Car Audio Help

masi · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: Car Audio Help

Hey, I am new to car audio equipment and i need some help.

First off i drive a GMC sierra denali and i wanted to get two 12' subs.

I wanna know if i should get a kicker L7 or something else

secondly, how much power should i give.

does this look like a good deal or a scam http://www.etronics.com/p-24001-pyramid-pb1644x-4000-watt-4-channel-bridgeable-mosfet-amplifier.aspx

last. what else do i need besides the amp and the subs. wires obviously but do i need anything else?

EJazzle · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

i have a setup i can hook you up with,

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

if you want somethign good let me know i got so many speakers left over from when i had a denali...dont waste your money on L7's way over priced and not that great. that amp on that site you gave was a not that great, i wouldnt get it. pm me and i can hook you up with some great speakers for really cheap and i can hook them up for you, i did all the work in my denali and anyone that heard it can vouch it was retardedly loud.

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

<MikeG>, 15 years old and you have a wiggerish Denali with a bunch of speakers? Laughing

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

uidzero, try again im not 15 dont have a denali any more its sold, and i did have a few systems? and you can ask anyone im far from a wigger.

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

Then why did you say you're 15?

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

where did i say im 15??

uidzero · Kickflip Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 3839 City: Casselberry

ohhh lol I thought you were MattG Laughing

nevermind

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

lol no problem Very Happy

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

Andrew MassIVE, First you'll want a mono amp, not a four channel amp. The amp you posted (aside from being a no name brand garbage amp) is meant for powering 4 speakers. You could use it to power a sub...but a mono amp for subs are better.

My personal preference is Pioneer Premier...I have 2 10" Pioneer Premier championship series pro subs with a Pioneer Premier PRS mono amp in my car wired @ 4 ohms. They hit super clean and get real loud.

JL audio also makes nice subs.

First you have to decide whether you want single voice coil. double voice coil or even triple voice coil subs. Simply, more voice coils (or magnets) the more power a sub can take.

You'll also want to figure out what you want to wire you subs at...1 ohm (not recommended) 2 ohm (most common) 4 ohm or 8 ohm. This is the amount of resistance that you wire your subs at...it has to do with how your subs match your amp settings.

Examples of sub wiring for dual voice coil subs:
http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=161

As for wiring...you'll want want to wire in a fuse in the main power line no more than 3 feet from the battery. A lot of people say capacitors help from keeping your lights from dimming...and if you're running your subs at high power with your ghetto beats cranked all the time...you may want to invest in one.

Anyways, I suggest you visit this website and do some reading...it gives you very simple explanations of how car audio works and how to set it up properly:
http://www.bcae1.com/

De Oro · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1064 City: Austin

Memphis Audio....

Cary K. · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Car Audio Help

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

masi · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject:

Cary K., i dont have that much money/ i have bose stock which is pretty good.

Cyclone268 · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:

Andrew MassIVE, yeah stock bose systems are a b!tch to remove anyway

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

Except Bose systems are trash :/

Volcomstone167 · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject:

get 2 jl w7s with a jl1000.1 amp

you will turn heads

MattG · Posted: Oct 27, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject:

Volcomstone167, $ much?

De Oro · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1064 City: Austin

2 JL 12w7's - $1200
1 JL 1100 watt amp - $800

price of turning heads because you just blasted out all your windows...

$$$$ not worth it