Subs in a 94 tercel HELP!

[MacDre]

Alright, so I have a 1994 tercel and the audio system is completely stock (crap). So over the past few weeks I've been buying stuff for a new system. So far I have a new alpine deck, 4" alpine speakers (front doors), and 6.5" alpine speakers (rear). So now I've hit a snag. I'm not sure if I want two 10" subs or two 8" subs. I want the 10's but I don't want my car to rattle down the street lol.

But I've found what I think is a pretty good deal and I can get two Alpine SWS-1023D for about $160.

The specs are as follows:

* 900 watts max output

* 300 watts RMS (150 per coil)

* 10" sub

* Extra reinforced pulp cone with aluminum finish (Rev-lar made for long lasting sub)

* 3/4" rubber surrounds

* dual 2 ohm voice coils (you can run at 1 or 4 ohms) (2 subs @ 2 ohm or .5 ohm)

* stamped steel basket

* frequency response 30-700 Hz

* sensitivity 84 dB

* top-mount depth 4 3/8"

* sealed box volume: 0.65-1.5 cubic feet

* ported box volume: 1.0-1.75 cubic feet

So my question is this should I get those two 10's for a 1994 tercel, AND PLEASE recommend amps to power the things.

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[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

Go with the 10's aim them forward and seal the rest of the trunk off from the inside cabin. That should keep them from rattling. A small class d around 500 watts will work just fine (whatever brand you can find cheap they are all pretty much the same now any way).

 

[cheeto 10+ year member]

Get the tens. If you don't wanna rattle, don't turn the volume up loud enough to make it rattle :> or sound deaden the trunk.

 

[MacDre]

Alright I've decided on the 10's

So I need a amp that will power these specs x2 (two 10's)

* 900 watts max output

* 300 watts RMS (150 per coil)

* 10" sub

* Extra reinforced pulp cone with aluminum finish (Rev-lar made for long lasting sub)

* 3/4" rubber surrounds

* dual 2 ohm voice coils (you can run at 1 or 4 ohms) (2 subs @ 2 ohm or .5 ohm)

* stamped steel basket

* frequency response 30-700 Hz

* sensitivity 84 dB

* top-mount depth 4 3/8"

* sealed box volume: 0.65-1.5 cubic feet

* ported box volume: 1.0-1.75 cubic feet

Please leave info on the specs I will want to look for on a amp to power this...