Need Opinions For New System

Hi all and happy New Year

Me and the Wife are putting together a new system and I would like to have your valued opinions on it

Right now here are the system components which are installed

1.       Kenwood KDC-MP625 Head Unit Cost = $ 175.00

2.       4 Fosgate T152C’s Cost = $50.00

Its sounds great to us right now and were happy, but we want to add 2 12inch subs and an amp,

1.       AUDIOBAHN ABP122T DUAL SUB BOX Cost = $150.00

2.       Profile AP2000 Amp Cost = $100.00

Now I’ve already read the forums on the audiobahn issues, SQ out of the subs are not a major factor in this, since the SQ from the Fosgate speakers are acceptable to us, we can just throw a toggle switch and turn the subs off, Were just looking for that punch you can hear a block away on occasion

As for the Profile were still both up in the air if this will even power 2 12inch subs at all

So the question is are then any other dual 12 in subs in a box with a Amp that can push them for $300 bucks, don’t be afraid to suggest a little higher “25% max” as on most audio equipment I can immediately save %50 right away going through my suppliers

Thanks all

Scrap the Audiobahn and Profile amp idea. That amp and sub are a piece...

I would use some Rockford Fosgate P2 12s or something similar. They only need 200 watts continuous a piece. Put them in a built to spec ported box if all you want is boom. If you want tight controlled bass put them in a sealed box.

For the amp any 400 watt continuous amp will do the job as long as it's from a quality brand. RF, MTX, and Alpine, just to name a few, make excellent amps.

This amp http://www.cardomain.com/item/MTX421D and two of these subs http://www.cardomain.com/item/ROCP212S4 should be pretty loud. The subs are $103 each and the amp is $189 (which is a great price on that amp).

Whoever is your supplier is you might not be getting a warranty with the products you buy from them.

If you want to spend a little less on subs then I would use Rockford Fosgate P1, Alpine Type S, or JL Audio W0 12s. You can use a small amp from Lightning Audio or Blaupunkt (you can always get the Rockford Fosgate and JL Audio subs in 8 ohm versions so you could use a 2 channel amp with them).

Thank you customsuburb,

I had not considered using a mono amp to drive the 2 subs

I will have my supplier setup a demo of the setup you suggested in a sealed box and try it out

Thanks again

Skold

The headunit and speakers are fine. They arn't the best but what matters is that you like them. I forgot to mention a box which would probobly put you over budget but I still think it will be a great sounding system. I would just try to find one in a store near you or from your supplier that is .85 cf or so if you are going sealed. And make sure it is built of at least 5/8 MDF. The reason why is because shipping can become really expensive.

 If you do buy those P1 Rockford Fosgate woofers like uthink suggested instead of the P2s i suggested then I would use sounddomain.com insead of wooferetc.com. I just feel that they have better tech support and the same prices on those P1 subs.

I have heard two P1 12s in a sealed box with the same amp uthinkaudio mentioned im pretty sure playing some bass heavy rock music and they sounded pretty good. The P2s would definitely be louder and sound better but the P1s are good too. You might want to go to a local car audio shop or even best buy and listen to the P1 and P2 subs there.

Thanks uthinkuknoaudio for your input

Right now I can get 2 of the  P2- 12's for just around the same price as you have listed for the P1's, so I wont downgrade on that.

As for the amp Im going to demo a couple RF including a classic power 1000, and a 1001BD that he has still in boxes wrapped.

Thanks

Ok I just was able to demo 2 of the P2 12’s in a sealed box hooked up to a MXA4002, bridged and all I can say is wow the fosgates sounded great and I was surprised the MTX amp could  push these things to ungodly level of sound.

Only thing Im unsure of is he wired the subs In  parallel thus making a 2ohm load and then bridged them amp, the amp according to the specs from mtx cant function in ridged 2 ohm on bridged 4 ohm, have I gone crazy or did he just wire them separately

I just didn’t pay enough attention to it sorry for the extra work all

BTW I would like to thank all of you who have helped me with this, that’s what makes this the best Car audio forum out there

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