alright so.. i've been saving up money for almost half a year now and i really wanna get a good set for my car

but the thing is, i have no idea what parts i should buy that best suites my car

i drive a 2004 acura tsx

i've been hearing from my friends that i should go w/ sound spinters

so, i am

but the thing is.. what do i all need?

i have no experience w/ subs or anything of that matter

so far.. i'm considering getting two 10"s?

good or bad choice?

but i heard the 8"s were badass.

and that's as far as i've thought of

no idea of what amp, or if my car can even use the subs w/out changing my deck

anybody know any info that can help me out?

Edited October 3, 200816 yr by miKooooo

definitely get a new deck, it will improve sound quality overall

bigger subs are louder, hit lower notes, and require larger boxes (typically)

first you need to figure out what you are looking for in a system (loudness, sound quality, etc), how much you are willing to spend, and how much of your trunk you are willing to give up.

you could get a system with perfect SQ, or one that will blow out your windows.

you can do subs that will fit under your seats, or take up your whole trunk.

you could spend 500 dollars, or you could spend 5,000.

and anything in between

it all depends on what you want

alright, i narrowed my decision down a lil'

so far, i'm just willing to spend about a grand

my tsx has a pretty big trunk, so i don't think space would be any problem

this dude did an estimate for the stuff that i need..

he said

two 10" sound sprinters = 400

box = 100

wires = 50

installation = 150

amp = 200

total = about 900'ish..?

and that sounds just about right

shiit dude, my current deck..

it's one of those built in ones

so i'll probably have to get a new one..

and i heard from some people that like..

they're gonna have to tear out the whole front of the car. =/

that's gonna be expensive right?

but for sound quality, that's most important

i don't really care about loudness

and for sound spinters, i heard they got the best of both worlds

they're both loud, and kicks major ass in sound quality.

well decks are usually anywhere from 100-400

So.. I decided to do this..

My cousin has two 12" pioneers in his basement, so i think I AM A use those

until i can save up some more money to buy sound sound splinters. =D

but.. I AM A' need an amp.

he said that the subs are about 1000 watts each, so i'm going to need to buy an amp that supports 2000 watts..?

so my next question is..

where can a buy a good amp that will power these two 12" subs?

i like.. want a really good one so that..

when i work enough money for the sound splinters, i can just switch the pioneers for the sound splinters

and hopefully get really good sound quality/power.. i think

so.. i'm expecting to pay around.. 200-300 for a good amp

anybody got any suggestions?

So.. I decided to do this..

My cousin has two 12" pioneers in his basement, so i think I AM A use those

until i can save up some more money to buy sound sound splinters. =D

but.. I AM A' need an amp.

he said that the subs are about 1000 watts each, so i'm going to need to buy an amp that supports 2000 watts..?

so my next question is..

where can a buy a good amp that will power these two 12" subs?

i like.. want a really good one so that..

when i work enough money for the sound splinters, i can just switch the pioneers for the sound splinters

and hopefully get really good sound quality/power.. i think

so.. i'm expecting to pay around.. 200-300 for a good amp

anybody got any suggestions?

dude you haven't mentioned anything about the upper frequencies. what are you going to do about highs? if you're into sq then you should start there first and then worry about the low end later. just my .2

What type of music do you listen to? And with those Pioneer's, you need to find out the watts RMS, and then match that with an amp. I would recommend a front stage upgrade before you touch substage.