ok so then u have to do like i said b4... (btw i still cant see your pic) u have the big red wire going to battery to amp... black wire from amp to a known good chassis ground, the seaker wire from the amp to sub box, the blue remote wire to the white and blue wire behind the radio unless u are keeping factory radio... and the RCAs go behind radiio also..
Best Woofer+AMP for the cheapest?
- Thread starter TO99Si
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Trash..the best bang for the buck subwoofer is the alpine type r
what's a good mono amp to go along w/ Alpine type R?
Just curious, are you looking for a clean hitting subwoofer? Or just a loud one? I've had two Type R's, and they were alright for the time being. I recently got a JL W3 and it has so much cleaner bass than the Type R. All you need to power that Type R is that MRP-M450, I had the same thing going to just one of my Type R's before I got another with a bigger amp.
what's your current set up? I would prefer a clean hitting subwoofer like u says, but just loud enough so that the cars behind know it's there. I don't plan on buyin & then replacin em later.
for the time being I just want quality mono amp + 12' sub, then add a couple speakers @ kick panels + another big amp later to boost the whole set up. Something like this
Right now I have 2 JL VR650CSi's(http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=410&i=136VR650CS&tp=106) powered by a MTX Blue Thunder Pro 150x2 amp, the back speakers are still stock and I don't plan on doing anything to them.
Then I have 1 ported JL W3v3(http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=520&i=13612W3V34&tp=111) in the trunk powered by a JL A1400(http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=120&i=136A1400&tp=115)
It hits hard, and you can definitely hear it when I'm in front of you. I tend to keep it low because I had 4000 watts going to 2 Type R's in my old Ford Explorer, so I've had enough of that much bass
I bought my component speakers off eBay for around $200, then I bought everything else but the MTX speaker at a car audio shop just so I'd have warranty on it.
Definitely check out www.onlinecarstereo.com for cheaper prices than crutchfield though.
Then I have 1 ported JL W3v3(http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=520&i=13612W3V34&tp=111) in the trunk powered by a JL A1400(http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=120&i=136A1400&tp=115)
It hits hard, and you can definitely hear it when I'm in front of you. I tend to keep it low because I had 4000 watts going to 2 Type R's in my old Ford Explorer, so I've had enough of that much bass
I bought my component speakers off eBay for around $200, then I bought everything else but the MTX speaker at a car audio shop just so I'd have warranty on it.
Definitely check out www.onlinecarstereo.com for cheaper prices than crutchfield though.
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www.onlinecaraudio.com is where its at... best prices ive seen....
which type r..theres 2 diff ones i believe
JL W3v3 12' @ onlinecarstereo + ebay is only 600W. Are there 2 different versions? On crutchfield, is like 1000 W.
The RMS for the W3 is 500 watts, the peak power it can handle is 1,000 watts.
not sure if it's the same one, but it's JL Audio 12W3v3-4
Sensitivity: 87.15 dB
RMS Power Range : 75-300 Watts
Peak Power Handling: 600 Watts
Impedance: 4 Ohm
Diameter: 12 Inch
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17146
the best sub and amp I've EVER had was the KX series Kicker amp and a Memphis 15" subwoofer.... Power Reference series.
I have that exact one, it should be 500 RMS.
um...must be a new product. I look on ebay & it labels 600w w/ only 50-300 RMS too. Thats ok, i'll just go with
a type R sub
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14954
w/ a Alpine MRP-M850 mono amp
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17565
i have Alpine x001 head unit, might as well go with Alpine's products.