what sub (s) to buy??? need everyones input

[touchdowntodd 10+ year member]

i have an old MTX 2150x pushin a old school round solo baric right now.. 4 ohm..

the solo baric is in probably a .7-.8 c/ft box

right now the amp can only be about 1/4 power before the sub starts really movin and basically the sound goes away if that makes sense.. ... part of me thinks its in too small of a box, i think these like a lil over a cft? like 1.33 if i remember right?

not sure if that would solve my issues..

anyways.. i would like to atleast get this amp workin again. i used to have it on some pioneer 12s back in the day, sounded nice..

whats a good budget sub, or subs for this amp in your eyes? im running it with stock deck in a daily driver car, i am budgeted because of money and the fact taht im basically just trying to get the most outta the amp i have now, cant afford to buy another one..

what do you guys think?

A) 1 nice 12"?

B) pair of decent 10s?

C) build new box for the kicker?

if you suggest new equipment let me know what subs you are thinking.. i almost picked up a couple 12" CVRs last nigth off craigslist for $100 in a sealed box... im sure with the RMS im pushing there wouldnt be a huge difference between sealed and ported, or wuold there?

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[fyerbyrd22 10+ year member]

ive got 2 10" sonance v2...$230 plus ship

 

[touchdowntodd 10+ year member]

not a bad price, but those are a lil overkill for this amp dont you think?

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

yea that amp puts out close to 500 rms

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

i would get 2 of these

SSA Shop- SSA Dcon 10D4 Sub woofer300watt rms

 

[touchdowntodd 10+ year member]

option 4 is to trade a guy my solo baric + $20 for a diamond D4 12 in a sealed box.. about 1.5cft

im also tryin to get a 4300x locally off a guy LOL.. i love these old underpowered amps!

i figured 500 rms as well or close atleast

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

diamond is not good in sealed box

 

[Maxipads 10+ year member]

diamond is not good in sealed box

Then build a ported box.. And to the op if you just take the sealed box and drill a fat hole in it for a port i will slap you.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

those cvrs would have been a good deal at 100$...it has been my experience that when sending less than rms, you should port the box to optimize output...i generally only run sealed when im pushing full rms

 

[touchdowntodd 10+ year member]

hmm... maybe ill look for some ported subs then..

been tryin to do craigslist.. tryin to save money honestly..

i have about a $150-200 budget with box and all ... tough

 

[Maxipads 10+ year member]

Its alright you only need one sheet of mdf and thats only around $20-30 depending where your at.

 

[touchdowntodd 10+ year member]

lol im not gonna just drill a hole haha...

maybe i should get the diamond and make a ported box.. i could use a lil weekend wood project LOL... not really..

i know nothing of ported vs sealed, i havent been into subs and all taht for atleast 10 years..

so the D4 is a decent sub? its an older model

 

[Maxipads 10+ year member]

I don't know a single thing about Diamond Audio so i can't help you there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

generally Ported = more SPL

Sealed is more SQ. But it really depends on the sub and other factors.

 

[touchdowntodd 10+ year member]

anyone tell me if this is really a D4?

anyone remember this old model?

sub amp

 

[touchdowntodd 10+ year member]

guy text messaged me with the CVRs again.. might get those for $100 and sell my sub for what i can get for it.. for a low powered sub it hits NICE.. like 200 watts RMS into this tiny box makes NICE bass.. tight and clean