I need a car stereo sub recommendation...

[MTG#10]

When I was a teenager - around 10 years ago - I always had a great system in my car. I was constantly selling/upgrading components. I havent had a nice stereo since and Im oblivious to the latest/greatest brands. In my day nothing beat a nice Alpine head unit, Pioneer mids, and JL Audio subs - (unless you were rich of course).

Basically all I am in the market for right now are some subs. I dont listen to (c)rap, I am a metal-head and Im not looking for "rumbling' bass. I want some subs that are great for mid-bass and punch the lows really hard. Im not looking to spend more than $500. Thanks.

[Chiefmanwillcatch]

http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/products...Hammer_img.cfm

[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by dtebbe

What kind of car do you have? Do you need a drop in sub, or can you do your own box?

DT

Nissan Pathfinder/I will be building my own box.

Originally Posted by Chiefmanwillgetyou

http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/products...Hammer_img.cfm

Holy shit!

[dtebbe]

[QUOTE=MTG#10;4635079]Nissan Pathfinder/I will be building my own box.

Do you already have a sub amp, if so what is it, and if not does that have to fit in the $500 budget too?

DT

[MTG#10]

[quote=dtebbe;4635083]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Nissan Pathfinder/I will be building my own box.

Do you already have a sub amp, if so what is it, and if not does that have to fit in the $500 budget too?

DT

Yeah my cousin gave me his "old" amp for $150. I dont know much about the brand but its a Memphis MCH-600.

[dtebbe]

[QUOTE=MTG#10;4635154]

Originally Posted by dtebbe

Yeah my cousin gave me his "old" amp for $150. I dont know much about the brand but its a Memphis MCH-600.

That's actually a nice amp for what you are doing. If I remember right that is a 5 channel amp with 55x4 for your mids/highs and a 1 ohm stable mono sub channel that does 400w at 1 ohm.

Here's what I would do, considering the power you have, budget, and music taste. I would do a sealed box with 3 JL audio 10w1v2 4 ohm subs. Do a box with 1.9 cubic feet of internal space and let all 3 subs share the space (ie. do not divide them in seperate chambers). When you do the front baffle, mount the woofers as close as you can together. With 3 4 ohm woofers in parallel you will have a 1.33 ohm load on the amp, so you will get about 350w to the subs. What this does is give you the output of a vented box with the tight bass performance you want for Rock & roll. The 10w1v2 are very economical, and I've used them for years with great results. You'll have output in the 128-132db range and it will be tight and clean.

For mids/highs, the Memphis power reference series coaxials give awesome bang for the buck for rock & roll listening. You could easily spend 2-3 times more and not get much better sound than the memphis will give you. They are a little on the bright side, but most rock & roll guys love them.

Just my .02

DT

[Hays]

I haven't had a pair of mtx in a long time not sure if they are still good or not.

but a nice set of rockford fosgate subs were always nice.

[MIAdragon]

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-6cm9dlV...x?I=2067DCVR10

this is what I have, I listen to everything and it all sounds good.

[dtebbe]

What kind of car do you have? Do you need a drop in sub, or can you do your own box?

DT