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[select127]

Originally Posted by mondaynightraw

Originally Posted by cnballa7

alright thanks. just any regular ported box shoud be good?

No, you need something custom.

Originally Posted by select127

yea id jump on that 2000.1 if they offering it to replace the 1500.1 for no extra charge. the 2000.1 is the one that been jumping up in price recently

He doesn't need that nor the 1500

ehh why u say so??? i kno it's just L5's but I run an Orion 2500d to a pair of 12" L5's for almont 3 months with no problems. just gotta keep your gains down. plus it always leaves space for upgrades.

 

[bwood056]

^^^ def the way to go.. who knows, you alllways want something louder.. so once you do, atleast you have an amp that can push something. mayb two l7, if you are a kicker head.. not really my steez anymore...

 

[mondaynightraw]

more power doesn't = louder

telling that man to get a 2000w amp for subs that don't even need half of that power is stupid.

upgrading to more efficient drivers is the way to go, not upgrading to drivers with more power handling.

 

[bwood056]

two l5 12's can handle 2k ??

 

[mondaynightraw]

It's not about that

you're telling a noob to overpower his subs...that's recipe for disaster.

and no, l5's cannot handle 1k each.

 

[bwood056]

12" Dual 2 Ohms Solo Baric L5 Series Subwoofer
Power Handling:
Peak: 1200 watts
RMS: 600 watts
Impedance: Dual 2 ohms
SoloKon aluminum-treated composite cone woofer
Santoprene surround
Rigid steel basket
Stitched Surround: Ensures the cone and surround won't separate, even under the highest loads
Frequency response: 20-100 Hz
Sensitivity: 88 dB




2k would be justified.. no ??

 

[imasoleman18]

so i did a bad thing getting the 1500?

 

[bxbadboy90]

Hey Im putting together a SQ sound setup for my vehicle and need help on choosing a couple things. Right now I have a set of components and a 4 channel amp. I would like to decide on a HU that would provide the best SQ.  Extra features such as video,gps,etc would be nice but not a priority.  As far as subs I would like to best SQ and I am willing to pay the price.

Here are the items that I currently have:

ID CTX65CS
http://www.woofersetc.com/p6201/CTX65CS--Image-Dynamics-65"-Component-Speaker-System.htm

Kenwood Excelon XR-4S
http://www.woofersetc.com/p7819/XR4S--Kenwood-eXcelon-Reference-Fit-4-Ch-300-Watt-Amplifier.htm

Here are the items that I am deciding on:

HU:
Alpine CDA-117
http://www.woofersetc.com/p8506/CDA117--Alpine-InDash-CDR-RW-MP3-AAC-WMA-AM-FM-Receiver-with-USB-Connection.htm

Pioneer AVH P5200 DVD
http://www.woofersetc.com/p8676/AVH...nitor-with-DVD-CD-MP3-Multimedia-Receiver.htm

OR

Pioneer AVH P4200
http://www.woofersetc.com/p8669/AVHP4200DVD--Pioneer-InDash-7"-Touchscreen-DVD-Multimedia-AV-Receiver.htm

SUBS:
10" FI Q
or
10" JL W6V2

 

[mondaynightraw]

u sure u want an sq setup? or u just want something that gets loud and sounds real good?

 

[snakeyes17]

Originally Posted by mondaynightraw

u sure u want an sq setup? or u just want something that gets loud and sounds real good

 

[bxbadboy90]

wats the difference?

 

[mondaynightraw]

Figured

trust, u dont want a sq setup

 

[bxbadboy90]

wat kind of setup would i be getting ith the items listed above? Im not looking for a loud system that willl make ppl hear me frm a block away

 

[mondaynightraw]

Get this headunit

http://www.woofersetc.com...-CD-MP3-WMA-Receiver.htm

when it comes to sq setups, install is more important than actual product.

 

[mondaynightraw]

Get this sub/amp

http://www.soundsolutions...A-XCON-D1%7B47%7DD2.html

Get the dual 1 ohm

and this amp
http://www.onlinecarstere...14_Clarion_DPX11551.aspx

 

[zichardruniga]

Diamond audio d6.700 c4 channel

vs.

Alpine pdx 4.150

running at 4 ohms

which puts out better quality and which is overall better?

 

[mondaynightraw]

amps don't put out "quality"

watts are watts, power is power.

some amps are just more efficient than others

 

[ballinb]

^lmao at your avy

 

[zichardruniga]

So which one would u go with?

I have the diamond already

but I'm considering and upgrade

 

[mondaynightraw]

whats wrong with it

 

[zichardruniga]

Nothin, actually really loud not that I did the big 3 and put in the spx-17pros

buy the diamond only pushes 115 @ 4ohms

and 175 watts at 2ohms


the pdx does 150 @ 2 or 4 ohms

so idealy I'd like to run each channel at 2ohms

but is that even possible?

Any sites with wiring diagrahms if that is possible

 

[mondaynightraw]

bridge the amp

Bridged it does 350 x 2 @ 4

 

[zichardruniga]

Now that I did*

 

[zichardruniga]

Wouldn't that damage the speakers tho cause I thought they could only do 300 watts max

 

[mondaynightraw]

ZNo

just relax on the volume knob