Sound good?

[Travis99Gt]

I have 2 2002 kicker comp 12's and receiving a MTX 2300x amp(thanks car audio dave from GAOC), probably going to do a sealed box. Sound like a decent set up? As long as it sounds good I'm not going to complain. Super professional high quality OMG that's amazing sound quality isn't a big issue of mine. I listen to a lot of trance and techno along with about every other type of music, and figured this would feed my craving for more bass over my stock system. Also getting some 3 way sony xplod 6x9's for teh deck lid(another cheap deal), figure with those, some nice 4x6 replacements in the door and a decent deck like a Pioneer or Alpine I might be doing good

[grass]

my opinion:

subs are great subs

sony sucks stay away from them

put some 6.5"s in the doors and not 4x6's you'll love em so much better, oval speakers (IMO) arent as good as circle ones


if u need any help/advice just post it

[papiogagt]

you'll get alot of this, and i have expierienced them, but, stay awas from xplode 6X9's! they are terrible. yeah, they're cheap, but you get what you pay for... just my $.02!

[Travis99Gt]

Well they're already bought, definitely cheap, but I will definitely pull em if they sound like crap. Already eyeing some Alpine's anyways
I'll think about doing the switch to teh bigger door speaker as well.

Also, the amp I'm using will do 333x2 at a 2 ohm load and my subs are 4 ohm, will it damage them if I run them at 2 ohms? The more power the better, the amp will do like 175x2 at 4 ohm and I was really hoping to get them CLOSE to their peak power so no worries about underpowering them and causing worse problem. I just don't want to do something stupid and blow them up

[nnewton123]

MB Quart!! MB Quart!! MB Quart!! Oh, they sound sooo nice. if you have subs... I would almost say screw the 6x9's.... and put 6½ components all the way around. Or 6½ coax's if you want to go a less expensive route.

[nnewton123]

Originally posted by Travis99Gt


Also, the amp I'm using will do 333x2 at a 2 ohm load and my subs are 4 ohm, will it damage them if I run them at 2 ohms? The more power the better, the amp will do like 175x2 at 4 ohm and I was really hoping to get them CLOSE to their peak power so no worries about underpowering them and causing worse problem. I just don't want to do something stupid and blow them up

if the subs are 4 ohm.... then the amp will get a 4 ohm load and put out 175. You can't get a 2 ohm load with a 4 ohm speaker.... Unless you have 2 of them.

[Travis99Gt]

I am going to be running 2 subs, so are you saying thats how I'll hvae to run a 2 ohm load or do you mean I have to have 2 amps? I'm perdy much an audio virgin

[nnewton123]

if you have 2 4 ohm subs.... you can get a 2 ohm load.... but then it will only be to one channel. It sounds like you have a 2 channel amp..... so each sub would be a 4 ohm load. Check out some car audio sites and it will all make sense. With what you have right now... you will only be able to run the amp at with the 175x2 @ 4 ohms.

[Travis99Gt]

K, much appreciated
Still learning all this stuff

[grass]

Originally posted by nnewton123
if you have 2 4 ohm subs.... you can get a 2 ohm load.... but then it will only be to one channel. It sounds like you have a 2 channel amp..... so each sub would be a 4 ohm load. Check out some car audio sites and it will all make sense. With what you have right now... you will only be able to run the amp at with the 175x2 @ 4 ohms.

actually couldnt he run the amp bridged to a 2 ohm load? put both 4 ohm subs in parallel

when you hook your amp up what your going to do is run 2 wires from the Left "+" (one wire to each sub "+" posts) then 2 wires to the "-" of each sub, that'll give you a 2 ohm load

[nnewton123]

you CAN bridge to a 2 ohm load.... but probably 80% or more of 2 channel amps will not run stable as 2 ohm bridged.

[grass]

ok i see my mistake now, i read his post wrong.

when he said 333x2 at 2ohms i read 333x1 @ 2ohms. you are correct sorry for confusion

i dont know why everybody raves about MB Quart, i personally think they suck unless you get a high line, the high line is outrageous. Buy a Oz Audio component set that'll blow those MB's out of the water anyday of the week. Even the "low line" Oz component sets.

Well he said SQ is'nt that big a deal, so I would'nt suggest MB Quart, Oz, ID or Focal, just because of the cost factor. (but I would bet if he heard them, he might change his mind about SQ). I would have suggested a 'middle of the road' speaker, ie Infinity, JBL, Polk, Crystal, etc. I would suggest 5¼" or 6½" up front. MTX makes good amps. Are those kickers the comp or comp VR versions. I usually recommend sealed, but I've owned several sets of comps in the past, and I believe ported is the way to go with these. JMO Good Luck!

[nnewton123]

Originally posted by kcitsGT
Well he said SQ is'nt that big a deal, so I would'nt suggest MB Quart, Oz, ID or Focal, just because of the cost factor. (but I would bet if he heard them, he might change his mind about SQ). I would have suggested a 'middle of the road' speaker, ie Infinity, JBL, Polk, Crystal, etc. I would suggest 5¼" or 6½" up front. MTX makes good amps. Are those kickers the comp or comp VR versions. I usually recommend sealed, but I've owned several sets of comps in the past, and I believe ported is the way to go with these. JMO Good Luck!

mb quart's aren't really that expensive though. their entry level 6½ components are like 170ish... very similar to what you would pay for infinity or polk. As far as them sucking....... I guess to each their own. I love how mine sound. Sure are a lot better than the infinity's I used to have up front.

[grass]

i got my infinity reference (lower line) for $109 or something

Originally posted by nnewton123


mb quart's aren't really that expensive though. their entry level 6½ components are like 170ish... very similar to what you would pay for infinity or polk. As far as them sucking....... I guess to each their own. I love how mine sound. Sure are a lot better than the infinity's I used to have up front.

i used to think MB quart was good too..... until i heard Oz Audio. Now MB sucks compared to Oz but Mb compared to lets say JBL or mtx they are good. Find you some Oz's and you'll see what i mean.

[Travis99Gt]

Yeah 170 for a 6 1/2 set is a bit too pricey. BTW I'm still deciding on what I want to do with the subs. 1 person says I can run both subs very sufficiently with this amp and the next says no only run 1. I may simply run 1 sub instead of the 2, but I'm not real sure yet. They're just comps, not comp vr's, and I'm going to do them or IT(whenever I decide how many ot use) in a sealed box, not ported. Thanks for all the heads up, I'll likely end up with all infinity speakers, got a buddy who can get em pretty cheap so I may get me some of those

[TroubleGA96]

alpine.....mmm im a big alpine fan...have the cda 9807 HU a 12" type R sub and type s 6x9s and 4x6s whoch are amped by a clarion amp.....damn does it sound nice.....or and ported is definantly the ay to go with any sub....well alot of em anyways, it will be so much louder and nice sounding

[matts]

depends on what you consider nice sounding. a ported box will be louder, but it will be less accurate at the same time. you dont see very many SQ setups that will be running a ported box.