I need advice on pretty much every part of my system

[georobu 10+ year member]

I've been reading on this forum for about a year now. I finally think I have the money and the knowledge to build my system. I've waited to build up my budget and to post of thread worthy enough for you guys to comment on. I appreciate any comments and I know most of you guys very skilled at car audio.

Allright the car in question is a 2000 Honda Accord coupe. I am looking for a predominantely high SQ sound system with as much SPL as I can get. Something of a compromise with an SQ emphasis. I run front stage mostly and I add rear fill when I have passengers. I want a 3 way system: tweeter, mid, sub and I want it all active.

Current Setup:

Alpine 9835

Polk momo 400.4 90X4 at 4 ohm for fronts ( active setup with built in xover)

Polk momo 500.1 550X1 at 2 ohm for subs

Kappa perfect 6.1 up front 6.5 component set

polk momo rear fill 6.5 component set

2x kappa perfect 12.1 subs in a 1 ft3 box for each

dynamated the whole car foamed the rear speaker panel

I optima yellow

150 amp alternator (upgrade from the stock 70 amp)

4gage power cable.

New setup:

Alpine 9835 will stay

polk momo 90X4 will stay 90X2 tor tweeters, 90X2 rear pasive setup

polk momo 180X2 will be bought and it will run front mid speakers

polk mom components will stay in the rear.

everything else I will sell plus I have a budget of 2k dollars

This is what I'm leaning towards:

forcal utopia 180w( 7inch mids) for front stage (180watts for mids, 90watts for tweeter)

2xadire brahma 12s in a 1ft3 sealed (1300 watts each)

2x infinity ref1211a amps 1300watts each

1/0 gage power wire

500 amp alternator ??? is it possible to get something like that and where

2xinfinity mono amps 1300watts each in 2 ohms

I listen mostly to electronic music (trance, house). I need a system that is extremely accurate and clean with lots of power.

anything wrong with the possible setup? any better alternatives from the stuff I allready have and 2k dollars?

thanks in advance for all advice and for all the info you guys posted here for that past year

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[Echo42987 10+ year member]

I'm voting the Polk Momo's for front fill and the Kappas for rear!?

Or I'm voting Trash the Polk Momo's and Kappas and Get some JL XR's?

Outside of that you have an extremley good potential for a good system...but if you want true SQ subs I'm voting in the Idmax's as well.

and the Alpine 9835!!!!! Probably the best part of that whole system. That is an amazing head unit! Wish they still made them....Sold mine to my friend anyways lol

 

[OlogyAudio 10+ year member]

I'm voting soundsplinter RLP for sound quality //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif -- or Dayton RS subwoofers... -- also I'm sending you a PM -- Have a new review that compares my sets against the JL XR and the DA Hex components -- if anyone else wants the link just PM me -- I'm waiting for a response from squeak if I can post public it or not //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif (it is in another forum and don't want to disrespect)

 

[Spr0ket 10+ year member]

I'd like the link... post please or pm. I'd like to see a good blind test comparison to the XRs

 

[OlogyAudio 10+ year member]

kinda hard to do a blind test in your car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif -- but -- same car -- different components... subjective is about all you can ask for short of having multiple different cars they can sit in with the same system just different speakers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif – you have a PM though – I’ll post it public when squeak reads my PM //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Spr0ket 10+ year member]

Awesome material... thanks Dylan.

 

[OlogyAudio 10+ year member]

Awesome material... thanks Dylan.

No problem //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif -- and thanks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[DIPayton 10+ year member]

500 amp alternator ??? is it possible to get something like that and where

I dont know if its possible or not but you really don't need a 500 amp alternator.. I think like a 200 or maybe 220 would be nice. I know nothing about alts but I dont think you would need a 500 amp alternator if anyone even makes them.

 

[georobu 10+ year member]

"I'm voting the Polk Momo's for front fill and the Kappas for rear!?

 

Or I'm voting Trash the Polk Momo's and Kappas and Get some JL XR's?

 

Outside of that you have an extremley good potential for a good system...but if you want true SQ subs I'm voting in the Idmax's as well.

 

and the Alpine 9835!!!!! Probably the best part of that whole system. That is an amazing head unit! Wish they still made them....Sold mine to my friend anyways lol"

I had the polk momo as front fill before the kappas. the infinity outclass the momo's in sq. it's true that they lack midbass but the perfects have a really flat response and they are very very detailed. polk momo's are just plain loud and irritate around some mid frequencies. I would take the momo's out of the back and change them with something else but I foamed the rear deck like I said( I hardly ever turn on the rears too).

and yes the 9835 is a keeper it does things I never thought possible a deck can do and it is built like a tank.

"I dont know if its possible or not but you really don't need a 500 amp alternator.. I think like a 200 or maybe 220 would be nice. I know nothing about alts but I dont think you would need a 500 amp alternator if anyone even makes them."

according to this I need a lot more for 3k watts rms

http://www.h-o-alternators.com/TechCalcs/alternatorcurrentratingcalculator.htm

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

in my experience, infinity amps aren't that good for the money. i had one and it was a piece. maybe i got a lemon, but it was having probs staying on at 2 ohms. but rather than try a new one, i just returned it

 

[georobu 10+ year member]

well...I'm getting them for a really good price (2x 1300 watts amps for 450 bucks) Should I run them at 4 ohms (850 watts @ 4 ohm)? What do you mean it was shutting off? maybe you were using that bass boost function too much //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

This is what I'm leaning towards:

forcal utopia 180w( 7inch mids) for front stage (180watts for mids, 90watts for tweeter)

2xadire brahma 12s in a 1ft3 sealed (1300 watts each)

2x infinity ref1211a amps 1300watts each

1/0 gage power wire

500 amp alternator ??? is it possible to get something like that and where

2xinfinity mono amps 1300watts each in 2 ohms

I would get a 12" XXX, run it with an Orion 2500d @2ohms (or 1ohm). Agree with you on the 1/0 wire. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif 500 amp alternator, if they do make that im sure it must be for like an 18 wheeler or something big, for your accord you may be fine with the 150amp alt. Do the big 3 and keep your yellow top battery.

 

[imaspaceguy90 10+ year member]

If u get any woofer, go sealed , you will have more SQ

 

[georobu 10+ year member]

How much of a difference in SQ is there between an rlp, idmax and xbl2 motors such as brahmas and re xxx? anybody have dumax sheets on either rlp, brahma or xxx?

I'm really considering the orion 2500d right now, should I trust the guy on ebay who sells them for 550?

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

How much of a difference in SQ is there between an rlp, idmax and xbl2 motors such as brahmas and re xxx? anybody have dumax sheets on either rlp, brahma or xxx?I'm really considering the orion 2500d right now, should I trust the guy on ebay who sells them for 550?

Trust HCCAFAN