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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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best subs?

I just got a free sub box, it's made to fit 10's.. what would you guy's say would be the best to put in there?
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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Re: best subs?

There are hundreds of good possibilities. A good place to start would be to find out what available airspace that box has, and if it's ported, finding out the port dimensions. Finding a sub whose ideal volume is similar to what you have would be a good start. It's also a good idea to decide whether you're looking for boom, sound quality, or a comprimise of the two. Of course your budget is also a huge consideration, as is the rest of the stereo.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Re: best subs?

JL Audio, and a good brand amp.

JAmes.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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Re: best subs?

Jim you have the most killer set up in your camaro dude,

and what i'm looking for is somthing that can bump hard and sounds good with mostly rap.. some rock.. no clue with this whole air space thing.. i was at les schwab one day looking at rims for my car and this dude came up behind me and told me everything i was looking at was "ugly".. then we talked for a bit about camaros and he said if i went to his house he'd give me a free box.. and sure enough, i went there.. the box looks like it's in perfect shape.. there's no cracks or anything in it.. it's got 2 10 in cut outs and a place to screw in an amp in there.. all i know is.. new box's cost around $300 around here.. and i got mine free.. budget wise, i've got about $100-$140 per.. and i have an alpine sterro in my car right now (came with the car) so i know nothing about it.. all i know is it looks like some of the newer sterro's but from what i was told it's a few years old
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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Re: best subs?

well , i have 2 alpine type r's in my camaro there 10's and there getting powered by my 1200 watt mono amped wired to 1 ohm , they freakin pound , they got the bass and the sound there SQL subs and there bitchin

http://ikesound.com/product-product_id/3304
theres the subs i bought

http://ikesound.com/product-product_id/4368
heres the amps

its a bitchin system use 4 guage wire for the amp , i am very happy with them and they just pound my friends 2 12's away
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Re: best subs?

Originally Posted by JamFitz
JL Audio, and a good brand amp.

JAmes.

I have 3 JL 10w0's and they sound really clean and hit hard.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 02:54 AM
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Re: best subs?

Ascendant Audio subs have good reviews, they're cheap too, SQ subs.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Re: best subs?

I had 3 JL Audio 8's in a box. I love em.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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Re: best subs?

Ascendant Audio subs are awesome subs.. they are more than SQ subs.. they also get loud... check out Audioque, DD (Digital Designs), Fi, RD i beleive is a new line with some monster subs that would be worth trying imo
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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Re: best subs?

I've heard great things about the Type R's, they seem to be a great deal for 500W RMS speakers. Myself, I went with a single 10" Pioneer TS-W256C which is a 350W RMS and tossed it in a 1.25 Cu Ft. enclosure. I only went with it because the rest of the components are Pioneer. It's definitely more of a sound quality speaker but it hits pretty good for what it is
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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Re: best subs?

ya i got an 8" JL in a box made for it...sounds great and hits pretty darn hard for an 8".
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