Upgraded systems what are you running?
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From: STL
I'm no genius but I'm fairly certain you cannot "blow up" a box, and also you might want to check the definition of legit if you think a box that has "blown up" 3 times is a quality box.
On a side note for interior speakers the quality varies greatly depending on how much you are wanting to spend. The high quality speakers will also need a separate 4-channel amp if you want to get everything out of em.
best subwoofers on the market are the Orion HCCA subs i have to 10's and they rock nothing beats them there is even a youtube vid of them being put against the major brands and the failing the hcca was played at its max capacity for over a hr n a half and failed due to over heating where the other played at half that time and had mechanical failures. Im only using one of the subs and selling the other they are 3k watts a piece max 1,600 rms and i have had them hooked up to hifonic 2k rms mono class d amps and they still wanted more, clear beyond all belief, but i found a web site: Onlinecarstereo.com - Shopping Cart where im goin to get my speakers from.
u not that far from el paso we can try a link up one day when i get bac you will be shoccd at my orions i want to put both in my car so bad but it is way overkill they almost shattered the rear glass in my tahoe, plus dnt need that much weight in the trunk of my car.
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best subwoofers on the market are the Orion HCCA subs i have to 10's and they rock nothing beats them there is even a youtube vid of them being put against the major brands and the failing the hcca was played at its max capacity for over a hr n a half and failed due to over heating where the other played at half that time and had mechanical failures. Im only using one of the subs and selling the other they are 3k watts a piece max 1,600 rms and i have had them hooked up to hifonic 2k rms mono class d amps and they still wanted more, clear beyond all belief, but i found a web site: Onlinecarstereo.com - Shopping Cart where im goin to get my speakers from.
^^ yes i kno that but from my experience with MTX and kicker i honestly haven't tried the others. My HCCA's 10's have blow the 12's i use to own right out of the box especially with the clarity of the bass hits and overall sound, plus i haven't blown one but if u do the re-coning kits are cheap and its plug and play to swap, best may have been a over statement but damn these things are gud.
I hate it when people make ignorant comments like that. In that case one of my 8's sounds like a 15.
Pioneer has been trash for almost a decade... Their Premier series is remotely decent though.
Are you high? Kenwood sucks more wiener than a **** star at a gang bang, Alpine is debatable if you buy their good ****. Rockford Fosgate, Sundown, Skar, Rainbow, Audiobahn, MA(before they were bought by Jensen), JBL, Cerwin Vega, MB Quart, Memphis, JVC, JL, DC, Ascendent... those are some of the best names in car audio.
ZSTAT seems to be taking the SC/NC market by storm but I have no experience with them.
My current setup:
stock head
Rockford Fosgate Punch 6x9's
Rockford Fosgate Punch PBR300.1
(2) Skar Audio MA-8
Custom 1.0^ft ported enclosure @47-50htz
Stinger 10G power/speaker wire
Stinger 9G ground
Head is faded 100% rear because stock fronts are blown but I may be able to get some of these soon: Rockford Fosgate T162C 6-1/2" Power Series 2-way Car Speakers
Pioneer has been trash for almost a decade... Their Premier series is remotely decent though.
Are you high? Kenwood sucks more wiener than a **** star at a gang bang, Alpine is debatable if you buy their good ****. Rockford Fosgate, Sundown, Skar, Rainbow, Audiobahn, MA(before they were bought by Jensen), JBL, Cerwin Vega, MB Quart, Memphis, JVC, JL, DC, Ascendent... those are some of the best names in car audio.
ZSTAT seems to be taking the SC/NC market by storm but I have no experience with them.
My current setup:
stock head
Rockford Fosgate Punch 6x9's
Rockford Fosgate Punch PBR300.1
(2) Skar Audio MA-8
Custom 1.0^ft ported enclosure @47-50htz
Stinger 10G power/speaker wire
Stinger 9G ground
Head is faded 100% rear because stock fronts are blown but I may be able to get some of these soon: Rockford Fosgate T162C 6-1/2" Power Series 2-way Car Speakers
Everything else of course as far as subwoofers, capacitors, amps, speakers, wiring is all debatable and mostly preference by user experience.
no need to become hostile, we are all sharing.
yea there's always good deals floatin around. crutchfield had a really good deal on the boston acoustics subs. then again if you go to the shows the vendors there always have stuff at ridiculously good prices. i got my kickers at the o.c. car show. verrry cheap and they work well enough, though an upgrade to something that can handle more power and a small amp for the mids an highs would be ideal. can't be too picky when tryna get that initial bass in there. 
girls do love the bass. hehe
girls do love the bass. hehe
good choice, i have an old set of JL W0's and by old set i mean it was an old set back in 2003. lol. they built like a rock man, JL Audio are excellent, at least in my experience. but you do tend to pay through the nose for em.
Alpine Type R's are quite a staple of quality, performance and cost savings. but you can't go wrong with some W3's
Alpine Type R's are quite a staple of quality, performance and cost savings. but you can't go wrong with some W3's
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I have a 12" Alpine Type-R & Alpine PDX-6 amp. 600W RMS, does the job for now. Probably upgrade the speakers and head unit this winter.
hows the single setup for you? i have 2 10" kickers but was thinking about upgrading to one single bigg sub. tho my 2 lil kickers hit pretty good.
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Why a big sub? Sundown SA8's, Skar MA8's, even the new JL6w3v3's are impressive. the JL is a 150W 6 and it hits harder than a 12" Memphis(their entry level, but still).
I have 2 12inch kenwood kfc-w3013PS's in a sealed box with a 1000 watt kenwood amp, it does decent but nothing special. I just can't stand the trunk rattle so i never turn them up anymore 
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for an idea. i got my amp (MA Audio M1900XE) powering 2 base kicker subs, (the yellow an black goes perfect with my car). i get good kick outta em. but somethin a little more solid would be nice and buyin new subs and a new amp isn't in the budget currently, i gotta pay for a wedding in the near future.