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durex

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 12:14 PM / IP Logged

Hi to all experts here. I have some queries here and i hope you all can give me some advice. I'm currently driving a civic eg hatchback and my current set up is

HU - Pioneer p7750mp

Speakers - CDT HD61

Amp - Soundsream Reference 705s

Subs - 2 x Sony Xplod 10'

I'm thinking of dumping my 2 sony subs in exchange to a good 12' sub. I'm a R&B n Hip-hop guy so i ask the guy who did my last setup to give me some advice and he reconmend me to get the Soundstream 12' subs. and change my HU to support it.

Now i wanna ask

1. is it advicible for me to change my 2 x 10' to a 12' ?

2. is there any other reconmendation from u experts here on which subs i should get?

3. is there any different if due to not enough space i place my sub inverted? or make the sub box smaller than reconmended space required?

4. is my current HU really not able to support my upgrade as this HU is still very new.

I would like to thank you all in advance for reading my post. Hope to hear from you all experts here soon. Take care n Stay happy :)

Blowntweeters

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 12:28 PM / IP Logged

i don't know if i would consider my self an expert but i don't see changing your H/U as a good idea and do not make a box smaller than recommended you will not get full performance from the sub i think going from sony to soundstream is a good idea i would go with a 15" sub if you are going to go with a single sub also what soundstream sub was recommended ?

1974 ford pinto 4 15" punch Z power punch bd 1001 pioneer DEH-6700

durex

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 12:58 PM / IP Logged

i think he is reconmending me this series

http://www.soundstream.com/sub/products_subs_xst_d.html

Blowntweeters

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 1:19 PM / IP Logged

that link didn't post right make sure it is in blue and if you go wi9th a 15" sub in a vented box it will be much louder

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durex

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 2:19 PM / IP Logged

i think it's this model

stereo system advice from Experts -- posted image.

Blowntweeters

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 2:53 PM / IP Logged

if you are going to do that go one step up to the van gogh you will get better SQ and the van gogh needs much less airspace

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 3:20 PM / IP Logged

Your head unit has a subwoofer pre-out, so there is no reason to upgrade it unless you simply want to. WHoever told you it needed to be "changed to support" subs was not well infomrmed.

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boulderguy

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 3:35 PM / IP Logged

+1 on the Van Gogh over those you mentioned, also on leaving the HU alone. someone's just trying to sell you a new deck.

The real question is what do you want to accomplsh? Any quality sub IMO will greatly improve on those Sony drivers, but why go to a 12" instead of 2-10's? Are you looking for more bass? smaller box? Do you want it to "boom" with the R&B? Just more volume? How important is sound quality vs volume? What kind of box are the sony's in now, and do you want to keep that box?

Answer those ??'s and we can give you much better advice.

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Posted: July 26, 2005 at 10:49 PM / IP Logged

Personally, if faced with a choice between a Pioneer head unit and say an Eclipse stereo system advice from Experts -- posted image. , I would say do the Eclipse. To say that the Pioneer cannot support the new sub, well that is misleading. Whatever you do with the subs, it is all about the box. the box will make or break whatever sub you end up using.

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durex

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Posted: July 27, 2005 at 10:18 AM / IP Logged

this is how my 2 x 10' is placed right now... i'm thinking of removing it and place 1 x 12' or 15' inside. there's a bigger space underneath it now as i won't be putting my spare tyre in. i'm going for SPL , details n loudness.... i know i can't get the best of both world but i hope can be somewhere there .. :)

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