i need to match a decent sub for my amp

[sykes2009]

i want a decent 10" sub for my amp i can spend about £70-£80 on the sub

heres the amp i have
http://www.caraudiodiscount.com/ipa500-p-11379.html

[sykes2009]

is this any good
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/9741.html

[Ashleyp]

2 threads with exactly the same question by 2 people lol, what are the chances

anyway, that amps cack, doubt it'll have enough power but for the money:

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/jbl-gto1014-p-7216.html?cadid=5l4c7g0sid38b8f9o4aka1buo3

[sykes2009]

i dident spot the other thread sorry, i no amp's not much cop its the best i could afford at the time in the shop i got it from, its curantly powering a 12" gbl gto sub now and it doesent sound to bad but im wanting to move down to a 10" because its abit less waight in the boot

[sykes2009]

2 threads with exactly the same question by 2 people lol, what are the chances

anyway, that amps cack, doubt it'll have enough power but for the money:

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/jbl-gto1014-p-7216.html?cadid=5l4c7g0sid38b8f9o4aka1buo3

that sub looks quite deep what 10" box will i need for it

[Ashleyp]

i dident spot the other thread sorry, i no amp's not much cop its the best i could afford at the time in the shop i got it from, its curantly powering a 12" gbl gto sub now and it doesent sound to bad but im wanting to move down to a 10" because its abit less waight in the boot

lol, nah the other threads by someone else, so your free to post obvs, just random how two people have an amp but need a 10" to match

you wont lose much weight tbh, and with the small output of the amp, you want as much bass as you can get

keep the 12" imo

that sub looks quite deep what 10" box will i need for it

custom made box as with all subs

probs less than 1cu.ft if sealed

around 1.cu.ft if ported

its not that deep, 8"

[sykes2009]

what sort of power and rms ect should i be looking for that will work best with my amp so i can do some serching about for subs

[Ashleyp]

cant remember the exact specs of the amp, but it'll be giving a sub around 150wrms

if anything, look to increase amp power

but remmeber, subs dont produce watts, power figures dont have to be matched... buy a decent sub, then later on get a good amp for it

failing that: just keep the 12" you have, i dont see what your gaining from buying a smaller sub, saving 2kg, if that? it'll produce more bass than a 10" anyway

[sykes2009]

i see what your saying, i was hoping it would be at least a littel bit diffrent in wight, as i did a boot build and have the sub at the drivers side, and i have upgraded the wheels to 15" and it seems that the wight is causing the tyer to rub on the arch, so i carnt take no pasengers, and its only doing it on the drivers side,

if i keep the 12" what sub do you reckon will be best for the amp to get as much clear deep bass as i can, cheers for your help by the way :y:

[Ashleyp]

i see what your saying, i was hoping it would be at least a littel bit diffrent in wight, as i did a boot build and have the sub at the drivers side, and i have upgraded the wheels to 15" and it seems that the wight is causing the tyer to rub on the arch, so i carnt take no pasengers, and its only doing it on the drivers side,

if i keep the 12" what sub do you reckon will be best for the amp to get as much clear deep bass as i can, cheers for your help by the way :y:

put the sub in the middle of the boot

simple, obvious solution..

what sub do you have? exact model?

[sykes2009]

cant remember the exact specs of the amp, but it'll be giving a sub around 150wrms

if anything, look to increase amp power


how would i increase amp power or by that do you mean buy a better amp,
im guted that my amp is that crap it cost me £100 at the time

[Ashleyp]

how would i increase amp power or by that do you mean buy a better amp,
im guted that my amp is that crap it cost me £100 at the time

the reason why audio advice should always be seeked before a purchase ;)

new amp, inphase suck, over rated & over ambitious,

[sykes2009]

yeah your rite mate i should of seeked advice, i bought it about a year ago, and its seems to be ok bass is quite deep, i have turnd it down to be truthfull because it was to much, but it could still be alot beter though, i carnt find the manual for the sub model, so am going to serch on the net and put a link up, 2 secs

[sykes2009]

its this one mate
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/jbl-gto-1202d-p-4235.html?cadid=5l4c7g0sid38b8f9o4aka1buo3

[Ashleyp]

its this one mate
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/jbl-gto-1202d-p-4235.html?cadid=5l4c7g0sid38b8f9o4aka1buo3

rated at 300wrms
but have been known to take in excess of double

im sceptical about them myselves, well taking over 700wrms, can be done, but i wouldnt do it

giving it around 500wrms would be fine, something like this:

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/jbl-gto7001-p-6737.html?cadid=gliosqgpsenuur0rhh370tk9n1

:)

[sykes2009]

so do you rekon im best keeping the sub and upgrade the amp, then that should give me better sound quality, can you get lighter sub boxes then, i have seen fiberglass ones on ebay but there about £100, big diffrens from a £20-£30 wooden box

[Ashleyp]

so do you rekon im best keeping the sub and upgrade the amp, then that should give me better sound quality, can you get lighter sub boxes then, i have seen fiberglass ones on ebay but there about £100, big diffrens from a £20-£30 wooden box

ive got a sub quite a lot heavier than the one you currently have, my cars lowerd, and peopl ein the back causes 0 probs

get a new amp, will increase output & quality

[sykes2009]

yeah i dont no what it is mate but it only does it on the drivers side where the sub box is, maby the dampers fooked, and i will never be able to lower it with these stupid alloys

[Ashleyp]

yeah i dont no what it is mate but it only does it on the drivers side where the sub box is, maby the dampers fooked, and i will never be able to lower it with these stupid alloys

put sub box in middle, check suspension

my box is around 4 - 5 kilos, and my sub is around 10 - 20, amps in total are around 5 - 10kg

[sykes2009]

yeah im going to move it to the middel, ill be taking the false floor out to get rid of abit of waight, so ill have to screw the amp to the box again, how did you secure your box down, on the lowering side i carnt do it because the wheels wont took up into the arches they needed 5mm spacers on wich now means the arch is inline with the tyers, the tyers are 195/50/15, but even if i lowerd it and put 45 profile on its still going to be the same, i think the only solution would be to fit a vt kit

[Ashleyp]

adding a VT kit is an epic waste of cash tbh

velcroe on bottom of sub box attaches to carpet

[sykes2009]

do you think it would be a waste, just i thought that when puting on the rear arches to a flat arch, some of the rear quarter had to be cut away so then that would allow me some room to lower

[Ashleyp]

do you think it would be a waste, just i thought that when puting on the rear arches to a flat arch, some of the rear quarter had to be cut away so then that would allow me some room to lower

nope.. vt kit is just clipped on to a standard body, so pointless.

buy a VT* car, or drive a flat arch car

kitted up VT's are biggest waste of money going

[mooie]

spend a bit more mate and get a relly good one this 900 rms witch is the real watts, peak is only what it can take for a sec or 2,
so this one will take any thing
http://www.bassjunkies.com/audio/audiobahn-aw1005n

[sykes2009]

nope.. vt kit is just clipped on to a standard body, so pointless.

buy a VT* car, or drive a flat arch car

kitted up VT's are biggest waste of money going

fare enough mate, i supose i will just stiffen up the rear end, and keep it lookin like a monster truck lol, cheers for your help once again