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Offline T_J_G

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Help with selecting sub and amp
« on: 02 February 2009, 14:17 »
Hey,

I'm thinking off adding a subwoofer to the standard system in my mk4 Golf. Possibly built in panel on the side. However saying I have about £150 to spend on an amplifier and subwoofer (10inch) what would you recommend, not after crushing bass just a subtleish addition to the normal speaker. The sub probably won't need a box.

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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2009, 15:13 »
if you want a ten and do not want to take too much space i would reccomend
the shallow fit pioneer 10" sub in a custom fibreglass box
this is the spec for the 12" version
http://www.awesomeautomotive.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=5_40&products_id=247
as you can see it is only 8.2 cm deep so you could have a very shallow box made(i can make one for you delivered for £130 trimmed in black carpet)
as for an amp this would be quite sufficient for the 10"
http://www.awesomeautomotive.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3_14&products_id=535
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2009, 15:17 »
You obviously didn't take note of my £150 budget for both! Thanks anyway though.

I'm probably going to make a fibreglass box for my boot to fit snugly like the auto acoustics ones.
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2009, 15:23 »
From the Awesome site:

Focal 25A1 £69

Hertz DS300 £80

Vibe slick 10 £50.99

Which is going to be best bang for buck out of those?

Not sure what rated amp I need to match it, probably only ever going to have a sub no other speaker so a Mono one would be fine wouldn't it?
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #4 on: 02 February 2009, 15:45 »
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #6 on: 02 February 2009, 17:58 »
it is my site indeed
yes there is a 10% discount off the total spend
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #7 on: 02 February 2009, 22:14 »
Quote from: troublestarter on 02 February 2009, 17:58
it is my site indeed
yes there is a 10% discount off the total spend

Brilliant I shall consider when I order as i've decided to make the enclosre myself.
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #8 on: 06 February 2009, 00:06 »
ebay for second hand older amps. same quality, but cheaper. alpine are good for amps, if your just running a sub, grab a monoblock, trying to match the rms with the sub.

as for subs, type r alpine, vibe blackair (i got 2 of them, awesome!).

 you can get 10" subs for hardly anything off ebay. i got one for 99p!!! also got 2 alpine type E 12" subs for like £20 in custom boxes. so there are plenty of bargains on ebay. you can set yourself a good sub setup for £50. will be fine for your use, as you said just a little bit of bass to add to the sound. not sure how much you like your music (D&B???) but if you love it, you will probs get more bass LOL!!  :grin:

stick to 10" for best sound quality.

LL ;)
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Re: Help with selecting sub and amp
« Reply #9 on: 06 February 2009, 10:34 »
Yeah deffo not going for more than 10 inch. Don't like alot of DnB (in fact most - but i do like some) I tend to listen to more rock. With lots of other stuff chucked in...
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