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[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

For finding our what amp to get with subs do i add the rms together on the subs or if i have 2 300 rms subs i only use 300 instead of 600 watts?

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[wr11shredz 10+ year member]

whats ur budget?

 

[copperhead069 10+ year member]

Hey welcome to the board.

1.) most people just ditch the rear fill and upgrade the fronts to a nice component set.

2.) A good price for a sub depends on what your looking for i.e 10",12",15" as far as placement a box in the trunk is most typical

3.) Yes to power the spakers properly youll need an amp or even two. one for the fronts and a sub amp. As far as wattage goes just go by the RMS power rating of the speakers your going to power with the amp.

A price range at this point is nearly impossible but just as an idea:

front components- ~$100

component amp- ~$100

subs- varies waaay to much a crappy 10 for $50 or a nice 15" for upwards of $250

and sub amp- again depending on setup but ~$200-300

oh and wiring-~$40-$50

hope this helps, you ll get a more accurate price estimate once you figure out what setup your goin with.

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

I cant afford a 1000$ system but I'd say im willing to spend around 250-350$.. if i need more which i probably think i will then i could get some more.

Edit: oh thanks copper... i didnt realize i needed maybe more than one amp.. so im guessing i would need more money then what i said before?

 

[wr11shredz 10+ year member]

Pioneer subs are good budget subs, and for amps hifonics are good budget amps.

I would say get 2 12s and an amp for 350 and deal with the speakers in you car until you have enough money saved up to buy a good component set and an amp

 

[benchambers80]

There are some used deals here on the board. You could find a nice setup for very little cash if you dont mind amps with scraches.

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

Pioneer subs are good budget subs, and for amps hifonics are good budget amps.I would say get 2 12s and an amp for 350 and deal with the speakers in you car until you have enough money saved up to buy a good component set and an amp

could you maybe tell me a good set to buy?

 

[wr11shredz 10+ year member]

Personally I hav 1 of these and many kids at school think I hav 2 12s, I blew my previous 12 and needed a cheap replacement but they really suprised me and I might get 2 more

http://sonicelectronix.com/item_8341_Pioneer+TS-W307D2.html

wire the subs to 2 ohm

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=2&woofer_imp=3

this amp will be a good match for to of those^^^

http://sonicelectronix.com/item_6522_Hifonics+BXi+1206D.html

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

so how much would I have to spend all together?

 

[tigerf117 10+ year member]

I personally always recommending buying components and an amp b4 you put any money into bass. Unless you really like 75% of the noise in your car to be bass with the other 25% distorted paper cones.

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

i was going to buy components first anyways.

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

what size components are a good size?

 

[tee 10+ year member]

6.5

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

sweet, alright im thinking about eventually getting this sub and speakers

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8210955&productCategoryId=abcat0302008&type=product&tab=7&id=1166234894507#productdetail

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8226617&productCategoryId=abcat0302037&type=product&tab=1&id=1166840602883#productdetail

are these good deals? also what amp would i need with them?

 

[jgonino 10+ year member]

I think you should either get new components and an amp, OR a new sub and an amp.

If you get a decent head unit, you can keep the stock speakers and get a new sub + amp. This will sound pretty good.

Then, when you have some $, you can add some 6.5 components for the front along with a good 4 channel amp putting out some good power.

If you want a good deal on some subs, I am selling a pair of phoenix gold Xenon 12" subs for $160. I posted a thread in the FS section.