Which sub for moms corvette 
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 152 Registered: Mar-05 | My mom wants a sub to make her car sound better since she likes to listen to loud music (mostly rock and a tiny bit of mainstream rap, country, a variety). I wanted to get here somthing that is a known name brand and has great SQ and can get a little loud. The price rang for the amp/sub/box would be around $300. I was thinking maybe the JL 10W3 or the Infinity 100.3. She said she doesnt want to take up much room and corvettes dont have much to spair so I was thinking a 10" would be good in a small sealed box. Any suggestions? |
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Gold Member Username: SubfanaticWalton, Ky Post Number: 2743 Registered: Dec-04 | i would say an 8 inch RE RE or somen for a mom in a corvette, its only like 50 bucks plus shipping, supposedly a great little sub |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 153 Registered: Mar-05 | Isnt RE moving? I also dont feel like ordering from them, I want to just click some buttons and it be on its way lol. |
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Gold Member Username: SubfanaticWalton, Ky Post Number: 2747 Registered: Dec-04 | oh HAHA< well 300 for a nice sounding system for a corvette and a mommy |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 154 Registered: Mar-05 | ??? |
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Gold Member Username: SubfanaticWalton, Ky Post Number: 2748 Registered: Dec-04 | http://www.acaraudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_51&products_id=278 how would u feel about that |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 155 Registered: Mar-05 | lol, would that be everything id need? Order that and put it in the trunk along with wiring everything? |
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Gold Member Username: SubfanaticWalton, Ky Post Number: 2750 Registered: Dec-04 | yea pretty much or i have another one picked out already |
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Gold Member Username: SubfanaticWalton, Ky Post Number: 2752 Registered: Dec-04 | AMP http://www.acaraudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_36&products_id=646 Sub http://www.acaraudio.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=14&products_id=165 |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 157 Registered: Mar-05 | Yah, I dont want the Basslink thing or whatever. I was thinking a 2 channel hifonics worrior amp with like 250 watts to an infinity kappa (whichever model) from onlinecarstereo.com. That would be like $250. Maybe I'll get a HU idk. |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 2462 Registered: Nov-04 | Hifonics? Don't waste your money on that brand. Audiobahn A8000T amp is around $130 - $150 and is a better amp for the money. |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 158 Registered: Mar-05 | I have an A8000T and its an 800 watt amp. Im looking to power a 285 watt sub with a 99$ hifonics 280 watt 2 channel amp... How would I go about wiring these: http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=11740 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13986 Not too sure how to wire 2 channel amps. |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 2463 Registered: Nov-04 | You bridge the amp first and then wire the sub. Since the sub is 2ohms DVC, you wire it in series for 4ohms load. Don't say I didn't warn you about Hifonics amp. |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 159 Registered: Mar-05 | it doesnt say what ohm the 280 watts would be at... When you bridge a 2 channel amp what is the ohm load you must wire the speakers at? |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 160 Registered: Mar-05 | wait, since its 1 sub, im not supposed to bridge it right? |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 161 Registered: Mar-05 | Isaac, how come a lot of people use HiFonics amps and then say Audiobahn is crap? Why would the HiFonics not do the job for my situation? |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 2468 Registered: Nov-04 | Well Hifonics and Audiobahn do make lot of crap amp models. However, they do have some "good" ones as well. The Hifonics amp you're looking at is one of their low end model. I doubt you will get anything quality out of it. Most cheap amps will only support 4ohms bridged. So I'm guessing Hifonics is the same. The sub you posted above is 2 ohms DVC, so it can be wired in series for 4ohms total. |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 162 Registered: Mar-05 | So would it work out ok? If so, how exactly (what to what) would I go about wiring it? |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 2474 Registered: Nov-04 | You will need amp powering kit for the amp (if you don't have one already). All the instruction you need will come with the amp or the power wiring kit. Very easy to follow. I'd invest in a better rca cable though. The ones that come in a kit, is always a low grade. Look for rca twisted cable. Don't overpay either. |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 163 Registered: Mar-05 | Also, if I hook it up to the facotory HU, what adapters/wiring harnesses will I need? |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 2484 Registered: Nov-04 | If your stock HU has rca connectors then that would be ideal. If not, most amps nowdays come with speaker wire to rca converter built in. You will lose out in sound quality. |
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Silver Member Username: Dpaw20FL USA Post Number: 164 Registered: Mar-05 | Damn, I hope not a lot. Ive heard of people using stock HU's though and being fine with it. Maybe we'll just get amp/sub/box and try that first. |
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