Sub recommendations?
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Topic: Sub recommendations?
Posted By: boardinbum
Subject: Sub recommendations?
Date Posted: December 26, 2005 at 3:40 AM
I'm helping one of my buddies build a system for his 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, and need some suggestions for a nice sub.
The setup is going to be pretty SQ oriented, but I want to be able to go with a single 12" sub that'll pound.
The HU will probably be an Eclipse CD5435.
The speakers will be a set of Boston Acoustics SL60's powered off of an Orion 4004 4 channel amp.
Then probably some Boston Acoustics S65RC for the rear doors.
Now, for the sub...
The first thing that came to mind was an Infinity Kappa Perfect. But I don't think a single Perfect would be able to produce quite the loudness we're looking for.
So my next thought was to put a single 12" Alpine Type R in a well made ported box. The Type R has to be one of my favorite subs of all time. It's really amazing for the price.
So, do you guys have any other suggestions for the sub?
Probably a 12" that's not too spendy (<$350) that'll provide very good sq, and still be able to produce some chest pounding bass when given the right box and amp.
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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: December 26, 2005 at 6:21 AM
Out of those two subs, the perfects will get much louder in a properly built ported box.
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Posted By: ddsubman
Date Posted: December 26, 2005 at 9:08 AM
Digital Designs 3512 , Look it up on ddaudio.com.
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Posted By: stang351w
Date Posted: December 26, 2005 at 9:11 AM
the digital design's are nice, havn't heard one yet, got a pair of the 1000's on the way just to try them. and the infinity's are nice to.
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Posted By: HamiltonAudio
Date Posted: December 26, 2005 at 9:45 AM
Don't forget Resonant Engineering - for that money, you can get into an SX12 - which will certainly out-wang anything Alpine has ever made - and sound pretty good doing it. ;) For a LOT less money, consider a pair of RE12's - don't need much power to get them going and sound excellent. I've got 6 x RE10's in my street beater right now with 1300 wrms and it holds 145's on the TL all day long with MUSIC :) bmoney
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