RX-8 Owners

[Renesis 10+ year member]

oh. i am not really sure what's the best out there anymore and what isn't

btw to the person who told me to get my stuff back. He's in new york and i think he sold it. jerk

I don't know what kind of a budget i specifically have yet. I would have about $100 + a month but i have to pay some medical bills. so right now i'm just getting ideas on what i would need to save up for.

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

.. ok what are you gearing for more sound quality or SPL ??? BTW anything worth installing and expecting it to sound good the package will run $800-$infinity

 

[Renesis 10+ year member]

i like alot of bass if that helps. I want to hear the music but i want bass

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

hmm maybe check into audioque http://www.audioque.com some of the best bang for the buck VERY good product and can get really loud you can pick up a couple woofers and amp for less than 800 bucks and you would be very pleased in yor applicarion i would look at the sdc2.5 and a 1200d amp

prices here

http://www.audioque.com/aq/order.htm

 

[Renesis 10+ year member]

oh pretty cool! thanks for the advice. Yeah i had my jl's like 3 years ago so i'm not really sure what's popular out there.

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

theres alot of jl fanboys out there they arent crap by any means but way overpriced for what they are and what the not so mainstream company's offer you wont go wrong with AQ for sure 90% of the people here would concur there are also about 20 other brands that offer great product but a little bit more in price than what you would probably want to pay

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

hahahaha....you guys are relentless

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

**** you are ugly

what does that have to do with the thread? serious.. she wants to talk audio, not be leghumped/hated by 5000 16 year olds....

at any rate, the audioque suggestion DOES sound like its what you are after, otherwise fi has decent woofers (http://www.ficaraudio.com) me personally, im a huge fan of mach 5 (http://www.mach5audio.com) the ixl line would do you well. or even a single spl 12/15. amps i cant even begin to tell you. sundown is popular, i like rf power amps, so many out there

 

[Renesis 10+ year member]

theres alot of jl fanboys out there they arent crap by any means but way overpriced for what they are and what the not so mainstream company's offer you wont go wrong with AQ for sure 90% of the people here would concur there are also about 20 other brands that offer great product but a little bit more in price than what you would probably want to pay

oh really? I didn't know that. for some reason alot of people out this way like rockford fosgates but i'm not a fan of those at all. i think they blow too easy

 

[Renesis 10+ year member]

what does that have to do with the thread? serious.. she wants to talk audio, not be leghumped/hated by 5000 16 year olds....
at any rate, the audioque suggestion DOES sound like its what you are after, otherwise fi has decent woofers (http://www.ficaraudio.com) me personally, im a huge fan of mach 5 (http://www.mach5audio.com) the ixl line would do you well. or even a single spl 12/15. amps i cant even begin to tell you. sundown is popular, i like rf power amps, so many out there

is it best to go with an amp that has more watts then a sub itself. such as my jl's were 500 watts a piece and i had a 1200 watt amp is it better to go that high or to stay low?

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

or are you after a nice, lightweight woofer? your car is supposed to be performance oriented...

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

oh really? I didn't know that. for some reason alot of people out this way like rockford fosgates but i'm not a fan of those at all. i think they blow too easy

sub dont blow "easy".....if you send it clean power and dont overpower it then it wont blow

 

[Renesis 10+ year member]

or are you after a nice, lightweight woofer? your car is supposed to be performance oriented...

i do not use it for performance. i bought it used and it's had alot of mechanical issues and i decided to just use it for show. so i'm starting to enter car shows and trying to get other ideas to do and a system came to mind. my car is fixed, mind you but i don't want to push it.

 

[zack39648 10+ year member]

well RF isnt horrible either but blowing a woofer is in 90% of the cases user error ie;dont have their gains set correctly .. but i still IMO dont like RF woofer either the power series amps are BADASS but expensive as hell im more of bang for buck type of guy that why i like AQ but there are so many brands that are as good and even better but AQ is not sub par by any means it IS a high end car audio manufacture

 

[Renesis 10+ year member]

i see. I had some orions before as well those were pretty good but they got stolen out of my car.

my visonik is a 12inch and i'm sure if i had a bigger amp it would pound pretty good but it's cheap. Just something in there and I don't get the bass i really want. Do you think 2 10's would be good or one 12? i'm not sure which is better.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Image Dynamics are good for the $ as well. SSA subs aren't bad and Sound Splinter makes a good product. All of the above mentioned companies are worth looking into as well.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

i see. I had some orions before as well those were pretty good but they got stolen out of my car.
my visonik is a 12inch and i'm sure if i had a bigger amp it would pound pretty good but it's cheap. Just something in there and I don't get the bass i really want. Do you think 2 10's would be good or one 12? i'm not sure which is better.

one 12" would be cheaper and most likely take up less space

 

[02parkave 5,000+ posts]

i do not use it for performance. i bought it used and it's had alot of mechanical issues and i decided to just use it for show. so i'm starting to enter car shows and trying to get other ideas to do and a system came to mind. my car is fixed, mind you but i don't want to push it.

that opens so many options. nice me personally? i would do 2 10" mach 5 ixl's (or 12's if you have room) with a sundown 1000d, or even a 1500d. (actually i would use rf amps, but you stated no rockford, so ok) do you have any sort of budget?

 

[Renesis 10+ year member]

Definately have to do some research. does anyone here ever order from crutchfield? i've been getting their ads for years now but i've only ordered cd players from them.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

Definately have to do some research. does anyone here ever order from crutchfield? i've been getting their ads for years now but i've only ordered cd players from them.

best customer service you will ever get but it is a bit pricey