Wondering about sub choice

[flea77 10+ year member]

Lets start with where the system is headed. Eventually these will be in the vehicle (2007 Buick Lucerne):

Kenwood DNX6960

Polk MM651 fronts

Polk MM691 rears

For the sub I currently have (pulled from my old car):

Kenwood KAC-529S 120wx1 amp

MTX Thunder 6000 12" sub

Off the shelf enclosure

This car I am doing a little different, I am more geared towards quality than quantity. One other concern is space, I need as small as possible. In my old car the MTX with Kenwood did fine although it could have been tighter.

What I am wondering is should I keep the 12", replace it with something like a nice Polk MM1240, ditch all that and go with a pair of 8" MM840s? What do you think? I am primarily concerned with tight, clean, low bass that will probably never be heard outside the vehicle.

Any thoughts appreciated!

Allan

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[09civic 5,000+ posts]

dayton reference is a great choice for you.

what is your budget?

so are you looking for the just a sub(s)? or an amp also?

 

[flea77 10+ year member]

I don't think I really need an amp more than what I already have for what I am trying to accomplish. The setup I already have is more than "loud" enough. I mainly want better quality sound, and if possible, a smaller space taken up. As for budget, I would not mind spending a few hundred on a sub.

Allan

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

I don't think I really need an amp more than what I already have for what I am trying to accomplish. The setup I already have is more than "loud" enough. I mainly want better quality sound, and if possible, a smaller space taken up. As for budget, I would not mind spending a few hundred on a sub.
Allan

so how much does your amp produce? as in how much was your previous sub getting

 

[flea77 10+ year member]

Kenwood Mac-529s, 120watts bridged into one 4 ohm 12" sub.

I was thinking the 12" Polk would be a better sounding sub and I think it requires a smaller enclosure which is two good things. I also thought about a pair of 8" as that might be slightly smaller than what I have and probably tighter, but I might loose some of the lower end.

Torn and confused.

Allan

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Kenwood Mac-529s, 120watts bridged into one 4 ohm 12" sub.
I was thinking the 12" Polk would be a better sounding sub and I think it requires a smaller enclosure which is two good things. I also thought about a pair of 8" as that might be slightly smaller than what I have and probably tighter, but I might loose some of the lower end.

Torn and confused.

Allan

Well dang, 120 watts aint nothin to us lol.

But like i said earlier, dayton reference

 

[flea77 10+ year member]

Yes, I know, years ago been there done that, dual 15"s in a small car with 800 watts at 2ohms. Don't want to go there again.

So you think Dayton reference over Polk? And one 12 or two 8s?

Allan

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Yes, I know, years ago been there done that, dual 15"s in a small car with 800 watts at 2ohms. Don't want to go there again.
So you think Dayton reference over Polk? And one 12 or two 8s?

Allan

120 watts for 2 8s? Not necassary. One 12 will be fine.