Mid's & Hi's

[tbasile1 10+ year member]

$100 enough?

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13473

 

[Thomas Nicolas 10+ year member]

i also have a jbl gts 180 2/1 channel amp.. it says its 60w x 2 into 4 ohms...

so the jbl is better, right?

 

[tbasile1 10+ year member]

Well if you already have it, than use that, it will do the job just fine!

Why buy when you already have an amp for the speakers LOL

 

[Thomas Nicolas 10+ year member]

lol.. okay.. so for the subs i have 2 pioneer premiers Ts-w1207da...

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/product/details/0,,2076_310069929_408191422,00.html

a volfenhag zx-7180 amp...

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1818

then the jbl gts 180 powering the pioneer revs... so i need a capacitor right? 3.0 farad?

 

[tbasile1 10+ year member]

so i need a capacitor right? 3.0 farad?

No, im no electrial expert so when times comes with those questions you might wana ask someone else but I do know that caps are useless!!

Your Volfenhag is doing 220wRMS x2 @ 4ohms and your JBL is doing 60w RMS x2 @ 4ohms, not a really power hnugry system

EDIT: Theres a section for this "Wiring, Electrical, and Installation Help" someone over there can recommend what to do, whether it be a distro-block/battery/alternator im not sure, sorry Im not an expert when it comes to this subject, but a cap is not needed i know that!

 

[tbasile1 10+ year member]

Ooo I must have been looking at the wrong model amp, your amp is rated at 600w RMS @ 4ohms, then its rated 800w RMS @ 2ohms, BUT your amp is not putting out that rated power, Volfenhag is a pretty LOW-end brand, cheap quality, most likely a lil bit overated with the power

BTW, are your subs dual 4 or dual 2?

 

[Thomas Nicolas 10+ year member]

dual 4

 

[Thomas Nicolas 10+ year member]

see i was running these same 12's and amp in my nissan sentra.. but i was using 8 guage wire... i was using the pioneer def 4100 and a simple 1/2 din eq.. and i was hittin pretty hard..if i had my system on and i went inside the bank i could hear it..so i figured once i put the 4 guage wire, and reinstalled it with a new HU and without the EQ, that i'd be hittin real hard...

 

[Thomas Nicolas 10+ year member]

can you suggest some other good speakers..

i decided to go with 6x8's..

but im gonna run it off an amp

45-60 rms x 2 at 4 ohms

 

[tbasile1 10+ year member]

why 6x8s? 6.5s IMO will sound better, and im sure others would agree

 

[Thomas Nicolas 10+ year member]

oh okay i thought they told me just to go with 6 1/2s cuz their better then the 5x7s.. but i didnt know they're better then 6x8 too..

okay so 6 1/2 it is...

any thing in mind?

besides the pioneer revs.. cuz i think imma get those, but i wanna see some other good options...

 

[MiniVanMan 10+ year member]

You're running your subs at 4 ohms, so you're amp is putting out about 500-600 watts. Another amp running 60x2 won't make a huge difference to your electrical system. If you have dimming, you can do a "Big 3" upgrade. It's cheap and effective. Do a search for it. Don't get a cap.

For speakers, the Pioneer Revs are a pretty good bet. Infinity, and Kicker are two other options that I like. Eclipse makes some very nice coaxles as well. You may be well served going to a store and auditioning several different speakers. We have no real way of knowing what will sound best to you. Personal taste is very subjective. There is no "best sounding" speaker.