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bcmakesiteasy 03-28-2013 05:11 PM

found this sub on ebay, best amp to connect with?
 
I'm interested in purchasing this JL audio sub in box combo, i'm wondering if you guys could shoot me some recommendations for an amp to go along with this. heres the link

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JL-CS110-WXV...item43ba30b14d

SubaSteve 03-28-2013 05:27 PM

Crutchfield tech says to get this boston acoustics but I purchased a rockford fosgate mono amp for mine. He also suggested this but it would have a little bit too much power.

bcmakesiteasy 03-28-2013 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SubaSteve (Post 825251)
Crutchfield tech says to get this boston acoustics but I purchased a rockford fosgate mono amp for mine. He also suggested this but it would have a little bit too much power.

i'm kind of on a budget, i can do with 200, but maybe looking in the more 150 ish range. Is this even feasible? Thank you for the recommendation, i'll look more into it.

bcmakesiteasy 03-28-2013 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bcmakesiteasy (Post 825257)
i'm kind of on a budget, i can do with 200, but maybe looking in the more 150 ish range. Is this even feasible? Thank you for the recommendation, i'll look more into it.

actually i just saw the boston acoustics one..seems reasonably priced! any one have experience with this brand?

AtlasMick 03-28-2013 06:26 PM

Check out the Rockford Fosgate P200-2.

With that load it'll run cool, put out exactly that much power and have very low distortion, and it comes with a great EQ built into the amp.

I look for all my equipment on sonic electronix, and usually find the best price online there.

Joeprelude 03-28-2013 06:39 PM

Ive had Boston amps before...pretty good stuff, but that was also back in 2000, no recent experience though

Cheeseballs 03-28-2013 06:58 PM

I have no personal experience with this sub but it's popped up in the DIYMA hot deals section a couple times. May be a good alternative if you wanna save a few bucks and can build your own box. Prefab MDF boxes are like $30 too if you don't want to build your own.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pioneer+...1#BVRRWidgetID

SubieNate 03-28-2013 07:20 PM

Not to shamelessly plug what I have, but I've got a really nice older Sony Mobile ES (Their last line of REALLY quality products) XM7527 that will put out ~360 bridged mono. I'd let it go to a fellow 86 owner for $100+shipping. :)

It almost seems wrong to run a sub off of such a nice amp. The thing is seriously quality.

Pics here: http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...es-xm7527.html

Nathan

JoeBoxer 03-28-2013 08:03 PM

Do you ever plan to do components up front? You could get a nice 4 channel and bridge 2 channels to the sub and have 2 left for a comp set for your budget. If so let me know and i'll recommend some.

bcmakesiteasy 03-29-2013 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeBoxer (Post 825616)
Do you ever plan to do components up front? You could get a nice 4 channel and bridge 2 channels to the sub and have 2 left for a comp set for your budget. If so let me know and i'll recommend some.

Probably not, I spent a ton of money on a sound system on my tacoma before I bought the FRS. While i love having everything set up from the Head unit, new speakers, subs etc etc, I don't want to spend all that much money into sound since I really don't have any body to impress anymore. I used to drive around buddies, go on trips with my truck so a complete sound system was necessary. I'm pretty satisfied with the stock set up HU and speakers, but the bass is just HORRIBLE. I'm looking for a little boom, enough to rattle the windows a bit, but not wake the neighbors like an 18 year old.

JoeBoxer 03-29-2013 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bcmakesiteasy (Post 827248)
Probably not, I spent a ton of money on a sound system on my tacoma before I bought the FRS. While i love having everything set up from the Head unit, new speakers, subs etc etc, I don't want to spend all that much money into sound since I really don't have any body to impress anymore. I used to drive around buddies, go on trips with my truck so a complete sound system was necessary. I'm pretty satisfied with the stock set up HU and speakers, but the bass is just HORRIBLE. I'm looking for a little boom, enough to rattle the windows a bit, but not wake the neighbors like an 18 year old.

Well you can get a nice 4 channel amp for about what you will spend on a 2 channel or mono amp anyways, you would just need to buy a component set for the front and there are decent ones to be had for $150-250.

the only person you should be trying to impress is yourself anyways :)

Skippman 03-29-2013 04:11 PM

I like the new PPI Phantom series honestly. For the price you can't really do much better. Theres been a couple threads on DIYMA where they gutted one and it's the same amp board as you'd find in a Hertz amp. They were on my short list before I decided to go Class A/B.

Another recommendation for Sonic Electronix.


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