Hey all
Can anyone tell me which direction to go in with an amp and sub to get a nice, tight punchy sound with as little 'flabbiness' as possible.
I'm slowly working my way through the audio in my MK3 and trying to upgrade one bit at a time. At the moment, I've got a Pioneer HU (DEH-6100P) that came with the car, it sounds pretty good for now but will be replaced with something more flexible input wise (USB, iPOO'D etc). I've run the loom for a cd changer but when you read the rest it'll tell you it's not yet installed.
It looks like there's some aftermarket speakers in the front doorcards, as they're not the delightful papercones supplied by VW but no identifying marks on them, some 17cm Fli speakers in the rear doorcard (it's only a 3dr but couldn't think what else to call it), that I got cheap and the standard front and rear tweeters. It sounds ok to me at the moment, but want to give it some balls.
I was given an amp and ported sub-box but the amp blew while installing it. Was very old kenwood and the guy who gave it to me couldn't be 100% it was working when he took it out of his last car, but free so hey ho. The sub is an old Kicker KSR-8 (I think) and takes up too much room in the boot as I move a lot of wood and tools to and from my workshop, so really want to carry out the wheel arch build stickied on here. I plan to do 2 arch builds and mount the cd changer and amp on the opposite side to the sub to give me as much boot space as possible.
I have been talking to a man about a dog to try and get a cheap amp so don't really much else to tell you on that front, but what's the best size sub speaker to get for an arch build when I want tight bass notes and what sort of power am I looking to get from the amp?
I listen to a mixture of Metal, Hip Hop and occasional breaks/BND etc etc (loving the mixes being posted on here guys, so keep them coming).
Thanks in advance for any and all help, advice and sarcasm.
Asbo