1. Well I started off just as dumb as I wanted to be, with some complete trash from Best Buy. To make it worst, I didn't know about amps, so I disconnected my 6x9's in my 1995 Jimmy then ran them to the subs, lol. I can't believe I was happy with that 5watt thump for a good 25 seconds.
2. After my uncle cussed me out about buying those subs, I "moved up" with these, which I quickly busted with a PPI a600 amp.
3. Passed on to me by my uncle who saw the light with JL Audio, these subs lasted a while, but they too, met their demise from the PPI amp.
4. Finally I began to achieve car audio (atleast with the commercial brands) greatness. My hearing was still pretty good, so 600w RMS banged enough for me. I wish I could still say the same. This was in 2005 and only one of those subs have gone under since. This was in my 94 Thunderbird.
5. Sealed wasn't giving me the SPL I wanted, so I took out the rear 6x9's for a "trunk port" and let the w3's go to work. This was in my 03 Impala.
6. So I'm riding down the street and all of a sudden some guy in a newer Chevy Monte Carlo comes down a side street and shakes my car with his bass. He COMPLETELY drowns out my measly 600w and I'm devastated. I immediately start making threads, lol, and this is what I ended up doing....getting another w3 which brought me up to 900w rms.
7. I had to get another amp and upon bumpin' my 3 jl's for a the 2nd day on the 3rd hour, one of my v2's froze up. I was CRUSHED. It had a good life though, but that big ol' old JL logo on the front was so sexy to me. I've had that thing for 2 years. The warranty was only for 1 year, but my dealer gave me a new v3 for $150 which wasn't too bad...right?
7 steps in futility .......... only to realize that it's not the subs......it's my ears and the crap that's in them that makes me think I need to upgrade every freakin' Sunday. I miss my great hearing at the age of 14, when 300w would have been just fine.
So now, I'm already thinking of 2008 (I'm riding with these JL's for atleast another year). Jl Audio and Hifonics haven't done me wrong yet so I want to stick to those brands. Not because I think they're the best, but they're the best I've heard and had experience with.
In terms of Bang for ur buck.....let's talk TWO 13w7's @ 1000w RMS. Those things are like......$700-800 from a dealer and maybe 600+ on the net. That's $1600 just for subs. Maybe $500+ for an amp or two to push them and God knows how much the enclosure and electrical upgrades will be.
IS IT WORTH IT?
