System Upgrade...
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System Upgrade...
I currently have a 1000 watt Sony Xplod amp and 2 Sony Xplod 12'' subs. I'm looking for something that thuds a little hard cause the system I have now is ok but I get a little distortion from the subs....
What's a good amp and sub upgrade and a nice amp for midrange speakers ? Any websites that build custom boxes for civic trunks?
What's a good amp and sub upgrade and a nice amp for midrange speakers ? Any websites that build custom boxes for civic trunks?
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Lol It's pretty good...I just need some Dynomat stuff to keep the trunk from rattling so much...other than that I'm pretty happy with the extra bass....
I guess forget that...I want to upgrade my stock speakers..
I guess forget that...I want to upgrade my stock speakers..
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yeah, I had a sony amp. the 760 explode.
pos amp, it wasn't too clean.
for my subs, I use a kenwood 800w amp powering two kicker comp vr 12's. Combined with a Clarion HU and Kenwood speakers all around powered by a JL Audio 300/2, its pretty lethal.
also, like a turbo system for your engine, tuning is pretty vital. Not just in the HU, but with amps, crossovers, etc.
You can make a decent system sound better than it is when its tuned right.
pos amp, it wasn't too clean.
for my subs, I use a kenwood 800w amp powering two kicker comp vr 12's. Combined with a Clarion HU and Kenwood speakers all around powered by a JL Audio 300/2, its pretty lethal.
also, like a turbo system for your engine, tuning is pretty vital. Not just in the HU, but with amps, crossovers, etc.
You can make a decent system sound better than it is when its tuned right.
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Exactly...
Dealing w/ what you have & not spending a dime, InsertNameHere, try wiring those subs in parallel w/ the amp bridged to maximize output. Hopefully, they're arranged in this manner. And, if that's not working out, you might want a bigger amp... or completely upgrade this area.
For cheap, affordable power, US Acoustics amplifiers come to mind. (Just tune gain appriopriately.)
For good bump/thud(s), may I suggest 2 10" subs? Just make sure that they can take a healthy amount of power. Or, you can do the 2 12" thing... your choice!
And, the only online custom sub enclosure I have seen come from sounddomain.com. Aside from that, you/a friend will have to hook you up w/ a custom sub enclosure.
Dealing w/ what you have & not spending a dime, InsertNameHere, try wiring those subs in parallel w/ the amp bridged to maximize output. Hopefully, they're arranged in this manner. And, if that's not working out, you might want a bigger amp... or completely upgrade this area.
For cheap, affordable power, US Acoustics amplifiers come to mind. (Just tune gain appriopriately.)
For good bump/thud(s), may I suggest 2 10" subs? Just make sure that they can take a healthy amount of power. Or, you can do the 2 12" thing... your choice!
And, the only online custom sub enclosure I have seen come from sounddomain.com. Aside from that, you/a friend will have to hook you up w/ a custom sub enclosure.