Need some opinions on subs

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Anybody have experience with an Alpine type s?

it's an average entry level sub. nothing special, but it's decent.

 

[alex211 10+ year member]

How would two type s tens sound in a sealed box?

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

they would sound ok. not real loud or anything but itll give you some bass.

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

what kind of vehicle will this be in? how much space are you using? and i know you said you listen to mostly classic rock and the bass doesn't need to be rediculous, but would you rather have a little more bass rather than not enough. what i am trying to say is do you think you will feel like you want more bass if its not loud enough or do you just want to add bass line to your music?

 

[alex211 10+ year member]

It will be in a 1975 Pontiac LeMans. I would like to have enough bass to make the car rattle but not an outrageous amount. I'm gonna use a 500 watt Alpine amp for the two subs. If I get two dual 4 ohm voice coil type s 10 inch subs then the amp will see a 2 ohm load and give each sub 250 watts. The subs have a 300 watt rms rating.

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

heres a nice setup that will yield some decent great sounding lows

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/12%22-SSA-DCON-12D4.html#

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HIFONICS-BXI610-600-WATT-RMS-MONO-CAR-AMPLIFIER-AMP_W0QQitemZ390079125746QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item5ad28718f2&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

thats one example of a nice affordable setup

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

pontiac lemans ha, so will your subs be in the trunk then. not real familiar with the design. also do you have a budget? any idea what kind of room you have to work with

 

[alex211 10+ year member]

pontiac lemans ha, so will your subs be in the trunk then. not real familiar with the design. also do you have a budget? any idea what kind of room you have to work with

I don't have a ton of room since the fuel cell and battery are also in the trunk. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif I'm pretty sure two tens will fit though. Here is a pic of the whole car right now, working on getting it painted and some other finishing details.

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

Its harder to get the bass in in big heavy older vehicles so i would go with a setup like this to be sure you get what you want. you can always turn it down if its too much but you cant make it louder if its not enough.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIFONICS-1600-WATTS-RMS-MONO-CAR-STEREO-AMP-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ390075821292QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item5ad254acec&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-PHOENIX-GOLD-RSD-C104-10-2400w-COMPETITION-CAR-SUBS_W0QQitemZ390078789230QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Subwoofers_Enclosures?hash=item5ad281f66e&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

or make offer on these, i got em for 190

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-RE-AUDIO-SE10D4-SE-10-2400w-COMPETITION-SUBS-SE10-D4_W0QQitemZ350236830245QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Subwoofers_Enclosures?hash=item518bbdea25&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

these are very nice and have great sq

http://cgi.ebay.com/Image-Dynamics-New-IDQ12v2D2-12-IDQ-Subwoofer-700-watt_W0QQitemZ130320825777QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Subwoofers_Enclosures?hash=item1e57b9fdb1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

check out this store. most everything they sell is high quality

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/

 

[westman995 10+ year member]

It will be in a 1975 Pontiac LeMans. I would like to have enough bass to make the car rattle but not an outrageous amount. I'm gonna use a 500 watt Alpine amp for the two subs. If I get two dual 4 ohm voice coil type s 10 inch subs then the amp will see a 2 ohm load and give each sub 250 watts. The subs have a 300 watt rms rating.

Are you talking about the alpine mono amp that you linked? If so, you cannot get a final 2 ohm load with two dual 4 ohm subs. Your options for two dual 4 ohm subs is 1 ohm, or 4 ohms in the end for a single output for a mono amp. You could get a two channel and run each channel at 2 ohms. I would go with a mono block amp stable @ 1 ohm first, then a 2 channel stable at 2 ohms per channel. That is of course if your going with dual 4 ohm subs.

 

[alex211 10+ year member]

Are you talking about the alpine mono amp that you linked? If so, you cannot get a final 2 ohm load with two dual 4 ohm subs. Your options for two dual 4 ohm subs is 1 ohm, or 4 ohms in the end for a single output for a mono amp. You could get a two channel and run each channel at 2 ohms. I would go with a mono block amp stable @ 1 ohm first, then a 2 channel stable at 2 ohms per channel. That is of course if your going with dual 4 ohm subs.

I got mixed up, I meant two dual 2 ohm subs.

 

[alex211 10+ year member]

Its harder to get the bass in in big heavy older vehicles so i would go with a setup like this to be sure you get what you want. you can always turn it down if its too much but you cant make it louder if its not enough.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HIFONICS-1600-WATTS-RMS-MONO-CAR-STEREO-AMP-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ390075821292QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item5ad254acec&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-PHOENIX-GOLD-RSD-C104-10-2400w-COMPETITION-CAR-SUBS_W0QQitemZ390078789230QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Subwoofers_Enclosures?hash=item5ad281f66e&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

or make offer on these, i got em for 190

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-RE-AUDIO-SE10D4-SE-10-2400w-COMPETITION-SUBS-SE10-D4_W0QQitemZ350236830245QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Subwoofers_Enclosures?hash=item518bbdea25&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

I might go with the setup in bold, what kind of wiring do I have to run to support it? Where is the best place to get wiring supplies? thanks for all the help

 

[dadydolas 10+ year member]

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLM-K4

here ya go