Important Fact: I have an Alpine Mono Amp that pushes 600x1 at 2 ohms. I have a custom box for three subs, so with 3 8ohm subs I can get down to 2.6ohm, about 550watts. So, I have about 175 watts per sub to offer.
Here is the deal, i bought a 2000 accord. The previous owner has a custom built fiberglass box that was ported and tuned specifically for 3 10" Infinity Perfect subs. I bought the box. It is approx 2.8cf ported. He still has the subs. One of the 3 has dust cone damage where a bolt from the trunk fell onto it while it was playing. No holes or anything like that, but the dust cover does have some dings in it... Looks to be just visible damage.
I'm trying to decide if I should stick with the Infinity's because I already have a box that is custom tuned for them. He says it was tuned for SQ and even has a few trophies. He wants $300 for all 3 subs. I can get the subs new online for about $120 each. But thats online, not much of a warranty unless I want to ship them back ($$$$ for shipping).. If I buy them from a local dealer that will handle the warranty, Im looking at $200 per sub.. Im not a big fan of Infinity, but i'm thinking i'll get better sound because the box is tuned for them, vs getting what is a better SQ sub but putting them in a box that isnt tuned for them.
Then there is this, my friend works at a car audio store, is the sales manager, and will pretty much match any price I can find online. But he doesn't carry infinity. He carries Rockford, Alpine, Boston, and Kenwood. I currently have a single Rockford Fosgate P3 getting 150 watts in a sealed box and it sounds pretty **** good. underpowered I know, but it does the trick. I can get the P3's from my friend for about $160 each. However, he recommends the Boston G2's for the ported box and the amount of power I have.
I was also looking at the JLw1's and the JLw3's. I went up the local dealer that carries JL, and they recommended the w1's over the w3's for the amount of power that I have. I love the way the w3's look and sound, but im not sure how they would work in my box.
I'd like to spend less than $500. I can get the w1's for less than $100 each, and I like that because I can abuse them and not be so freaked out if I have to buy another one here and there... I have a P3 with low power and it sounds good. I wouldn't mind having 3 of them, as long as they would behave in the ported box. I'm not a fan of Infinity, but I know the perfect's can sound pretty **** good and I have a box that was tuned for them. Im thinking keeping with the perfects would provide the best SQ.
I'll have my amp rack done by next week, so I'm looking to acquire the subs and close out this chapter within 1-3 weeks. Can I get some recommendations?
Here is the deal, i bought a 2000 accord. The previous owner has a custom built fiberglass box that was ported and tuned specifically for 3 10" Infinity Perfect subs. I bought the box. It is approx 2.8cf ported. He still has the subs. One of the 3 has dust cone damage where a bolt from the trunk fell onto it while it was playing. No holes or anything like that, but the dust cover does have some dings in it... Looks to be just visible damage.
I'm trying to decide if I should stick with the Infinity's because I already have a box that is custom tuned for them. He says it was tuned for SQ and even has a few trophies. He wants $300 for all 3 subs. I can get the subs new online for about $120 each. But thats online, not much of a warranty unless I want to ship them back ($$$$ for shipping).. If I buy them from a local dealer that will handle the warranty, Im looking at $200 per sub.. Im not a big fan of Infinity, but i'm thinking i'll get better sound because the box is tuned for them, vs getting what is a better SQ sub but putting them in a box that isnt tuned for them.
Then there is this, my friend works at a car audio store, is the sales manager, and will pretty much match any price I can find online. But he doesn't carry infinity. He carries Rockford, Alpine, Boston, and Kenwood. I currently have a single Rockford Fosgate P3 getting 150 watts in a sealed box and it sounds pretty **** good. underpowered I know, but it does the trick. I can get the P3's from my friend for about $160 each. However, he recommends the Boston G2's for the ported box and the amount of power I have.
I was also looking at the JLw1's and the JLw3's. I went up the local dealer that carries JL, and they recommended the w1's over the w3's for the amount of power that I have. I love the way the w3's look and sound, but im not sure how they would work in my box.
I'd like to spend less than $500. I can get the w1's for less than $100 each, and I like that because I can abuse them and not be so freaked out if I have to buy another one here and there... I have a P3 with low power and it sounds good. I wouldn't mind having 3 of them, as long as they would behave in the ported box. I'm not a fan of Infinity, but I know the perfect's can sound pretty **** good and I have a box that was tuned for them. Im thinking keeping with the perfects would provide the best SQ.
I'll have my amp rack done by next week, so I'm looking to acquire the subs and close out this chapter within 1-3 weeks. Can I get some recommendations?
