Hello all. Its been a while.... Need some bass!

[DrtySthV6SE 10+ year member]

Its been many years since I've posted or even browsed around on this forum. The last time I posted I had an ED Nine.1 and 2, RE Audio components, and x2 Soundsplinter 12" RL-p setup. Now it seems that Elemental Designs and Soundsplinter are no more... am I getting old... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Getting to the point, I drive a 2013 4d Civic and really am missing the sound and feel of a subwoofer. I was looking at the TC Sounds Epic 8" or 10" but I've been browsing for a few days on the forum and see that Sundown Audio is new and popular, especially the SA 8" V2.

Mainly I want some nice clean SQ bass that I can feel, but I want to use minimal trunk space. I also don't want to have to do extensive electrical upgrades like I had with my previous setup. I also want to keep my stock radio (jeez that sounds lame) and just run an LOC for the sub amp.

Here is what I am considering:

AudioControl LC2i line out converter. (is this overkill for what I want or a necessary good quality upgrade from a 20$ LOC?)

(1) SA 8" V2 or 8" Epic or should I go with a similar 10"? Of course I want (2) but going this route will require a larger amp and probably some power upgrades that I really don't want to fool with on my new car, and a bigger box of course.

I've always run sealed boxes so I wanted to stick with that.

Will I be happy with an 8" or 10" running 500 - 800watts? I've never run sub(s) that small. I listen to mostly rock/metal, not too much rap anymore.

I'm "older" now so I don't care to set off car alarms, just want some nice bass for my car.

Hopefully looking to pick up a nice used amp from the forum and also saw a guy selling some rebuilt SA 8s.

I think that covers it. I appreciate the input.

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[fly_marlin]

Doing a very similar upgrade in a 2014 3-series in the next few weeks. Soundqubed Q-1200D powering 1 10" soundqubed HDS310 D2 sub in a 1.25 cu ft ported box tuned to 36Hz. Going to probably use a cheap LOC. Price for box, sub, and amp is 460. That's 1200W, the amp is efficient and should be fine off your stock electrical system.

 

[CSCStang]

Quite pricey new, but check out a JL cleansweep. The lc2i is a good choice too. Those stock hu's put out very little bass at higher volume, purposely.

 

[treesive 10+ year member]

My vote is for the Epics. Awesome little subs that don't need much power. Is there a certain budget you are trying to stay within? If price isn't as much the issue you could get a Stereo Integrity Bm mkiv which is a super low profile 12" sub made for small enclosures and low power.

 

[DrtySthV6SE 10+ year member]

Budget is not really an issue but not planning to spend too much anyway see that I was only looking at a single sub setup and keeping stock HU. LC2i is $76 on Amazon, I think ill definitely go with that. I thought about low profile subs but a few inches of mounting depth won't hurt me. Epic 10" is only 5.6" deep. That Soundqubed deal does seem pretty nice, but the more I look at the Epic the more I want it! Why did I sell my RL-p's?! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

Ok, 1 vote for the Epic....

 

[fly_marlin]

Make sure you understand the difference between those two drivers. The Epic should have amazing lows and will also be very musical in the proper enclosure. However, for those lows, I think it will need a good amount over the 500W RMS. Additionally, I'm pretty certain the SQ woofer will have more output, though I haven't listened to it long enough to comment on the low end extension.