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<blockquote data-quote="kronik" data-source="post: 668439" data-attributes="member: 558690">Hi all,I&#039;m *completely* new to car audio.&nbsp; I know a bit about home audio/theatre, but never had the funds to get into dedicated amplifiers and whatnot.In any event, I have a 99 Camry XLE that I&#039;m looking to put some thump into.&nbsp; My budget is at max, $2000 but I&#039;m looking to spend around $1500.&nbsp; I realize the more you spend, the higher the quality of your components and all, but budget is a significant issue.&nbsp; This means, of course, that I&#039;m looking for the &quot;best bang for my buck.&quot;&nbsp; Here is a summary of the parts I was considering...&nbsp; I could use some input, ideas, whatever.Subwoofers&nbsp; &nbsp; MTX T7512-44&nbsp; &nbsp; $275.006x9s&nbsp; &nbsp; Infinity Kappa 693.5i 3-way&nbsp; &nbsp; $146.986.5s&nbsp; &nbsp; Infinity Kappa 63.5i&nbsp; &nbsp; $108.50AmplifierEnclosureHead Unit&nbsp; &nbsp; Alpine CDA-9830&nbsp; &nbsp; $235.00Wiring KitWiring HarnessTotal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $765.48Obviously I&#039;m missing some stuff.&nbsp;&nbsp; One of my main things was during my reading, which I&#039;ve been doing only for a couple days, I&#039;ve had trouble figuring out what I should do about an amp for the woofers.&nbsp; I was looking at a couple Class D amplifiers and my question is this; the MTX&#039;s are 400w RMS suggested a piece, so should I be looking for an amp that can pump 800w x 1 RMS, 400w x 2 RMS (I realize this is 2-ch and probably isn&#039;t what I need) or what?Also, what would be the ideal enclosure?&nbsp; Sealed or vented?I am trying to wait on buying the 4-ch amp for the fronts/rears, to keep within budget.&nbsp; I would like to have the ability to upgrade the system and I figure that is one of the things I can hold off on.&nbsp; Thanks in advance for any help.- kronik</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kronik, post: 668439, member: 558690"] Hi all, I'm *completely* new to car audio. I know a bit about home audio/theatre, but never had the funds to get into dedicated amplifiers and whatnot. In any event, I have a 99 Camry XLE that I'm looking to put some thump into. My budget is at max, $2000 but I'm looking to spend around $1500. I realize the more you spend, the higher the quality of your components and all, but budget is a significant issue. This means, of course, that I'm looking for the "best bang for my buck." Here is a summary of the parts I was considering... I could use some input, ideas, whatever. Subwoofers MTX T7512-44 $275.00 6x9s Infinity Kappa 693.5i 3-way $146.98 6.5s Infinity Kappa 63.5i $108.50 Amplifier Enclosure Head Unit Alpine CDA-9830 $235.00 Wiring Kit Wiring Harness Total $765.48 Obviously I'm missing some stuff. One of my main things was during my reading, which I've been doing only for a couple days, I've had trouble figuring out what I should do about an amp for the woofers. I was looking at a couple Class D amplifiers and my question is this; the MTX's are 400w RMS suggested a piece, so should I be looking for an amp that can pump 800w x 1 RMS, 400w x 2 RMS (I realize this is 2-ch and probably isn't what I need) or what? Also, what would be the ideal enclosure? Sealed or vented? I am trying to wait on buying the 4-ch amp for the fronts/rears, to keep within budget. I would like to have the ability to upgrade the system and I figure that is one of the things I can hold off on. Thanks in advance for any help. - kronik [/QUOTE]

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