by lotas » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:01 pm
you might want to check out the sticky at the top of the forum , the "bang for your buck subs" though with $800 you might be able to get something a little better.
If you go the RE route, and you are lookin for SQ, I'd go for a pair of RE's or SE's, but if you are going for SPL, go for a SX.
By the way, not sure if you know, but to clarify..
SQ- Sound Quality
SPL - Sound Pressure Level (loudness basically)
SQL - Mix of the two
You could also look into the Kicker Comp subs, I think those can be had for pretty cheap. Also check out
http://www.soundsplinter.com the rl-i or p(?) series subs are good for the money. And depending on what size you want, like Tedd mentioned, you could get an Atlas or maybe even an Avalanche depending on what you wanted (from
http://www.ascendantaudio.com)
As far as an amp goes, I would reccomend Kicker from personally experience. I would also reccomend if you go the Kicker route, to do a pricematch from Cardomain.com with etronics.com or another site that carries kickers at low prices. (cardomain will not only match it, but they will beat it by a small amount, and they have great customer service and are authorized dealers! I got a Kicker Kx 1200.1 for $438 from them and their regular price for it is $799!)
Good luck
edit: you might want to leave $50 or so for a box if you plan on making one. 3/4" MDF at Home Depot is like $25-30 and you will probably want some liquid nails, clear silicone, a caulk gun (if you dont already have one), some wood screws, and you will want somehow get a jigsaw, but box building is down the road a ways, but just a heads up!
you might want to check out the sticky at the top of the forum , the "bang for your buck subs" though with $800 you might be able to get something a little better.
If you go the RE route, and you are lookin for SQ, I'd go for a pair of RE's or SE's, but if you are going for SPL, go for a SX.
By the way, not sure if you know, but to clarify..
SQ- Sound Quality
SPL - Sound Pressure Level (loudness basically)
SQL - Mix of the two
You could also look into the Kicker Comp subs, I think those can be had for pretty cheap. Also check out [url]http://www.soundsplinter.com[/url] the rl-i or p(?) series subs are good for the money. And depending on what size you want, like Tedd mentioned, you could get an Atlas or maybe even an Avalanche depending on what you wanted (from [url]http://www.ascendantaudio.com[/url])
As far as an amp goes, I would reccomend Kicker from personally experience. I would also reccomend if you go the Kicker route, to do a pricematch from Cardomain.com with etronics.com or another site that carries kickers at low prices. (cardomain will not only match it, but they will beat it by a small amount, and they have great customer service and are authorized dealers! I got a Kicker Kx 1200.1 for $438 from them and their regular price for it is $799!)
Good luck
edit: you might want to leave $50 or so for a box if you plan on making one. 3/4" MDF at Home Depot is like $25-30 and you will probably want some liquid nails, clear silicone, a caulk gun (if you dont already have one), some wood screws, and you will want somehow get a jigsaw, but box building is down the road a ways, but just a heads up!