zapco subs

We had our first experience with those woofers today.  No idea of the model number or series, but they were a pair of 12s DVC 4 Ohm.  One open voice coil on one speaker and push terminal broke smooth off the frame of the speaker on the other.   Looked impressive, but it appears that looks can be decieving.

The iforce subs are crap.

The iforce amps are ......ok

The iforce mids are not real impressive either.

ALL import stuff..

And it's all toooooo much money!

Zapco's iForce line is made for them by a company in China who also make lots of other brands.  They were designed by Zapco engineers but are intended to be entry-level quality, and while it's not nearly the same as the standard Zapco line I would not call it "crap."  It's probably on the same level as Pioneer, IMO.  Cerwin Vega mobile equipment has not been made in the USA for probably ten years.  Their speakers (just like MOST car audio gear) comes from China too, and the brand name was sold by Stanton to the company who owns Diamond Audio back in 2007.  CV is now sort of the entry-level line for Diamond.

A good set of subwoofers for every day listening?  What is your budget, and will you be constructing your own enclosure?

I was planning on speding 300.00 but now im thinking i may need to at least  double that to get something decent. I know thats still not alot for whats out there.  After i decide on the subs i will build my oun enclosure depending on the air space they require and range I will want. Ill be looking for help on plans and dimentions then. Its been some time, but the last box i made was i think a fifth order for 12" orions. At the time it did pretty well.