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<blockquote data-quote="Duramax3500" data-source="post: 8629078" data-attributes="member: 674684"><p>I'm going to start by saying that I am no rookie when it comes to the mechanical and electrical side of vehicles. I have been working with them my whole life. But, I know almost nothing about how to build a sound system. The only experience I have with it is I put a cheap wal-mart head unit in an early 80's pick-up so I could have AM and FM radio.</p><p></p><p>I own a 08 Chevy 3500 crewcab with the Duramax in it. The sound system is stock except for a cheap 7" touch screen head unit that was in the truck when I bought it. I don't want anything crazy. But I would like a little bit of bass and it to be loud enough the exhaust and the turbo don't drowned it out when I pull a hill loaded.</p><p></p><p>I have talked to a guy I work with. He said you have to build the system for the type of music you and to the volume you will normally have playing. He also said that I would want to run 2 amps. 1 for the subs and 1 for mid range and the tweeters.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to upgrade the power supply. I'm already running two 1000CCA batteries and dual alternators with 210 continuous amps at idle 300 peak. I have a small amount of electrical load from lights on the flat bed and on my trailer. But on the front of the trailer there is a 16,500# winch that is powered from the truck. Warns website says it will pull 507 amps at full power. I don't want to, but I can turn the radio off when I use it though. And some time in the near future I may end up going back to a single 160 amp alternator so I can run a belt driven hydraulic pump.</p><p></p><p>I have found boxes for two 10" and two 12" subs most of witch have somewhere around 5" to 5 1/2" depth. Some ported and some sealed. What are the sound characteristics of both? I know of the brands that all the chain stores sell. But, surely better stuff that is the same price or cheaper. Right now my budget is around 1500. The head unit is getting replaced no matter what. Then I would like to get as much of the stock stuff replaced as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duramax3500, post: 8629078, member: 674684"] I'm going to start by saying that I am no rookie when it comes to the mechanical and electrical side of vehicles. I have been working with them my whole life. But, I know almost nothing about how to build a sound system. The only experience I have with it is I put a cheap wal-mart head unit in an early 80's pick-up so I could have AM and FM radio. I own a 08 Chevy 3500 crewcab with the Duramax in it. The sound system is stock except for a cheap 7" touch screen head unit that was in the truck when I bought it. I don't want anything crazy. But I would like a little bit of bass and it to be loud enough the exhaust and the turbo don't drowned it out when I pull a hill loaded. I have talked to a guy I work with. He said you have to build the system for the type of music you and to the volume you will normally have playing. He also said that I would want to run 2 amps. 1 for the subs and 1 for mid range and the tweeters. I don't want to upgrade the power supply. I'm already running two 1000CCA batteries and dual alternators with 210 continuous amps at idle 300 peak. I have a small amount of electrical load from lights on the flat bed and on my trailer. But on the front of the trailer there is a 16,500# winch that is powered from the truck. Warns website says it will pull 507 amps at full power. I don't want to, but I can turn the radio off when I use it though. And some time in the near future I may end up going back to a single 160 amp alternator so I can run a belt driven hydraulic pump. I have found boxes for two 10" and two 12" subs most of witch have somewhere around 5" to 5 1/2" depth. Some ported and some sealed. What are the sound characteristics of both? I know of the brands that all the chain stores sell. But, surely better stuff that is the same price or cheaper. Right now my budget is around 1500. The head unit is getting replaced no matter what. Then I would like to get as much of the stock stuff replaced as possible. [/QUOTE]
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