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just now realized this post was from july 13'. I've been looking too far back in the archives i guess!

2 in the same setup. I first did infinity components and rockford composite 6.5" with a 400w 4 channel to replace the front speakers and add some in the rear. Then i wanted more bass and put the 10" type r in powered by a 400w mono. Then i got a good deal from a business that was closing doors and kinda wanted more bass so i picked up the 12" MTX and the kenwood amp. If i did it over in the s-10 i would've done 2 identical 12" woofers but its all paid for and sounds good enough to me as is.

That's a line I used to live by... then I got a ride in a 600hp honda civic with a 2.0l and a big ass turbo strapped to it, still the fastest thing I've been in and that fact kinda makes me sad. Then again if you slap a turbo on an ls1 you get a better result that will run for 50,000 miles and not explode. Plus you don't need to say you have a honda so there is that also! I've already ordered my Bl 12 with the hyper pole option and I like to think of the huge magnet structure of this woofer as my "turbo" solution to running a 12" sub and still get low...get low...get low....I played way too much need for speed underground lol

Thanks again for the opinions everyone! I think I'm leaning towards a Bl, not because its "what 99.9999% of Q buyers should've got" but because i believe it can hit the lows I'm missing with a box tuned low enough, and well, who doesn't want a 50lb beast of a 12 thumping lol! My last question is will it perform well enough on this -> http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_23548_Hifonics-Brutus-BRZ1200.1D.html amplifier? I'm concerned about running anything bigger with only 4ga going to the trunk and stock wiring everywhere else. I'd like to suprise people that I only have a single 12, (i know, its the sub AND the enclosure that make this happen) and I'm good enough with tools and computers to figure out box dimensions using winisd and torres.

a buddy of mine had 2 in a yukon....They were loud but not my favorite. He had a memphis amp running 2500rms between them both, probably about 7 or 8 ft^3, maybe more the box was a beast, vent was across the bottom and the subs faced up but angled toward the back a little bit. the whole yukon had off brand dynamat and 2 layers in the rear trunk area, the roof and the rear doors. It hit 149db at 34hz at a sound comp with all windows up and the meter on the dash. The thing i didn't like was the terrible performance playing metal or higher frequencies. it just mushed all the fast bass drum music together. Even with 1000rms going to 2 6x9's, 4 6.5 component woofers and 6 tweeters trying to get the midbass and high end under control it just wasn't really a great example of quality sound. All the mid/high end speakers were some super expensive hertz ones as well. FWIW i like the bass in my s-10 better overall even though it isn't nearly as loud. I've got a 10" type r in a little sealed box and a 12" mtx square in a ported box. Never misses a beat and is fairly loud at 138db @ 34hz The 15's were great for rap though if thats the only thing you're after.

I've been a lurker here for awhile but finally registered. Great audio knowledge available on this forum, glad to be here!

Your recommending him do the big 3 so he can hear and feel the lows better?????? lmao.......ok OP, a single SSD 15 and a 1k watt amp would do the trick just fine. I would do the big 3 and maybe a bigger battery up front (it wont help your lows any, lol but would help voltage some) Thanks everyone for the quick replies. If I do a single sub I'll probably get a Bl or Q instead of the SSD, just because its in my budget and would sound better (right?) But if i did a single 15" woofer would i miss the sound in my s-10 with the 10" being punchier? Would a Bl 15" be better at playing fast, clean bass than a 15" SSD with the same power going to either? My main concern is that a buddy of mine had 2 memphis mojo 15's in a yukon with 2500rms and it was muddy and slow compared to my s-10 setup when playing rock. Don't get me wrong it was loud as hell, but i liked the speed my s-10 has more than his crazy volume.

Hey everyone, new member but I've been lurking for awhile searching for a solution to my bass needs but figured it would be smarter just to tell everyone my situation and get some personal opinions. SO, I'm looking for a single or dual sub/amp setup for my passat and i want to spend no more than $600 on it. What I'm used to: In my s-10 extended cab i have a 10" type r (swr 1042) powered by a 400w rms pioneer and a 12" MTX square (ts85) powered by a 975w rms kenwood amp. The type r is in a .5^3 sealed box and the mtx is in a 1.6^3 vented box tuned to 35hz or so. I enjoy what i have in the s10, works well for dubstep and all flavors of rock which is mostly what i listen to but will also do rap pretty well. I want more volume than i have in the s-10 and i want to hit the really low stuff better. I don't have too many REALLY low notes to hit with most songs i listen to, maybe a handfull of songs, but its frustrating not to be able to get the volume at really low frequencies. I have plenty of space in the trunk but only 'want' to sacrifice up to 5^3ft I've been looking hard at the Fi Bl and Q but not sure if 2 ssd's would better suit my goals Also, the alt is stock 145, battery is stock, no big 3 yet. Thanks for the help!