2000W worth of sub
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Topic: 2000W worth of sub
Posted By: jimmyrose
Subject: 2000W worth of sub
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 3:41 AM
hi, ive been searching for ages but i cant decide what sub or combo of subs i want for my car. its in an 88 supra, so 2000W (peak) might even be too much for a unibody car but oh well my liking to bass is probably just as out of proportion. the combo has to have an effective impedance of 2 ohms and i dont really want to spend more than 5-600 AUS dollars. i was looking at getting 2 800W pioneers ($500 - with box) or a 2000W DVC pioneer ($600 - no box) but from what ive read pioneer are carp for everything but head units, even though alot of mates have awesome pioneer systems. i dont really want top quality either, i dont care about spl i never intend to enter it in comps, i just want some pretty loud bass that isnt too sloppy. pioneer may even be good enough for this? but i just wanna look at some other options anyway so whats your opinion?
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Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 6:32 AM
If your not wanting top of the line i wouod go with a pair of perfect 12", or if you want some slamming bass for about 600.00 the pl3 Rockford punch stage 3, You can get this in a dual 12" Vented enclosure and You will rock, I have a single feeding about 1000 watts and getting 135 db. One would probably be enough for you for around 350.00,They are dvc you can get the dual 2 phm run each sub in series this will give you 4 ohms a sub then run the subs in parallel to get 2 ohms for a mono amp at 2 ohms, or if you have a 2 ch, get the dual 4 ohms and run them in parallel to get your 2 ohms per sub
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Posted By: NAT_87
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 6:40 AM
I would jump on ebay, and if ur amps hav the balls, ya can pick up a 12" Type X sub (3000W MAX), or twin Type R 12" subs (2000W MAX)... It just depends on whether your keen on buyin the gear off ebay or would prefer to go with a dealer.... and if u hav the amps to push them.
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~* Cheer Nat *~
Pioneer DEH-7650MP
Pioneer TS-C160R
Pioneer TS-A6990S
Pioneer GM-6000F 4ch Amp
Audiobahn AW120T 12" Sub
Pioneer GM-D510M Mono Amp
AERPRO 1F Capacitor
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 9:11 AM
eeek. All this talk about max power hurts my eyes. Don't talk about it. It means nothing - talk in RMS instead.
Also, this hang up on power is misplaced. Power is important only in comparing subs in specific enclosures. Try downloading some enclosure / subwoofer modeling software - then you'll really have some help determining what to buy.
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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: MrSector9
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 11:39 AM
simple sentence to solve your problem
Memphis Audio LVSx3 18"
maybe over your budjet thoguh :P
BJ White
Posted By: Drewt
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 11:53 AM
I'd go with a pair of perfect's too. There awsome as far as SQ goes, there not too bad with SPL, and there cheap (use froogle, I got mine for $120 or so, and that was a DVC). If you get two of those (SVC, not dual) and put 'em in a sealed or bandpass box (your preference there, I like sealed, but alot of people don't), and then you can even get an alpine MRD-M501 amp for $215 or so (again, use froogle), which will put out about 560 - 580 watts (It is rated at 550 @ 2 ohms, but they are tested from the factory, and they include their actual RMS power output (mine was 578 watts.....yeah!) That whole setup would run you about $500 or so with shipping included. That dosen't include the box though, but a sheet of MDF is only $22, so it'll be cheap if you can build it yourself.=
Posted By: H2PRIX
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 8:54 PM
It's all about the Orion H2 2000w rms 2500w peak
Posted By: jimmyrose
Date Posted: January 11, 2005 at 3:47 AM
i already have my amp so i cant really choose there. i saw those rockford punch ones the other day they looked pretty cool but arent they only like 400W max 200rms or something?
Posted By: jimmyrose
Date Posted: January 11, 2005 at 3:53 AM
hmmm cant seem to find an edit post button, i forgot to say i dont mind buying off ebay, thats where ive got ALL my gear so far from - Pioneer 9650MP (for 1/3 of RRP), 2.4F cap and 2000W amp which are lanzar (ok everyone have a whinge i know alot of people hate lanzar but a lot of people also like them - besides i cant afford a 1000W rms amp of any other brand) but i nearly did buy a 1000W peak/500rms pioneer. i just noticed you wrote that the rockford punch took 1000W, must have been a different sub i saw, but it did have "punch" written across it. never heard of perfect - research time...
Posted By: jimmyrose
Date Posted: January 11, 2005 at 3:54 AM
sh*t i knew i forgot something else, whats the best subwoofer enclosure software and where do i find it, ill go do a search now but what do u think the best one is?
Posted By: NAT_87
Date Posted: January 11, 2005 at 6:09 AM
WinISD, i think its called... thats a good program, i cant rememba where i got it from but yea, its good ------------- ~* Cheer Nat *~
Pioneer DEH-7650MP
Pioneer TS-C160R
Pioneer TS-A6990S
Pioneer GM-6000F 4ch Amp
Audiobahn AW120T 12" Sub
Pioneer GM-D510M Mono Amp
AERPRO 1F Capacitor
Posted By: NAT_87
Date Posted: January 11, 2005 at 6:15 AM
Oh, i forgot to mention... it cums in a few dif forms... i think ya can just download tha winISD Pro for free off a few dif places, and it should hav the sub you hav in their list... they hav a fair few.... good luck ------------- ~* Cheer Nat *~
Pioneer DEH-7650MP
Pioneer TS-C160R
Pioneer TS-A6990S
Pioneer GM-6000F 4ch Amp
Audiobahn AW120T 12" Sub
Pioneer GM-D510M Mono Amp
AERPRO 1F Capacitor
Posted By: 97Pathy
Date Posted: January 11, 2005 at 10:40 AM
That amp will probably actually only put out about 500 watts rms. So looking into a sub in that range would be a good idea. Lanzar is over rated. 1 sub, in a properly ported box will slam. The alpine SBR-122CR is a very very loud set up.
Posted By: jimmyrose
Date Posted: January 12, 2005 at 5:50 AM
i cant seem to find anywhere that sells those infinity kappa perfect subs in aus. god damn anyone from aus know where i can find em, for a decent price?
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: January 12, 2005 at 1:11 PM
ebay  . But definately look at what 97pathy said. That amp truely can only put out about 500 watts rms, , so look into 2 or 1subs in that range. ------------- 2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.
Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: January 12, 2005 at 4:03 PM
Ebay is the way. Search your wallet, you know it to be true.
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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.
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