New system soon

[Jaymz88]

Hey guys, im looking into a new amp and single sub setup, I dont want to get that stupid trunk rattling booming, but somthin nice and deep sounding.

Any suggestions would be awesome

[econewb22]

jl 12...IMHO the best soundin subs out there

[Ryan from Ohio]

Talk about vague.

Get a 12" Resonant Engineering RE series.

THey are stout, sound good, dont take to much power and give good results (for the money).

[Jaymz88]

Will def check into it.
I am running an 8 ga power wire, what kind of wattage is safe to run with this? (Amp and Sub)

[Ryan from Ohio]

Not to much really.

I would say about 600 WRMS or so off the top of my head.

[AleroDrime]

no 600 rms needs 4 guage

[Misuseofyou]

http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp

[Ryan from Ohio]

Nah... 8 ga can handle 100 amps.

600 wrms / 13.8V= 43.5 amps

43.5 amps x Class A/B efficency of 50% = 87 amps.

Thats on the safe side too.

12volts "recommendations" allow much lead way...

[Ryan from Ohio]

http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp

ahahahahahahah lol

I had this tab opened and answered it last. Opened before your post ;)

They err on the high side- which is better than the low :). Realistically providing your power/ground wire is cool to the touch during heavy use your 100% fine.

Ive run 600+ wrms (true RMS) off 8 ga back in the day. I put on an extra amp and I remember it got pretty hot... lolz. Thats when I didnt know better...

Just be careful with wire. Sometimes youre not getting what you think you are- BUY REPUTABLE WIRE. Not that crap stuff on E bay.

[Jaymz88]

Ok so just talking with my buddy, who just recently wrecked his monte carlo is selling his setup. Its all MTX with 2-10" sledgehammer subwoofers in ported box and 900W amp(TS4001 model I believe) and 4ga stinger wiring kit. All for a grand total of $400.

Deal or no deal?

[worknprog.99]

Talk about vague.

Get a 12" Resonant Engineering RE series.

THey are stout, sound good, dont take to much power and give good results (for the money).

true i took ryans advise and im very pleased with my one 12 setup

[Ryan from Ohio]

Ok so just talking with my buddy, who just recently wrecked his monte carlo is selling his setup. Its all MTX with 2-10" sledgehammer subwoofers in ported box and 900W amp(TS4001 model I believe) and 4ga stinger wiring kit. All for a grand total of $400.

Deal or no deal?

$400 seems like an awful lot.

I would price the stuff out on the internet then off him half of current pricing. Thats about all used stuff is worth.

[NickAlero2000]

No deal dude. I got my 2 12'' Polk subs, a ported box, and a sony x-plod 1200 watt amp all for $200. Theres definitely wayyy better deals to be had...

[Jaymz88]

OK so where is a good place to shop this equipment online? shipping is a bitch since I live on a lonely island LOL

[meadus101]

I had ryan find me something on E-bay.


He knows his shit.

[StoopidAlero]

get on craigslist brosef. Good deals on there and its local. Im personally a fan of powerbass and RE. Image dynamics are great, but not cheap.

[darksobsession]

def get a sealed box to reduced that boomy airyness.

try crutchfield - free shipping and once in awhile they have ridiculous sales. otherwise use craigslist.

[Ryan from Ohio]

Im going to second Crutchfield.

Right now they have a BOGO on select subs. So there are some good deals right NOW. When they dont have the BOGO prices are MSRP...