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10-30-05, 10:52 PM
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Opinions on this set-up?
Okay guys, I think I have finally decided on the sub/amp set up I want to get for my DD, but I would like to hear of any comments or user experiences any of y'all might have. I apologize now for the following lengthy post, but I ask that you please read it.
The subs are going to be either 10" or 12" Inifinity Kappa Perfects. I'm thinking of just getting the .1s instead of the VQs because I don't really see a big enough difference between the two to make up for the price.
Here's the 10": http://www.cardomain.com/item/INFPERFECT101
And here is the 12": http://www.cardomain.com/item/INFPERFECT121
As you can see the specs on the subs are about the same (minus the size, of course) and a slight difference in dB sensitivity between the two. Is 18hz-150hz a big enough range? My car runs 6x8s all around, and I think they go down to, like, 70hz or whatever; so, I shouldn't notice a huge gap in bass, right?
I'm definately not looking for a "hey look how loud I am" system but rather a nice, clean sounding sub that will compliment the rest of my system. I could care less if the person 10 feet away, much less hundreds of feet, can hear me. I'm thinking that a sealed box of about 1 cu/ft would be good for the sound that I'm looking for: does that sound about right?
So, does anyone have any experience with the Inifinity Kappa Perfect subs? I have only heard their component speakers, and I know that they are very high quality; which makes me believe that this will be a high quality, beautiful sounding sub. I would just like other opinions...
As for the amplifier, I found this Audiobahn A8000T, and I think it looks pretty good for my application. It can be found here: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-z2eD8ha...20&I=037A8000T
It produces 400watts RMS on 1 channel at 4 ohms; which makes it perfect for a 350 watt RMS 4 ohm sub correct? It's always better to run a little more power than less on a sub, correct?
The only thing that I am really concerned with with this sub is the fact that it is classified as a Class AB amp, and I know that for a sub, a Class D is usually preferred. Does this matter much? Has any had any experience with Audiobahn amps?
The only experience that I have had with Audiobahn is with the pair of dual 12" high excursion subs my brother used to have, and they sounded okay; but they were too loud/sloppy for me. So, from that, you can see that I have absolutely no knowledge of Audiobahn amps.
The main things that have really drawn me to this setup have been cost and reviews. Both items have seem to have gotten very good reviews, and their prices aren't too, too straining on a 17 year old making $5.15/hour.
The head unit that I am going to be using is a Panasonic CQ-DF802U aka The Ghost Faced Head Unit, and I may be using the V12 4 channel-amp in my 7 for my DD to power my door speakers. If I do not use the V12, I will just use the ~20watt rms/50 watt peak power from the head unit. It all depends on space/time/etc.
So, that's about it. Please give me your opinions/flames/etc. Once again, I apologize for the length of this damned post, but I certainly appreciate anyone who reads this or even possibly answers my questions.
Thanks.
-Shawn
The subs are going to be either 10" or 12" Inifinity Kappa Perfects. I'm thinking of just getting the .1s instead of the VQs because I don't really see a big enough difference between the two to make up for the price.
Here's the 10": http://www.cardomain.com/item/INFPERFECT101
And here is the 12": http://www.cardomain.com/item/INFPERFECT121
As you can see the specs on the subs are about the same (minus the size, of course) and a slight difference in dB sensitivity between the two. Is 18hz-150hz a big enough range? My car runs 6x8s all around, and I think they go down to, like, 70hz or whatever; so, I shouldn't notice a huge gap in bass, right?
I'm definately not looking for a "hey look how loud I am" system but rather a nice, clean sounding sub that will compliment the rest of my system. I could care less if the person 10 feet away, much less hundreds of feet, can hear me. I'm thinking that a sealed box of about 1 cu/ft would be good for the sound that I'm looking for: does that sound about right?
So, does anyone have any experience with the Inifinity Kappa Perfect subs? I have only heard their component speakers, and I know that they are very high quality; which makes me believe that this will be a high quality, beautiful sounding sub. I would just like other opinions...
As for the amplifier, I found this Audiobahn A8000T, and I think it looks pretty good for my application. It can be found here: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-z2eD8ha...20&I=037A8000T
It produces 400watts RMS on 1 channel at 4 ohms; which makes it perfect for a 350 watt RMS 4 ohm sub correct? It's always better to run a little more power than less on a sub, correct?
The only thing that I am really concerned with with this sub is the fact that it is classified as a Class AB amp, and I know that for a sub, a Class D is usually preferred. Does this matter much? Has any had any experience with Audiobahn amps?
The only experience that I have had with Audiobahn is with the pair of dual 12" high excursion subs my brother used to have, and they sounded okay; but they were too loud/sloppy for me. So, from that, you can see that I have absolutely no knowledge of Audiobahn amps.
The main things that have really drawn me to this setup have been cost and reviews. Both items have seem to have gotten very good reviews, and their prices aren't too, too straining on a 17 year old making $5.15/hour.
The head unit that I am going to be using is a Panasonic CQ-DF802U aka The Ghost Faced Head Unit, and I may be using the V12 4 channel-amp in my 7 for my DD to power my door speakers. If I do not use the V12, I will just use the ~20watt rms/50 watt peak power from the head unit. It all depends on space/time/etc.
So, that's about it. Please give me your opinions/flames/etc. Once again, I apologize for the length of this damned post, but I certainly appreciate anyone who reads this or even possibly answers my questions.
Thanks.
-Shawn
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10-31-05, 03:53 PM
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Maybe I should have put "PoZt PiXxXx Of FdS yO" in the title?
...Seems like it's the only thing that gets a response in this section anyways...
...Seems like it's the only thing that gets a response in this section anyways...
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Originally Posted by clean85owner
Maybe I should have put "PoZt PiXxXx Of FdS yO" in the title?
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