Budget Amps/Sub
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: Budget Amps/Sub
Posted By: jseldon
Subject: Budget Amps/Sub
Date Posted: December 26, 2004 at 9:04 PM
I'm trying to setup a basic system for my car within a reasonable price range. The head unit and 6 1/2 inch doors and rear deck speakers are already purchased for me and I'm looking for an amp in the $200-300 USD dollar range and a sub and enclosure in the $100-150 USD range. I've got a 2005 Saturn Ion and I'm looking to maximize my truck space as I need as much room as possible in the truck for work supplies. At the same time, obviously, I'd like to get as decent a system as possible for my money. Any suggestions on what to get and where to get it from? I live in Canada, and I'd prefer not to do cross border shipping if at all possible but it's not out of the question - the local stores overcharge 30-50% relative to equivelant prices (including exchange) on the web. All four 6 1/2's are lower end alpines rated to 40W rms - head unit is a Pioneer DEH-P560MP. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks. James
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Posted By: Sancho
Date Posted: December 26, 2004 at 9:30 PM
start with rockford fosgate ...check ebay deals
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Head Unit:Alpine CDA 9835
6.5 MB Quart Pce 210
Amp:JBL 80.4
Amp:JBL 1200.1
Sub:Adire Brahma 12 MKII
Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: December 26, 2004 at 9:39 PM
Here is something I came up with:
12" Adire Shiva $125.
and a
Orion 600D $170.
This should leave you plenty of moeny for shipping. -------------
Posted By: maaudio1
Date Posted: December 26, 2004 at 11:00 PM
Try an MTX 251D and one 12" MTX either 5500 series or 4500 series. 55oo series being the better of the two. Since I traded my Mazda 6 for a Mazda 3 hatchback, I went from MA Audio to MTX. I still have to admit that MA Audio is probably one of the hardest hitting subs I've heard for a while. But my buddy owns a stereo shop here in town and the prices I'm getting on MTX is just too hard to beat. ------------- 2004 Mazda 3s Hatchback
2- MTX 4500 8" subs powered by MTX 251D
Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: December 27, 2004 at 9:58 AM
I got your solution: Subwoofer: Adire Shiva 12'', and your amp is a JBL BP600.1. Done and for under $500 (Well under).
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"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.
Posted By: darthness
Date Posted: December 27, 2004 at 10:01 AM
heh, MTX 8000's are only $85 each, and then you can pick up a MTX 810D amp on ebay for under $200.
Posted By: AJRXtreme
Date Posted: December 27, 2004 at 1:29 PM
go with the JBL 600.1, Its a mono amp and u should not have any problems with it. Im telling you from experience.
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03 F150 on 24's
HU:Pioneer DVD5700
Frt:MC57
Subs:(12)S12L7
Amps:(3)KX2500.1's, MC-2004
Posted By: 97Avalonxls
Date Posted: December 27, 2004 at 4:08 PM
I agree that you should go with the shiva, and any mono amp. the shiva will do you very well. I'd recommend that you save the extra cash for some sound deadening, my buddy's ion rattled a lot
Posted By: jseldon
Date Posted: December 27, 2004 at 11:47 PM
Thanks for the help guys, I've got a Shiva on order and working on finding the JBL amp. Think the alpines will do ok off the HU by themselves or should I also try and buy a cheaper low end amp for them next time I have some cash? Might as well prewire up for them if this is the case. James
Posted By: jseldon
Date Posted: December 28, 2004 at 12:27 AM
I had a thought, but not knowing a whole lot about car audio I wanted to see if this might work too - since I can't afford to buy two seperate amps at the moment and the JBL looks to be running around 399 in Canada, I can pickup a Soundstream Van Gogh 800.5 for about the same price. While I understand the need to have seperate amps for future expandability, this amp seems to be a decent fit running 4x50 and 1x200 RMS, would this be giving enough to the Shiva to work well? James
Posted By: maaudio1
Date Posted: December 28, 2004 at 8:28 AM
From what I have read about the Shiva, that should be a sufficient amount to push it. However the Shiva does have the capability of handling well over 600 watts.
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2004 Mazda 3s Hatchback
2- MTX 4500 8" subs powered by MTX 251D
Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: December 28, 2004 at 9:06 AM
Remember though, the ratings posted on the adire website are thermal ratings only, so you can achieve maximum output with significantly less power. Build a good box and you'll be smokin!
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"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.
Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: December 28, 2004 at 9:09 PM
They had the JBL 600.1 on sale on sounddomain for $160, but im pretty sure they are sold out. I was lucky enough to grab one before they sold out. 200W might be ok to power the shiva, but I would suggest looking into a 600W or higher amp for it. The Orion 600D I suggested earlier would be perfect.
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