I have Clarion DXZ665MP HU with Clarion SRR speakers all around. I have a 10' MTX Square Ported enclosure with 10' pyle sub and soundstorm 850w mono amp. Would it be worth while upgrade to go to a better mono amp or a 2ch and bridge them? My pyle sub died so pyle is sending me another one and I think my amp kills subs this is the 3rd sub in 2 yrs. I am also thinking of upgrading my speakers to maybe boston acoustics / infinity kappa / mb quart / rockford fosgate / or diamond audio. What is everyone’s opinion on these brands?

 

Boston is going to be the best choice of those, but upgrading your mids and highs is the last thing you should be looking at right now. First, a sub upgrade is NECESSARY. Then, amp your mids/highs. Then upgrade your sub amp.

 

I tried to get the Kicker L5 but its impossible to find them at resonable price. The pyle sub hits mega hard, harder then my infinity sub im using now but I think my soundstorm amp is a pos. I got it for 45 bucks shipped.

 

As with most all car audio, youre going to get what you pay for. Try and find some good deals for used gear from caraudio.com if your budget doesnt permit buying new.

 

Agreed. Buy crap products and youll get crap results. Not trying to be harsh on you, but everyone has to learn at some point. Im honestly Very surprised that sub has only blown 3 times in 2 years..

 

No this is the first time this pyle one blew my infinity sub blew 2 times already.

 

I'm an mb quart fan but you really need to go to a shop that has these brands and take your favorite cd and see which ones sound the best to YOU. As far as subs, I'd probably go with any of the brands you listed but make sure the threshold is way above that of your amp. And seeing as you blew that 10 you might want to think about going with 2 10s or 2 12s. Being it is a soundstorm amp its probably killing your subs with distortion. Upgrade that bad boy.

 

How does the CLARION APX1300 MONO amp compare to soundstorm 850w mono I have? Guessin its alot better right? My pyle square is dual voice coil so is there any special way of running the wires? I just bridged them last time.