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WELL THIS MAY BE OFF THE TOPIC OF TWELVE VOLT BUT NOT BY FAR. I WAS WONDERING AND HOPING WHEN SOMEONE CAN PUT  AS MUCH TIME INTO THE DESIGHNING OF SUBS IN CARS AS THEY DO IN SUBS FOR HOUSES.I MEAN  IF ANYONE HEARD POLK SUBS THEY WOULD BE STUNED ON THE QUALITY AND I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 10 INCH SUB FOR MY HOUSE THAT IS NUTS .IT IS MADE BY A CANADIAN COMPANY BY THE NAME OF PARADIGHM AWESOME BASS I NEVER HEARD A 10 LIKE THAT.IT SOUNDS LIKE TWO TWELVES AND THE FUNNY THING IS IT ONLY HAS A 100 WATT AMP.IF I PUT IT IN A CAR IT WOULD BE CRAZY.SO VELOCITY HAVE YOU HEARD OF PARADIGHN IS IT HIGH END IN AUDIO FOR HOMES IF NOT IT SHOULD BE.JUST WONDERING HOW THAT COMPANY IS OVER THERE IN CANADA.

Hey Mobiletoys2002, yes I have heard of Paradigm ( not Paradighm ) and I have a set of front speakers and center channel from them. They are a very good company that markets mid/high end components for a reasonable price. You are right about them though, they do make exceptional products that should be placed into car audio systems. Another good company that I've heard is Acoustic Profile , they are a strict speaker company and do not do amps, receivers or anything like that, so all their R&D go into speaker technology. My suggestion would be to pick up a pair of Paradigm Phantom speakers and their PDR-12 subwoofer for great home theater sound. Polk makes a self amplified tower speakers with 2 10" active subs in each tower speaker ( RT1000 ) and these are also a true gem for the money. There are alot of companies that are out on the market that produce nice stuff, but when it comes down to buying, the mighty dollar prevails

One thing I'd like to note - many people see a home theater sub like the one you're talking about, and think, wow, this thing's only 100 watts! I'm getting ripped in my car audio! But most people don't take into acoc**t that the 100 watt amp is also running on 115v AC, in a perfect environment. The car is loud, it vibrates, it's hot, and it's 12v DC. Now, if you actually look around very carefully, there are some great class A or AB amps available for cars, that run around 50 watts, and will blow away any amps you have ever heard for volume and clarity. But, they are extremely expensive, and usually large as well. They produce a ton of heat, and are very hard to build for 12v DC, compared to AC. If you're interested in bang for your buck type audio, I'd check out Adire: www.adireaudio.com