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Which would you choose?

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: Which would you choose?

Posted By: offroadzj
Subject: Which would you choose?
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 7:08 PM

I am looking at getting a setup to use strictly for SPL. I plan on putting a wall in my 98 Kia, and i have a choice of either getting:

1)2 MTX 12" 9500 subs pushed by the 92001 (I think) running 3000w @ 1ohm

2)4 Audiobahn Eternal 12" subs pushed by 2 audiobahn amps at 1800w @1 ohm each (3600W RMS total)

Which would you choose and why?

thanks

kenny




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Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 7:29 PM

Is this a joke? You shouldn't even be comparing Audiocrap with a respectable brand like MTX.

Get the MTX! Don't be a Fool!

Audiobahn is a flashy, cheap, brand targeted at naive people. That's why.

You now might consider an upgraded charging system, especially your alternator if you haven't already.



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Posted By: racer427
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 7:32 PM

dwarren,

You are soooooooooooooo right.

offroadzj> Go with the 9500's and the 92001 amp. That set up with pound the hell out of any vehicle. I do hope that you plan on upgrading the electricle system though. The first burp out of that set-up will most likely shut everything down.

Chris



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Alpine CDA-9833 HU
Diamond Audio M661 Components
MTX Thunder T6.6 Components:rear fill:
Cadence Q400 4 Channel Mains + rears
Thunder 801D Subs
MTX 1004 10's
Dual 4g wire to rear
4g grounds




Posted By: offroadzj
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 9:08 PM

well the only reason that i was contemplating the audiobahn setup is because i get audiobahn stuff on accommodation throuh my work, and the entire setup would be only $800 (amps and subs). I only get 70% off of the MTX msrp, so it will be quite a bit more. Anyone know what the msrp is on the subs and amp?

Thanks

Kenny





Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 10:24 PM

Then why are you asking for opinions if you can't afford it?

The price should be reason enough to get the better stuff, reality is you pay for you get.

Audiobahns so called 1800 wrms=B.S!

Save your money if thats what it takes because you will only wish you got the better gear in the long run.



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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 10:32 PM
but also i think u should get what u want , not what everyone is suggesting u get. man if u want audiobahns then get them , not because everyone in thier mama is telling u not to get them

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southsider




Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 10:35 PM

He asked for suggestions. And that's what we gave along with support as to why or why not.



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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 10:42 PM
naw i totally understand that no question i'm just sayin make up your own mind. audiobahn is okay if setup right. not the best but better than sony!

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southsider




Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 11:29 PM

If you even have a doubt in the gear, why bother even setting it up right to begin with if will fail or fall short of ones expectations, seems wasteful to me.



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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: June 05, 2005 at 11:33 PM
do what u do with what ya got

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southsider




Posted By: speedwayaudio1
Date Posted: June 06, 2005 at 3:53 AM
mtx all the way

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Big Dave




Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: June 06, 2005 at 11:15 AM
MTX beats Audbiobahn in every way possible.  The 9500 are killer subs and that should be a very loud setup as long as your charging system can handle it.

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Posted By: burns25
Date Posted: June 06, 2005 at 11:31 AM
I'd say go with the MTX setup myself. I'm assuming you work at Circuit seeing as that's where I worked and that resembles their accomodations. If I were you, I'd possibly look into some of the better Kicker subs you could get for a heck of a lot less. Also, remember that even with the subs and amps, you want a really good box to get the most out of it. It really does make a difference.




Posted By: TruckSystem
Date Posted: June 06, 2005 at 12:02 PM
Correct box for the subwoofer is 3/4 of the equasion, it's the single most important factor to making a subwoofer sound good. I would go with MTX between those two as well.

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2003 Chevrolet Silverado Standard Cab ~ Alpine CDA-9851
Diamond Audio D3600.1 ~ 2x Diamond Audio TM310D4
Diamond Audio D3400.4 ~ Diamond Audio Hex S600s
AstroStart RS5204 Remote Start/Alarm




Posted By: offroadzj
Date Posted: June 06, 2005 at 8:30 PM

while we're on the topic of boxes, does anyone have the bassbox pro program that they would like to share with a fellow stereo enthusiast... lol. I am in the process of rebuilding a new box for my thunder 8000's, and would like to work around with the program, but i dont have the $150 to fork out.

Thanks

Kenny





Posted By: Deusqe
Date Posted: June 07, 2005 at 11:50 AM
Dude, You say you get 70% off mtx products. Let's do some basic math here.

https://mtxaudio.com/caraudio/msrp.cfm
Msrp for MTX 9500: 599.95 * 2
Msrp for MTX 92001: 1599.95

Total cost = 2799.85
Apply 70% discount = 839.96

So the difference between great gear and yard sale gear = 39.96

I think the choice is pretty simple.

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don't rush into things...you'll get ripped off




Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: June 07, 2005 at 12:01 PM
yard sale gear is sweetposted_image

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