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<blockquote data-quote="SlugButter" data-source="post: 8735898" data-attributes="member: 678073"><p>I don’t think you’ve heard what that sub can do in a proper custom ported box. If you can power that sub with a strong 1500 watts and have it in a custom ported box, it will get downright nasty. Whatever sub you go with, just do a good box for it. A good box will make a 30$ sub sound great. A bad box will make a 500$ sub sound like 30$. The boss head unit would be my second upgrade, after a new box. Any head unit with 4+ volt preouts and an EQ would be decent. My third upgrade, if I had your equipment, would be to sound deaden your doors. With all the extra bass you will have from your custom box, you will need to get some more midbass to keep up with the subs. Sound deadener will help any speaker sound better and get louder in your doors. First time I used deadener in my doors, I was shocked at how much better my door speakers sounded. I had planned on new door speakers, but with deadener, I kept with those speakers for 5 years. Big difference. After you get a good install finished, you can start swapping out whatever equipment you want with good results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlugButter, post: 8735898, member: 678073"] I don’t think you’ve heard what that sub can do in a proper custom ported box. If you can power that sub with a strong 1500 watts and have it in a custom ported box, it will get downright nasty. Whatever sub you go with, just do a good box for it. A good box will make a 30$ sub sound great. A bad box will make a 500$ sub sound like 30$. The boss head unit would be my second upgrade, after a new box. Any head unit with 4+ volt preouts and an EQ would be decent. My third upgrade, if I had your equipment, would be to sound deaden your doors. With all the extra bass you will have from your custom box, you will need to get some more midbass to keep up with the subs. Sound deadener will help any speaker sound better and get louder in your doors. First time I used deadener in my doors, I was shocked at how much better my door speakers sounded. I had planned on new door speakers, but with deadener, I kept with those speakers for 5 years. Big difference. After you get a good install finished, you can start swapping out whatever equipment you want with good results. [/QUOTE]
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