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<blockquote data-quote="LoneRanger" data-source="post: 2919" data-attributes="member: 540903"><p>$500 isn't a lot when you're talking about car audio, but it's definatly enough to get you started. the amp you mentioned is probably more like 175w RMS. you didn't say what kind of amp, so i'm only guessing. split that into two channels, and you get about 88w x 2 RMS. that's not going to be enough to drive anything with "Bone Crunching Bass", so you need to start out with a new amp. Ebay is really great, because you can get almost any car audio product at **** near wholesale if you look hard. My suggestion is to look for either a rockford fosgate or audiobahn amp at about 250-350w RMS, and use the rest of your cash for a (and by a i mean one) decent SPL sub (audiobahn, again, makes some of the best SPL subs in their price range, which is the "cheap as hell" price range), and an enclosure put it in. If you want to put out a few extra dollars, you can never go wrong with the JL Audio w-3 series subs. I've seen quite a few of the 10" and 12" versions for less than $150 on ebay and yahoo auctions. The best advice is to go to the local car audio shop, listen to a few systems and hear for yourself and decide what you like. My personal experience has drawn me toward these brands, but it may not be what you're looking for. Basically, don't buy anything on blind faith, make sure you hear it first, and don't just buy something because you can afford it or because someone like me tells you it's good. Make sure you get your money's worth, and if it means putting your system on hold few months to save up the cash to build your system right, at least you'll get it right the first time and not have to rebuild it twelve times. I personally bought my system one piece at a time to afford it, and now i have more than two grand invested in it and i'm extremely pleased with the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoneRanger, post: 2919, member: 540903"] $500 isn't a lot when you're talking about car audio, but it's definatly enough to get you started. the amp you mentioned is probably more like 175w RMS. you didn't say what kind of amp, so i'm only guessing. split that into two channels, and you get about 88w x 2 RMS. that's not going to be enough to drive anything with "Bone Crunching Bass", so you need to start out with a new amp. Ebay is really great, because you can get almost any car audio product at **** near wholesale if you look hard. My suggestion is to look for either a rockford fosgate or audiobahn amp at about 250-350w RMS, and use the rest of your cash for a (and by a i mean one) decent SPL sub (audiobahn, again, makes some of the best SPL subs in their price range, which is the "cheap as hell" price range), and an enclosure put it in. If you want to put out a few extra dollars, you can never go wrong with the JL Audio w-3 series subs. I've seen quite a few of the 10" and 12" versions for less than $150 on ebay and yahoo auctions. The best advice is to go to the local car audio shop, listen to a few systems and hear for yourself and decide what you like. My personal experience has drawn me toward these brands, but it may not be what you're looking for. Basically, don't buy anything on blind faith, make sure you hear it first, and don't just buy something because you can afford it or because someone like me tells you it's good. Make sure you get your money's worth, and if it means putting your system on hold few months to save up the cash to build your system right, at least you'll get it right the first time and not have to rebuild it twelve times. I personally bought my system one piece at a time to afford it, and now i have more than two grand invested in it and i'm extremely pleased with the results. [/QUOTE]
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