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uthinkuknoaudio 
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Posted: November 18, 2004 at 7:05 PM / IP Logged  
the HX2's are fosgates best speaker (pardoning the TEAM fosgates) but really those Shiva's are fantastic. $125 a piece is like saying BUY ME because they are so inexpensive compared to other subs and they sound great!
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soundmasta 
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dude save your amp and go buy two kicker comp 12's ($90 ea.), have a shop build you a larger ported box (+/-$150). Take your left over money and buy some interrior speakers or somthing. have your sales man or installer listen to your car and get his opinion on what would improve. don't go to abc, best buy, or cuircit city.

meef 
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would my amp provide adequate power for 2 kicker comps??
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a 200.2? it pushes 100 watts a channel, comp 12's max out at 150 rms. i know from exerience with kicker subs that they aren't power hungry, especially the comps. infact i used to run two kicker xpl 12's in a fourth order bandpass with only 90 watts each....146.7db. not to shabby, and the xpl was quit a bit more sub than the comp, so they should rock out with 100 watts.
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Add another jl sub (same model), get a good head unit and good 4 channel amp.  Since you have a hatch you can face your subs up toward the hatch and the reflection off of the glass will create db lift for the subs.

Since you are on a budget go with a kenwood or pioneer headunit that has RCA preouts and adjustable eq parameters.  This would allow you to take advantage of the frequencies of all of your speakers.  Keep your sub amp and try using the speakers that you have unless you already have the speaker upgrades for your mid-highs that you are looking at.

http://www.thezeb.com/p-Pioneer-DEH-P7600MP-CD-MP3-Stereo-Receiver-108634.htm

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Posted: November 24, 2004 at 11:48 AM / IP Logged  
It is a mistake - especially in a budget system - to focus on subwoofers first.  They only provide a small portion of the sound you will hear (although they are very important) but you will need a good head unit first since ALL the sounds you hear come from there.  I suggest first getting the best HU you can afford, then installing front speakers that sound good to you, THEN looking for subwoofer upgrades.
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meef 
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well, im satisfied with the way my speakers sound for now. basically im upgrading my subs and stuff till i can get my accomidations through work for a full set of Infinity Kappa Perfects.
also, ive been considering those kickers as a definite option. any idea what kind of db id be hitting with those and my kicker 200.2 amp? i dont know too much about measuring db's, so i dono if the kind of car makes a difference or not (i drive a 98 Talon)
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Get a new amp. I simply doubt you'll ever be happy running multiple subs off that amplifier. It is a much better mid/high amp than subwoofer amp. Especially since you say you are interested in SPL.
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Those Kappa Perfects are some sweet speakers.  Wait for that discount and get the subs and speakers for your car.  Chunk the amp and get something that runs about 300 per channel.  But definately look into a new hu and some good front speakers.
uthinkuknoaudio 
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Infinity is good for the money. I wouldn't consider them audiophile quality (high end) but they are good for what you would want from what i'm hearing.
"I don't play games. I play Nakamichi and that for real yo" - Probably some japanese kid said this in the early 80's trying to sell stereo out of his trunk lol.
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