Help deciding on amp for subs

[Bwcad1]

Here are a couple of my designs









that's for you to decide

[callandor2k]

Those are awesome. But won't fit in my car unfortunately. I wasn't doubting your ability to design. I was merely asking if you could design one better to suite my area restriction and sub requirements.

I don't want anything too complicated I cant build it with the tools I have. Without having to take the design to work and having the CAD guys reprogram it into their system and sending it to the computerized router to cut the pieces out for me.

[Bwcad1]

Those are awesome. But won't fit in my car unfortunately. I wasn't doubting your ability to design. I was merely asking if you could design one better to suite my area restriction and sub requirements.
I don't want anything too complicated I cant build it with the tools I have. Without having to take the design to work and having the CAD guys reprogram it into their system and sending it to the computerized router to cut the pieces out for me.

These boxes weren't for your car and i didn't think you were doubting me. There just examples of some of my work. I built most of these myself with nothing but simple tools.

I let my work speak for itself i'm not gonna tell you something of mine is better than anyone else unless i've had my hands on there stuff.

[callandor2k]

These boxes weren't for your car and i didn't think you were doubting me. There just examples of some of my work. I built most of these myself with nothing but simple tools.
I let my work speak for itself i'm not gonna tell you something of mine is better than anyone else unless i've had my hands on there stuff.

I know they were not for my car. Just being sarcastic.

[GlassWolf]

I'd personally just try to keep the port tuned above the Fs of the sub if ya can, and make sure to set the amp's subsonic filter to protect that sub.
nice images.

[callandor2k]

Well I may be in a tighter money crunch than I thought. Just checked my bank balance today. And it wasn't good. So I am gonna hafta hold off on the rest of my system build for a while and save up some money.

But just for s**ts and grins. I want your opinions on something. I been reading a little bit tonight and have not quite found the answer I am looking for. Since Maxxonics owns MB Quart, Hifonics, Autotek and Crunch. Are their amps and subs all same quality?

[Bwcad1]

1 No.

2 you will read a lot of opinions on maxxsonics products that aren't very positive. Especially if your on the nutthugger websites like SMD. The problem is people complain about shitty products because they heard someone else say it and that spreads like wild fire on that specific forum. I have run every single company under maxxsonics and all of there amps are exactly what they say. They are mid level equipment at a mid level price.

They do make budget equipment like the now autotek and crunch line. there are a lot of elitist that feel they need to justify there spending thousands of dollars by bashing budget products.

Fact of the matter is i have won competitions with everything from crunch to hifonics using the budget and the high end.

The autotek and lower crunch lines are budget minded pieces designed for price point purchase.

the Hifonics and mbquart discus line are mid level product at a mid level price and are better built.

the upper lines like quart premium and Hifonics XXV are top level amps and they cost quite a penny.

Fact if the matter is 90 percent of what you read on other forums is biased bullshit spewed by people who most likely have never had there hand on the product but heard from a friend who said it was junk. Its just one of those things you learn as you progress through this hobby.

BTW i'm no longer sponsored by maxxsonics i have no stake in the company what so ever. This is an honest opinion from someone who has used the amps and has actually tested the rated output of most of these amps people bash.

Im sure most of the people on this forum who have used a maxxsonics product are pretty happy with it.

[loudwagon15s]

its no secret that maxxsonics has products that are good bang for the buck, and i always see their products at cheap, non warrentyable flea places, so naturally a chunk of their buyers are people looking for as much as they can get for the least $. Of course not ALL, but i'd say the majority of those people dont know a thing about 12v electronics or how to install them, so equipment fails due to operator/installer error and the company gets blamed

[callandor2k]

I know there is a lot of one sided opinions due to being owned by Maxxonics. "it's owned by maxxonics.... Nevermind I won't buy it then." I have seen that alot. I base my opinions on experience as well. I have never used any of them. So I am still open minded about them. Even though I have yet to use my MB Quart amp. I like it already. I like the looks and overall features it has. Granted my experience with car audio equipment is limited compared to some. But I know what is good and what is not from what I have used.

The reason I asked is because I seen the Crunch GPV12D4/GPV12D2 and the GPV15D2 and was wondering about their comparison to MB Quart Reference series.

The Crunch GPV series are cheap as hell in my opinion (little more than half of MB Quart Reference) and was wondering on their quality due to cheap price. Because sometimes you get what you pay for. $145 for a pair of subs is kinda hard to pass over if they are of decent to good quality. And if they are as good or close to the MB Quart reference series I may have to keep those in mind when I can finally get to finish my system.

I have seen some videos of them in action and they look like they perform well. But since YouTube videos can be a little out of whack some times it's hard to tell their vocal and reaction performance.

[loudwagon15s]

imo 1 more expensive woofer>2 cheaper woofers