03-27-2008, 04:58 AM
You want to spend $100??
2 subs is not the answer to "use all of your power". Just wait. Seriously. Save up for one nicer sub in a well made custom box and you will be much happier. Have someone tune it for you and just forget it. A nicer sub will take all you can throw at it and just keep begging for more. My Brahma is running at about the recommended wattage right now but I know of many people running much more to them with no problems. RE has some subs on the same level. MTX's higher end line is nice, but overpriced once you get there IMO.
Their cheaper stuff is just that, cheap. Stay away from Sony X-Plods. They do what they say though, explode. Major problems blowing voice coils and don't sound that great to me. The only sub I would ever by from Circuit City or Best Buy is an Alpine Type R. Everything else is just a temporary hold over until you get to the real audio. Think of it as a VERY entry level RTR that you can't upgrade.
I would try to save up $200-$300 and then go to a sound shop and see if they have any demos or blemished stuff that they want to sell. You can probably find a used JL Audio W3V2 for about that price if you look.
Even more important is the box. You can take a crap sub and make it sound alright in a good box. You can make a good sub sound like crap in a crap box. If you can only have one good, it should be the box. 3/4" MDF minimum MAYBE more if you are going crazy. Shouldn't be needed though. I'm running 3/4" and its solid. (Use baltic birch if you have extra money and know that the box you already made out of MDF sounds good.) Brace the hell out of the inside. There are calculators online that can help you calculate volume for sealed and ported boxes, along with port size and length if necessary.
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2 subs is not the answer to "use all of your power". Just wait. Seriously. Save up for one nicer sub in a well made custom box and you will be much happier. Have someone tune it for you and just forget it. A nicer sub will take all you can throw at it and just keep begging for more. My Brahma is running at about the recommended wattage right now but I know of many people running much more to them with no problems. RE has some subs on the same level. MTX's higher end line is nice, but overpriced once you get there IMO.
Their cheaper stuff is just that, cheap. Stay away from Sony X-Plods. They do what they say though, explode. Major problems blowing voice coils and don't sound that great to me. The only sub I would ever by from Circuit City or Best Buy is an Alpine Type R. Everything else is just a temporary hold over until you get to the real audio. Think of it as a VERY entry level RTR that you can't upgrade.
I would try to save up $200-$300 and then go to a sound shop and see if they have any demos or blemished stuff that they want to sell. You can probably find a used JL Audio W3V2 for about that price if you look.
Even more important is the box. You can take a crap sub and make it sound alright in a good box. You can make a good sub sound like crap in a crap box. If you can only have one good, it should be the box. 3/4" MDF minimum MAYBE more if you are going crazy. Shouldn't be needed though. I'm running 3/4" and its solid. (Use baltic birch if you have extra money and know that the box you already made out of MDF sounds good.) Brace the hell out of the inside. There are calculators online that can help you calculate volume for sealed and ported boxes, along with port size and length if necessary.
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