purchasing subs

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Topic: purchasing subs

Posted By: ener.g
Subject: purchasing subs
Date Posted: July 28, 2006 at 3:57 PM

Im looking in to buying 2 MTX Thunder 9500 12" subs.I have a 1997 Oldsmobile Bravada-Plenty of box space.Does anyone have any feedback on these subs, or amp/amps to run these on?I already have 1/0 AWG wire through the car on a 200amp circuit breaker from previous setup.
Thanks in advance

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Posted By: cloak559
Date Posted: July 28, 2006 at 4:19 PM

Well, a friend of mine had two 9500 12"s in a jeep cherokee in a ported box, and they sounded so so...If your looking for SPL theyre a good woofer but as far as SQ, they get a 2 out of 5 from me...

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'89 Mercedes-Benz 300E
Pioneer DEH-5900UB
(2)RE Audio SX 10"s
(1)US Amps MD3D
3ft^3 @ 37Hz

Blowing up in a car accident doesnt worry me, as long as I'm putting out some major dB's when I die...

Posted By: ener.g
Date Posted: July 31, 2006 at 5:00 AM

my previous amp on the old setup was an
Audiobahn a2300hct..(yes i know audiobahn is not top quality)
but its 1 ohm stable for 2400 watts rms (so it says)
still have it
would you guys reccomend selling it for something else or buying a new one ?

Posted By: snoracer98
Date Posted: July 31, 2006 at 1:56 PM

why not try the amp on the subs before thinking about replacing it? as long as the gains are set right i dont see how it could hurt anything just to test it out. if you find you need more power then get a better amp. i know that every one on here is going to tear you up about the audiobahn but its what you have u know its not the best brand, but if it works it works. i have an audiobahn comp set in my front doors (for the last 3yrs) and i honstly like them, ive never had anyone get in my truck and complain so i'll keep running them till they die.

Posted By: ener.g
Date Posted: July 31, 2006 at 10:05 PM

thats what i will be doing..
but I'm not sure if it will be the best/better option for getting the best performance out of the subs possible

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(2)MTX T9512s
(1)Audiobahn a2300hct (for now)
(1)RF 125amp circuit breaker
(1)Optima Yellow Top
(1)Power Acoustic 6.0F Cap
Jensen 7" DVD motorized LCD (garbage)
PS2