I've had my car for a little over a month now. We've seen some good times, some bad times, and definately some bl00dy (<--cant say that word?) times from various cuts and many, many bruises.
Here's my baby starting out.
Wow, those rims sure are dull...first thing I did, was shined them up (took forever!) and added some black accents..
Time to get at least some sort of sound comin from my baby...time to break out the 0 gauge.
Put in some subs, and an amp...starting off with this..
2 dual 12's, and 2 audiobahn 12's in bandpass..
Throw some more paint on me! I swear my car was begging...so of course, I had to comply.
Well, running two amps (kenwood KAC-7202, and an Audiobahn A8000T) had my alternator very sad and depressed...So, who wants a sad, depressed alternator in their new car?? Not me! I quickly got his bigger brother.. (200 amp)
Well, the audiobahn started overheating, and I decided it was time for a change... Took out the back seats, upgraded my rear suspension, got a HiFonics Brutus 1605, and ended up with three sets of two 12" dual's in bandpass enclosures.
Nice and loud. Fantastic. oh no! Rattling! Time to get things sound proofed.. Yay.
Hey, while I'm under here, might as well throw in my Pioneer REV series 6.5" 2ways...(built in hp crossover).
Yeesy, my firebird is time consuming, now it wants even MORE custom paint done...so here goes..
Ahh...it's been a busy month for me and my car.. Right now, current projects include turning the side view mirrors black, as well as completely redoing the interior...carpet is going black, while a ton of the interior is going white (including dashboard, steering wheel, center console, and e-break, etc..)
Looks pretty good besides the sub choice. Those Duals are absolute bottom of the line. Throwing any 6 subs in your car will be loud, but I can't imagine the lack of SQ from that setup. Good job other than that.
Actually, these dual's have pretty damn good SQ..for about 30 days before they spazz out.. And get the 4 year warranty, and replace'm every 30 days. Heh heh. And i'm thinking about getting six L7's in a custom box.. (ported).
"Actually, these dual's have pretty damn good SQ..for about 30 days before they spazz out.. And get the 4 year warranty, and replace'm every 30 days. Heh heh. And i'm thinking about getting six L7's in a custom box.. (ported)."
I guess it depends on what setups you've heard to compare them to heh. In your car, 6 L7's really wouldnt be practical. Not to mention you would want a minimum of around 4,800w RMS to power them.
Heh...Thing about W7's (is that what that is?) Is I dont think one W7, would be as loud as the six 12's I'm using now... And the thing about six L7's, I wouldnt be object to moving my starter battery to the back, and squeezing another alternator under the hood using that space... I already have 200 amps, add 200 more, and I think I could handle the 4000+ RMS the L7's would want..
Actually, I am open to any idea's people might have.. My F-Body (99) has the back seats removed, and I am looking to get something set up (already have a hifonics 1605D amp I can use) for under $3500, but as SPL as possible for now..(will adjust for SQ later). I can use literally all the space behind passenger/driver seats in the front. Any advice people? Would be removing the duals, so looking for four to six 12's, and extra amps to power them... (Or even two 12's if it'd be louder...just keeping in mind the $3500ish budget, give or take $300).
I agree...most dual's do suck.. But if you havnt heard this specific model, please hold your comment to yourself. It actually sounds VERY good.. ;) I hit about 148dB.
HEHE that one W7 hit 148.2.But that was when it was in a cheezy vented box that didn't last very long. a secret to our cars is the hatch.so puttin the subs in the back seat will almost completly defet the hatch and the gains you can get from it.. if my one sub can hit higher then that then you need to get some better stuff man. and you also gotta remember i have anouther W7 that i am thinking about adding to my car. but this time around it's gonna be a vented box...i am triing to hit 155ish. What you think about this setup...... 2 W7 12's vented box at 36hz. 2 Zapco 1100.1 amps one on each sub?
god damn that sh!t looks ghetto as hell inside...3 boxes just laying around lol...but nice car though..also Simon you do have to remember that you have like a $700 sub while all 6 of those subs probably cost him like $300-400 although personally i wouldve just gotten one good sub
nope bought it for 400.....from a local stereo shop...but he gives me discounts due to the fact i only really buy from him. i just wished he caried more then just JL and Zapco as i would have a better selection on door speakers from him. and my second W7 i bought from him for what it took to send it off and get the new one off warrenty cuz some one blew it and it wouldn't be covered under warrenty....so the guy just left it there and said toss it....i saw it and asked how much to send it off to get a new one and he said 250. and i said sold!!!
Heh...all six of those subs, in the bandpass boxes, and my amp, all cost less than one W7 in one of those loud boxes. I'm not sure about all of you who like to laugh, and/or point out what's better, but there is ALWAYS going to be something better. I'm not ashamed to say I'm not rich, I work for a living, and have bills. ;) If I could go dump $8,000 in a car audio system, I'm sure it'd be more impressive. heh heh.
i don't know if you meant it the way i took it or not but i do work for a living......i am workin 24 hours or more at a time sometimes.....and i have one of the most dangerous jobs...i am in the military.....i fix the radar systems.....sometimes that can put me in places i don't wanna be....and i am in a deployment cycle to the desert meaning i could go to iraq. and that just makes my job that much worse working in 100+ temps with people out there that want to kill ya. (Climbs off the Podium) i am not here to start a war with anyone....but i only have 400ish a paycheck to pay bills with and save for stuff.....if i can do it i know other people can.
I'm not sayin you dont work, Simon, and I'm not referring to your comments.. ;) Just everyone who always lists what's better, and how it 'should' sound, but also talk about somethin that costs $3000 more.. ;)
And get the 4 year warranty, and replace'm every 30 days. 