Junket0420
CarAudio.com Newbie
First off as the title suggests I'm new to doing any builds of my own. I've loved bass and car audio since I can remember, started DJ'ing underground raves and clubs when I was 13 but never had the money to do anything like that for myself. Now I'm 41, have a family I support but also have a great Job in IT I started 4 years ago and can put some money into the car audio now. Plus the wife appreciates the fascets of the building/installation process and is very supportive of it (my wife is an amazing woman).
So I currently have a meager system in my mid size SUV. Boss BV755B head unit (I know but was on a budget and it's serving it's purpose lol), Front doors (about to put them in) Skar VX200-ST | 1.8" Bullet Super Tweeters and Skar FSX65 6.5" Mid-Range Loudspeaker, 1 each in each door. Backdoors, Skar TX4 4" 120 Watt Elite Coaxial Speakers (just finished modding these in the doors), Kenwood KFC-1666S 6.5' Coaxials, again 1 each in each door. Started with a Rockville RXD-M3 Amp for my subwoofer and eventually upgraded to VFL Class D Monoblock Stealth Max 3000 Watts Amp. Finally my subwoofer is a 10" American Bass XFL Dual 2 Ohm VC (this is the 1500rms/3000peak version), in a prefab Rockville RQB10HP. Again, my first build of any kind. It's been 20 years since I knew what was good or out there. Allot has changed and some things drastically.
I had a friend in 2001 who had 2x 15' Kicker comps in his blazer, no special box, that just hit your chest and throat like mad lol. Want to get some of that feeling (not completely though lol). I'm still amazed at the XFL 10's performance but doesn't quite hit the lows like I want and I also want a little more punch in the chest like I said earlier. At first I thought of upgrading to a 12 and keep it around $300. What I found in my research that fit the parameters are Soundqubed HDX3, Resiliant Sounds Gold series, SSA Icon, AB XFL or HD (but thier Fs is kinda high and worry about not getting those lows), and the Skar VFX. I don't want to go any higher in watts for the sub than I already have and actually a little lower would be nice so I can put 60-100 rms to each of the front doors. Obviously, a custom box will be in order as well. I also wondered if bumping the size up to 15" instead of 12 is do-able, I have the cargo room. Or would it be better to go 2x 12 that total around 1500 watts rms be the best route?
So I currently have a meager system in my mid size SUV. Boss BV755B head unit (I know but was on a budget and it's serving it's purpose lol), Front doors (about to put them in) Skar VX200-ST | 1.8" Bullet Super Tweeters and Skar FSX65 6.5" Mid-Range Loudspeaker, 1 each in each door. Backdoors, Skar TX4 4" 120 Watt Elite Coaxial Speakers (just finished modding these in the doors), Kenwood KFC-1666S 6.5' Coaxials, again 1 each in each door. Started with a Rockville RXD-M3 Amp for my subwoofer and eventually upgraded to VFL Class D Monoblock Stealth Max 3000 Watts Amp. Finally my subwoofer is a 10" American Bass XFL Dual 2 Ohm VC (this is the 1500rms/3000peak version), in a prefab Rockville RQB10HP. Again, my first build of any kind. It's been 20 years since I knew what was good or out there. Allot has changed and some things drastically.
I had a friend in 2001 who had 2x 15' Kicker comps in his blazer, no special box, that just hit your chest and throat like mad lol. Want to get some of that feeling (not completely though lol). I'm still amazed at the XFL 10's performance but doesn't quite hit the lows like I want and I also want a little more punch in the chest like I said earlier. At first I thought of upgrading to a 12 and keep it around $300. What I found in my research that fit the parameters are Soundqubed HDX3, Resiliant Sounds Gold series, SSA Icon, AB XFL or HD (but thier Fs is kinda high and worry about not getting those lows), and the Skar VFX. I don't want to go any higher in watts for the sub than I already have and actually a little lower would be nice so I can put 60-100 rms to each of the front doors. Obviously, a custom box will be in order as well. I also wondered if bumping the size up to 15" instead of 12 is do-able, I have the cargo room. Or would it be better to go 2x 12 that total around 1500 watts rms be the best route?