subs or speakers???????????????

[bigbasss 10+ year member]

ok i just got a new truck and im going to do some work to the sound system.

i have a 3 or 4 channel sony 600 watt amp. (i know it is a pos but it is what i have and it is what im going to use, so please dont say get another amp)

my head unit is a JVC KD-G430

my truck i just got is a 1999 dodge ram 2500 extended cab and i want to put either one or two subs under the back seat. i will mount them in shallow mount truck sub boxes.

option 1) have one 12'' sub under the back seat having the rear two channels on the amp bridged to power the sub and having the front two channels powering the front door speakers 6x9". i would want to get after market ones that sound good and are reliable. for the sub i would proble be getting a rockford fastgate: prime r1 or punch p1 or p2 but i dont think that the p2 would fit in a shallow mount box. or a jl w0 or w1. im open to other brand if they are simmilar in price, quality and rms. i am going to have to stay lower around 150-200rms because my amp only makes 300 max.

option 2) putting 2 ten inch subs in seperate boxes under the back seat in my truck. i would be getting either a rockford fosgate prime r1 or a kenwood kfc-w1105. these are two subs i was recamedned to and also would be open to other options.

my question with option 2 is would my amp have enough power to run both subs? is there some way to run them in a series or something where they are booth hooked up to the same bridged channel. or would i hook them up like normal speakers? also running one off the front channel would not work because my amp does not have a low pass filter on the front channels, just the rear channels.

also what are recomindations on 6x9" speakers for doors around 50 bucks if possible

i will proble be getting my stuff through sonic electronix.

and im not trying to raddle my truck apart with the bass i just want a little bump in the cab and for it to sound good inside of the truck

thanks for your help! sorry it is so long

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[jason1 10+ year member]

for opition 2 if the speakers are over 500watt each i wouldnt get just cause how low your amp is(not talking crap) but if they are around 300 400 it will push them just not hard enough and it may turn the amp to protection if you turn it up to loud im not to great with this stuff i just try help i know alittle bit

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

Id run just one sub if thats all you got. Is that a rms figure or a peak?? If its a peak def just one sub. and Dont expect much from it. Someone else will help you on the 6 x 9's and all that.

 

[O.G. D-Wet 10+ year member]

get a better amp

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

tl;dr

 

[bigbasss 10+ year member]

ok anyone know of a good 6x9 speaker that is a good price and would hook up to an amp and not get blown?

also im looking at 10 inch and 12 inch subs. they are the same rms and watts so will the 12 inch be any louder? and how much? i think a 10 inch might fit better under my seat.

 

[bigbasss 10+ year member]

any help here? im going to order my stuff soon.

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

Sorry, I am not in the mood to be your personal shopper today.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

you won't have enough room for a normal 12. go with a 10, at your budget it doesn't really matter what you buy as long as it's a name brand.

 

[bigbasss 10+ year member]

ok thanks, i think i will have room for a 12, i borrowed a friends 12 inch in a box and i fit but it is a little tighter than i would like.

will the 10 and 12 sound about the same? like loudness?