I recently had my nissan broken into and they jacked 2 really solid MTX amplifiers a Thunder 421D and a Thunder 564 as well as my SoundSplinter Rl-i 10" in a very well made sealed box. This makes me very angry. I need to get some bass back in my car.

My budget is limited and I am looking into some secondhand gear. I was wondering if some of the audio gurus that helped me choose my first system could help me decide on a few of these lesser-quality, used amps and subs.

First on the list. A setup consisting of 2 10" Cerwin Vega 104's and an MTX Thunder 152 Amp I can pickup for $100. Here are some pics of the guys setup:

 

Those vega's are really really nice.

 

poor RL-i

 

Throwback! Get the Vega's.

 

def jump on it vega's are great. my friend has a 01 max with 2 12'' powerbass subs in a sealed box with a 1200watt powerbass amp and it def bumps loud n clear real clean.

 

Thanks guys. Do you think the Box they are in is a good setup for SQ? I mean I hear that those subzero boxes can be great but only if the subs inside are properly sized for the enclosure. Any information on this would be great.

I have also come across another offer. One P3 12" Rockford Fosgate without a box with a 500+ watt Alpine amp for the same $100. Would you guys go for the Vegas in the box or the P3. I am all about the SQ not the noise.

 

I love my vegas. I have vega 124's they are going on 8 years old now and they haven't missed a beat. This is the oldest part of my sound system other than my JBL 600.1.

 

I love my vega 12-4 too

 

Thanks guys for the advice. I picked the Vegas and the MTX amp up today. They look nice in this box. Now I just have to work on some anti theft mechanism since the locks on these older Nissans (90 stanza) are a complete joke. I'm thinking just bolting everything down to frame/floor and then grinding the edges off the bolts and nuts. I mean it's not impossible to get around this but no thief is going to bring power cutting tools with them, right?

 

how do those subs sound, you should have just find one cerwin vega stroker 12,or 15, with a memphis 1000d, and just bet down the block,

 

Not sure yet, I am planning on hooking them up this afternoon for a test and then locking them back up in my apt until I have time to bolt everything down. I hear those vega strokers are really nice but the reason I went this route is because it was a package deal for pretty cheap. Besides though I have found I personally much prefer 10" subs to 12" and 15" subs. I am going to keep them in this bandpass box as long as it doesn't sound ridiculous for now until I have time to built a decent sealed enclosure.

 

hey hey..no no no..powerbass has had my heart since i started.you should definitely check those out..i have 2 powerbass 3XL 12s and they are dank..

 

wtf is "dank?"

OP, they sell some security bolts/screws that you can use. i mean grinding the bolts would work but it'll be a royal PITA to take out in case you do need your subs out.

 

Okay... because you obviously didn't read the thread and those were not one of his options...

 

Well I ran 3 sets of RCA from deck to trunk and need to run power wire today and we will be set to hook up the vegas at about 110 watts a piece. After that I am going to cut speaker baffles for the component and coax speakers. Hopefully it will sound pretty dank. Haha.

 

If you make it hard to get out, the thief will just stab your cones and smash your amps.

 

i don't think they will bother doing that. that would just mean they have to spend more time snooping in/around your car...increasing the chance of someone seeing them.

 

hope your stuff sounds good, ive had powerbass, they are pretty decent, you get more sub for the money, i personally love rockford, ive had plenty of p3s and they all sounded very very good. hope everything works out