i think i will get two 12's alpine e's..they are realllly cheap right now and i have a really low budget..any negative comments? and i'll get 400 watt amp for them..so hopefullly everything will be around $500 give or take..id like to get better subs but i have no money and won't have any for a while to spend on a music system..will this suffice as my first system?not looking for crazy loud just some nice low bump..thanks guys

 

I don't think that will be enough juice for them. I would buzz around on eBay and try to score a Monitor 1 amp...they aren't too pricey and some damn fine amps for the money.

As far as the subs go, really look into building a super-nice ported box for the subs...you can significantly increase their ouput by building a nice box. The box is almost as important as the type of sub you are running, if not moreso.

 

a properly designed box built to your speaker's spec can do wonders

 

thanks for the advice guys..but this was just an idea..i really have no idea what i want

 

lol no kidding man. heres what you need to do...set aside as much $ as possible and tell us what you want to get with that $.

 

I'm looking at the Alpine Type E's also. I'm thinking of getting 2 and putting them in the same box. I'm going to power then with a 700Watt Alpine mono amplifier, bridged at 4 ohms. That will give me 200 watts per sub. I believe that's what it is. I heard this set-up at BestBuy and it sounded good enough for me. Nice, inexpensive system but still gives the boom boom. You can find Alpine subs and amps on eBay real cheap.

 

just a note, in-car sound and the sound from a demo booth is a bit different.

 

I understand that. How would you picture 2 Apline E's in the trunk of a 96 max sounding? I don't want to get anything that will sound crappy. And I don't need A LOT of bass either.

Aaron

 

haha yea well maybe around $500..i got a pretty nice headunit right now..its got like 200 watts and stock speakers..already i can hear the bass..but not the thump you get from subs...so i want something relatively small but at the same time loud..maybe one nice 12"? not too big of a box..but still pound good..i know you guys arent fan of the alpine stuff but ebay has all those subs for real cheap..maybe one type r? and a 400 watt amp..will this bump or is it stupid to go this way? im freakin clueless

 

no never ever buy any kind of electronics off ebay. there mostly stolen, used, or refurbished. plus they have no warranty. i had a type R its ok

 

I had a type e in the truck I had before my maxima and it sounded good. It sounded way better than the MTX sub I had in before that.

 

so $500 for a sub, box, and amp?

 

how about $700 max with everything..a good realible system for that

 

hhm i would spend like 400 on a good mono amp and 300 for a excellent spl sub. then just make a box, saves you some money, and its kind of fun.

 

In my experience Infinity reference subs are equal in price and have better sound quality, if I had to choose between them Infinity would be the way to go.

 

infinity equals garbage, unless you like eggsshells

 

so ebay is not a good idea ? even if its a good seller?

 

no no no, ebay is good for everyting else EXCEPT ELECTRONICS because they have no warranties, or it could be stolen, blown, used and abused

 

yea man i got my headlights from there and they are pretty good..but even if its a really good official seller? i mean like a company..i would buy a sub from there but not an amp

 

most of the stuff on ebay is refurbished, thats why there so cheap. basically there blown products cheaply fixed back by small independt companies, they sell it back and the product probably lasts for not too long of a time.

check out a dealer near you bro

 

id stay away from egay at all possible.

 

I'm also looking at the same setup. I heard it at best buy and it was loud enough for me. The subs are rated at 250 watts RMS each. So you could get more power to them. I'd look for a 500watt @ 2ohms mono class d amp for those subs.

 

Yea, I think that's the way I'm going. Except a 700Watt @ 4ohms amp.

 

if you speak of infinity subs i would never go over the rms power. they are known to blow real easy like hookers.