Help With My First System

[Justin Watts 10+ year member]

Hi everyone, I'm approaching 16 years old and looking forward to tricking out my car. The first thing on the list is to add some new audio, and I thought subwoofers were the way to go because of my love for sweet bass. Remember, I've never had any experience with subwoofers or car audio at all so please be very broad in your responses.

Here's the Setup I had in mind, first tell me if this works. I'm still a little unsure whether or not this is the right amplifier for the subs, so if someone could clear that up for me that'd be great. Also, I'm putting the subs in the trunk, will 2 10" be able to be heard clearly in the driver's seat? I drive a Honda Accord, so the trunk is completely sealed off from the interior, so that seems like an issue I'd like to be enlightened about. If anyone's had any experience with anything in my setup it'd be nice to leave some sort of feedback on the product for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Here's the Setup I had in mind, first tell me if this works. I'm still a little unsure whether or not this is the right amplifier for the subs, so if someone could clear that up for me that'd be great. Also, I'm putting the subs in the trunk, will 2 10" be able to be heard clearly in the driver's seat? I drive a Honda Accord, so the trunk is completely sealed off from the interior, so that seems like an issue I'd like to be enlightened about. If anyone's had any experience with anything in my setup it'd be nice to leave some sort of feedback on the product for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

2 Kicker 10C104 10" Woofers

- 300w Peak

- 150 RMS

- 4 Ohms

Alpine Amp

- 1000w Peak

- 300 RMS @ 4 Ohms

Sonic Sub Box 2SV10 Dual 10"

- Gold Terminals

- 2 Terminals

InstallBay AK4 Wiring Kit

- 4 gauge

- 1600w Max

- 60 AGU Fuse

- 25 ft Speaker Wire

- 17 ft Power Wire

- 17 ft Clear/Blue RCA Cable

- 17 ft Remote Turn-On Wire

- 3 ft Black Ground Cable

- Fuse Holder

Sonic Sub Box 2SV10 Dual 10"

- Gold Terminals

- 2 Terminals

Pac Lc-1 Remote Bass Boost Knob

- Connects to Pre-Amp output on reciever

- Connect amp to the RCA pass through on the Lc-1

(I'm not using this to start slamming bass, but to disable it when the time isn't right.)

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[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

2 decent 10s will get down in the right enclosure...

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

What year Accord???

 

[Justin Watts 10+ year member]

What year Accord???

Sorry I can't post my whole setup because of the word limit >.

Edit: Okay, got the whole setup in there.

It's an '06

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Does it have the center pass thru in the rear seats??

 

[Justin Watts 10+ year member]

Does it have the center pass thru in the rear seats??

Yes it does, although I was thinking to face the subs out the trunk, what were you thinking?

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

And so far from what I see, you have a damned good starter system.And yes the 10's will be nicely heard in the drivers seat.

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Yes it does, although I was thinking to face the subs out the trunk, what were you thinking?

Well I didn't see that you had already bought the subs and an enclosure. I was thinking a 4th order bandpass with the port firing thru the center passthru. One 12 in that setup did really well for me.

But with what you have is a nice starter system. It should sound really good.

 

[Justin Watts 10+ year member]

And so far from what I see, you have a damned good starter system.And yes the 10's will be nicely heard in the drivers seat.

Perfect, so I have all the things I need? My Amp can handle the subs, and I only need 1 wiring kit to hook up both of them right?

Sorry for all the questions, this is the absolute first time I've ever dealt with audio myself //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Oh I didn't buy anything yet, but I was imagining facing them away from the car in the trunk like this: http://image.mustang50magazine.com/f/9600288/p97939_large+1995_Ford_Mustang_GT+Trunk_Subwoofers.jpg

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

To hook that one amp up, yes one install kit will suffice.

 

[Justin Watts 10+ year member]

To hook that one amp up, yes one install kit will suffice.

Thank you very much, I appreciate the nice feedback. I wasn't so lucky on other forums, I can see myself spending a long time on here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

No problem man, glad I can help

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

if you haven't bought anything yet ,i would ask around for better equipment , the subs aren't that good .amp is ok but for the cash you can get better ,unless you are buying used and getting a great deal.

 

[Justin Watts 10+ year member]

if you haven't bought anything yet ,i would ask around for better equipment , the subs aren't that good .amp is ok but for the cash you can get better ,unless you are buying used and getting a great deal.

Well money isn't exactly an issue here, but I'd like to keep it below $450. I'd also prefer smooth, clear bass over blaring noise. I'd rather be surrounded by sound in my own car rather than vibrating those around me, so if you have any other suggestions I'd like to stay in the 10" range.

As for the amplifier, I just picked it to match the RMS (slightly higher) of the speakers, and it had relatively good reviews. If you have something else in mind, please let me know and I'll take a look and consider.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

it will be hard to keep it under 450 for subs and an amp unless you get used ,but dc lvl 3 subs or american bass woofers American Bass - XD 1044. 125 each.as for the amp , the alpine is decent still