AcuraSubs
Junior Member
Back in september i purchased 2 10 inch memphis power reference subs, and a power reference memphis amp as well. i had these installed in a sealed box, and after barely 3 months they both are blown. Apparently, according to the place who installed them, im getting 2 new ones from memphis as part of a warrenty i paid for. I want to switch to a bigger, ported box as well, and now on top of that (which they say will run me 135) they are suggesting to bump the 10 inch pr subs to 12's, and install dynamat (which they say will be 200-500 depending on car and places where it needs to be put in).
Also, besides this, i drive a 2003 acura tl, and they never were that loud (partly because the old bose speakers don't let me higher it enough before they crackle). I have a friend with a 2009 mazda 3 and he has the same subs as me in a ported box and they hit ridiculously hard. My headunit is a kenwood (forget what model exactly, spent 200 on it a few months ago), and his is some 500 dollar pioneer, but theres no way the box and headunit alone could make that insane of a difference. You can hear him coming down the street loudly, but barely mine.
The people in my store said it was because the acura's are built way better and sound doesnt leak out as easy as the mazda, but from in the car as well his subs sound insane. Is this because of the box, headunit, newer bose (mine being 2003 his being 2009) and fact that he has dynamat? I really want my setup to sound more like his but i don't want to have to dish out so much money to do so. Plus my car has 130k+ miles still running strong but i don't want to make any long term commitments (dyanmat/speaker replacment).
What do you guys think about my situation, thanks a ton for reading.
Also, besides this, i drive a 2003 acura tl, and they never were that loud (partly because the old bose speakers don't let me higher it enough before they crackle). I have a friend with a 2009 mazda 3 and he has the same subs as me in a ported box and they hit ridiculously hard. My headunit is a kenwood (forget what model exactly, spent 200 on it a few months ago), and his is some 500 dollar pioneer, but theres no way the box and headunit alone could make that insane of a difference. You can hear him coming down the street loudly, but barely mine.
The people in my store said it was because the acura's are built way better and sound doesnt leak out as easy as the mazda, but from in the car as well his subs sound insane. Is this because of the box, headunit, newer bose (mine being 2003 his being 2009) and fact that he has dynamat? I really want my setup to sound more like his but i don't want to have to dish out so much money to do so. Plus my car has 130k+ miles still running strong but i don't want to make any long term commitments (dyanmat/speaker replacment).
What do you guys think about my situation, thanks a ton for reading.