Would this be a good setup?
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Topic: Would this be a good setup?
Posted By: ksw870
Subject: Would this be a good setup?
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 7:17 PM
Subwoofers - 10" Audiobahn AW1008Q 
Amp - Memphis PR-1KD 1000 Watts RMS on 1 Ohn 
Box - Q-Logic QB-210.4 
Also, could anyone recommend a good head unit that i could get pretty cheap on eBay?
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Posted By: hightek
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 7:53 PM
well i don't know how well the sub and box would work out. considering the picture of the sub is a circle and the picture of the box looks like it's meant for a square woofer. a kicker L7 is the only square one i know of.
Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 8:05 PM
The amp is pretty good. ------------- Nik
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Posted By: boardinbum
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 8:53 PM
I think that box is a dual bandpass box (for round subs).
But you'd want 2 of those subs to use that box...
Posted By: ksw870
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 8:59 PM
well yeah i ment 2 subs and it is a round bandpass sub box should i use 2 1000 watt amps, 1 to each sub? and what do yall thank about bandpass boxes compared to all other?
Posted By: boardinbum
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 9:17 PM
I was responding to hightek's comment about it being a square box.
I'm not really sure about the amps. I've never really understood Audiobahn's subs and why they all have such high power ratings.
Bandpass box will probably be the loudest, but also the boomiest, and least clean hitting.
Posted By: hightek
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 9:28 PM
i should have realized that from the beginning. i'm guessing that so far you only have one sub (just from looking at the links and seeing that you won the auctions, i'm guessing)hopefully you can find another sub to go in the box as well.
Posted By: ksw870
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 9:37 PM
i know where i can buy one, maybe not that good of a deal tho...im just waiting on ebay, i havnt got an amp kit yet either...im still trying to figure out how im gonna run 0 gauge wire :( I'm also got to get a head unit and a certain adapter first...plus i havnt bought a box yet, i probally wont get the box until after i get another sub
Posted By: hightek
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 9:40 PM
if you're on a budget, maybe considering staying with one sub. if you do your research i'm sure you can get it plenty loud.
out of curiosity, what kind of car is this going into?
Posted By: ksw870
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 9:59 PM
2004 GMC Envoy yeah im on a budget, but then again i got time to save up money depended on how long it takes for me get certain things. I could hook it up soon, but i deffinitly need to get a head unit. I also got to find a suitable box for it. Can you mount a amp onto a box? Would the screws let in/out air and mess it up?
Posted By: hightek
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 10:17 PM
you can definately mount amps to the box. some say that you shouldn't but it's pretty much your choice, just make sure the screws aren't too deep to where they penentrate the box.
as far as a head unit, i personally like Alpine. i have heard many good things about Eclipse and Nakamichi decks, but they can get pricey. i'd recommend going with an Alpine or Pioneer Premier. something like this for an alpine deck would be nice
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7959176297&category=43947&sspagename=WDVW
for a pioneer i would go with something like this
https://cgi.ebay.com/dll?ViewItem&category=39762&item=5731595238&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V
when looking for a deck there are so many things to take into consideration. how many pre-outs do you want (if you plan on hooking up an amp for the mids) do you want it to be XM or Serius capable. do you want it to play mp3/wma. now they have the HD radios. it will also come down to what you think looks good. spend some time going around to local shops playing around with different units. once you find one you like, go ahead and get it. from my experience, once you find one that you like it's better to go ahead and get it then to question yourself. plus you're goin to need a deck anyways.
Posted By: ksw870
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 10:27 PM
I like that pioneer one. I'm lookin for...
Nice Display
MP3
3 Pre Amp Outputs
Remote and thats pretty much it. That pineer one pretty much fits that description...now if i could find one cheaper. haha How do you hook up an amp for mids and all that? I've never really done much research on it. If you buy component speakers and all that, they come with an amp for them right? Got any suggestions on component speakers, cause I dont know jack about them. Only subwoofers.
Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: March 07, 2005 at 11:27 PM
No components don't come with an amp. The only way to know which ones to get is to listen and see what you like. ------------- Nik
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Posted By: hightek
Date Posted: March 08, 2005 at 12:18 AM
components come with crossovers, those are what i think you are thinking are the amps. as far as hooking up the amp for mids you run an RCA cable from the left output of the reciever to the left side input on the amp (do the same for the right, so you'll need 2 RCA cables, plus the one for the sub). then you'll run speaker wire from the speaker terminals on the amp to the speakers themselves. this is the way i've done it. now when it comes to bridging the amp and stuff like that, i'm still learning/researching. i'm sure if i'm wrong someone will correct, or at least i would hope so.
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