rather than going out and getting hammered on Fri nts,alot of times with friends, Id be hooking up a new amp, and jamming with a beer in my hand for accomplishmet.I still have my first 4 amps I ever bought, and hooked one up last night after 15 yrs, and works as the day I bought it.I bought my first in 1989..Im not greedy on my price selling, just FAIR,nothing less.Im 43 now, and now getting rid of what I know now that I am not keeping