Help with some questions

[Frostylemonade 10+ year member]

Hey guys,

I am brand new to car audio, but I have decided to put some subs in my 1999 Volvo S70. I have a few questions about the installation of the subs:

1. My factory reciever has no RCA output. There was one input or output(not sure which), which was labeled amp. Do I need to buy a new reciever or can I make this one work?

2. I have chosen this box: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=260-648

Will this box be good?

And I would like some infinity subs. I heard a pair of 12 References at best buy and I thought they sounded great, and off the internet, they are certainly within my price range. Would the next step up of infinity be worth it? Are there any better subs than references for the price range?

3. I am totally clueless about an amp, but these earthquakes seem like a pretty good value. Are they decent? Could you recommend a better, but still cheap, alternative that could sufficiently power my References?http://www.millionbuy.com/caudioampear.html

Thanks a lot for the help!

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[Frostylemonade 10+ year member]

Anybody? Please help!

 

[MBrock4u 10+ year member]

Well, first of all welcome to the forum. I will first say we need a budget on what your looking to spend. I always say though in building a system, it is best to start with the head unit. It is your command central. A good deck will give you more options. People on here will have a better ideal what to suggest if they have your budget first, so post that, and we can go from there.

 

[Frostylemonade 10+ year member]

Well i don't have all the money yet, but probably up to about $500-600 including wires and installation and stuff.

 

[Frostylemonade 10+ year member]

bump!

 

[Frostylemonade 10+ year member]

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[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

I believe the Volvo ha a stock amp that uses spaeker level input, you could tap off those for signal to your sub amp.