help newb choose and upgrade

[maxwellh]

hello all,

I've always had a system, but its always been mass market stuff. I've built some of my own boxes before but noting special and I always went sealed. now I want to upgrade what I have to something that will rattle my brains some but still sound really good and musical. I listen to everything from Pink Floyd to hard rap.

I've been reading here and I'm thinking of 2 choices;

1. SA 12 + SAE-1000d and SAE-50.4 for the highs

2. HDS312 + Q1-1200d and Q4-90 for the highs

planning on having someone build me a ported box.

how do I determine what tuning for the box?

will I need to upgrayedd my electrical for these 2 amps?

my space available is the drivers side rear/jump seat of my 01 ranger extended cab.

anything I'm missing here?

what are your suggestions?

thanks for your help.

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[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I'd go with the SA-12. Many on here will disagree with me and say go with soundqubed, but that's alright.

Honestly, you'd probably be happy with either option.

Box tuning depends on a lot of things.

No, you probably won't need to upgrade your electrical system for either of those amps. At most, I'd say add the big 3.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Package wise the SQ option is better as a whole.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

SA 12, either sub amp, and Q4-90

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

sa 12 and soundqubed amps.

 

[maxwellh]

Thanks guys.

So far the concesus is SA 12 with the SQ amps. Are the sq amps really better than the Sa amps? I would prefer to match brands but not a deal breaker.

No big electrical upgrade? I was expecting to hear I need some work there. A big 3 should be easy tondo.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

The 4 channel is twice the power. That's the big one for me. The mono I doubt you will tell a difference. For the sub just pick one

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Thanks guys.
So far the concesus is SA 12 with the SQ amps. Are the sq amps really better than the Sa amps? I would prefer to match brands but not a deal breaker.

No big electrical upgrade? I was expecting to hear I need some work there. A big 3 should be easy tondo.

cost to performance ratio is better. For the 4 channel, the soundqubed one is in a different power class than the SAE 50.4 so its not even a fair comparison. If you want to do all sundown matching setups then you need to shell out a lot more money for the SAX 100.4. Ported is a must, its a waste to go sealed with these subs. If you need help with designing a proper ported, i posted some tips and links in this thread

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/enclosure-design-construction-help/614208-help-dimensions.html

 

[maxwellh]

Thanks for all the input guys...I'm going to read about box design tonight after work. I might try to build my own box or just buy a custom box if its not too pricey.

So the sa 12 is worth the $60 price increase from the sq?

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

The SA can take a lot more power

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

[quote name='maxwellh']Thanks for all the input guys...I'm going to read about box design tonight after work. I might try to build my own box or just buy a custom box if its not too pricey.

So the sa 12 is worth the $60 price increase from the sq?[/QUOTE]


If the box designing process gets confusing hit up @CSCStang to build and ship you a box, should be a lot less than the 3-400 dollars shops charge you.

SA would be the louder sub but the soundqubed sub's no slouch either.