Thoughts on a new setup

I am thinking about selling my current sub/amp/box combo and get new. Right now I have a Cerwin Vega Vmax sub dual 4 ohm and a power acoustik amp in a pre fabbed bandpass box. I found a buyer and I am selling it for 300. My new setup which is in question is 2 Hifonics BX12D4 subs, and a Hifonics BXi1206D, the box will probably be ported. My only question is...would this new setup be better or worse than my old one? I know Hifonics is a much more reputable name in the car audio industry than Power Acoustik. So what's everyone's opinions.

Hifonics amps are what they do good, there subs ive never really heard much on them. If anything i would get the hifonics amps and get a better brand of sub.

Ahhh. Alright. I was thinking about the hifonics because I can get the 2 subs for 120 plus shipping. They retail for 250 a piece...so I would be getting a really good deal. Any thoughts on any other subs. My budget is about 800 and the amp is about 300...so that leaves me with 500 for the subs.

alpine type-R :dunno:

Heard that Type R's are more of a head ache than anything. If someone says differently I might go with those.

yeah, some people really like them and some really don't.

i had a pair of infinity kappas they were nice. i'm quite content with what i have now so i haven't really payed too much attention to the sub market

Im installing a type-r in my girls cavalier tonight, i havent hooked it up yet so im not sure how it will be a headache. Basic dvc 4 ohm setup, not much to it. I had the kappa perfects for a while, but im pretty sure once fryman or some of the other leaders on the board get to this thread it will probably be something from ascendant, SS, Adire, or something along those lines.

Yeah. I hopefully they'll suggest something nice. And hopefully the Type R sounds good in your girls car. I think I might get 2 8'' RE's for my girls car.

Type R's get loud, no doubt about it. A single 12 will take that power from the HiFonics though. Or I suggest Ascendant Audio Arsenals, check em out www.ascendantaudio.com . Hard to beat for the price.

Well i hooked the type-r up and it stomped for about 30 secs and the amp went into protect, i messed with it for a while and got it to work again and it kept doing. So either the amp its hooked up to is junk which it is anyways, its a scoshe i got for free. Im waiting for my profile to get back in order, and im building her a custom box, she wants a show car (bleah). Damn cavaliers are good for gas mileage and getting in the way cause there so damn slow. But temporarily i slapped a mtx 12 i bought a ling time ago it was one of the mxs or mcs series or whatever i cant remeber the better one, Mtx needs to rethink there sub designs i had to stand on the sub to get it to mount in the box.

And yes the arsenals are what i was thinking or i was trying to remember the name. Im looking into a set with a PPI 1000.1 for my blazer. Another thing i was looking into was the soundsplinter RL-i 8"s. I wanted to do like a 10 sub wall with about 1-1.5 ported enclosures tuned at different frequencies, or seal them. I think it would kick ass in a mini-van.

tuned at different frequencies? that wont work...well it will work but wont sound good.

So if I got the Type R I would be doing a single sub setup but if I did some Arsenal's I can do multiple? I'm checking the specs right now so yeah. Just one question though...what does the Rec power mean? Recommended or something else?

Recomended power is pretty much what the manufacturer suggests for power. With either setup you can do multiple they both can handle about 500 watts.

Manny i figured it wouldnt sound good even if its tuned a few hz apart. I dont know i think the sealed wall from hell would be cool, that and those little 8"s look like they have the power to stomp.

What? the Rl-i's? yes they do have potential. An I would not feed a type R 500w or anywhere around that, just do a single sub setup if you dont have enough power. Type R will take 1k-1500 just fine. WHAT DOES YOUR FONTSTAGE CONSIST OF?

what's a front stage ? :grinyes:

what's a front stage ? :grinyes:


^LOL

As much as that has been discussed its a wonder that people still ask about it, let alone the people the newbs that mouth of that have no idea what it is makes it even funnier.

Right now I am with audiobahn 6.5's...gonna get some components though don't know what though. Hopefully something semi cheap but not lacking quality. I will definitely amp them as time goes by and I get more money. And I could do a single Type R and not worry about it blowing with proper gain settings and everything with that Hifonics amp?

^LOL

As much as that has been discussed its a wonder that people still ask about it, let alone the people the newbs that mouth of that have no idea what it is makes it even funnier.

He was bein sarcastic...you know that right?

Right now I am with audiobahn 6.5's...gonna get some components though don't know what though. Hopefully something semi cheap but not lacking quality. I will definitely amp them as time goes by and I get more money. And I could do a single Type R and not worry about it blowing with proper gain settings and everything with that Hifonics amp?

Spend your money upgrading your front stage first. Don't buy a Type R an HiFonics amp with shitty front stage. Take that money go get some decent components and an amp for them, wiring an good H/U. Then worry about the substage. Or jus look like a newb

What would be a good choice for components/amp?

Budget?

About 300 in hand right now about another 350 in the next 2 weeks.

Go with some Focal Polyglass components. Alot of choices for an amp, you can get an Orion 300.2 for like $130. That leaves you with a nice amount left over for wires...etc.

Yeah i know.

Ive seen people come in here and talk about there setups and act like they know everything the second someone says something about a frontstage they have no clue what the hells going.

The Polyglass I found on ebay range from about 300-600 any reason as to why they might be that way? Or a better place to look for components. I have all my audio websites in my room but I don't have internet in there for the night. And the Orion amp I found is like 600 watts rms...don't know if there is a difference between maybe a 300.2 and a 3002...

They are 300 at woofersetc.com, an yes its the 3002. That would be a pretty damn nice frontstage you wont have to worry about for a while.

But wouldn't that be too much power for those components if it's 600 rms split between 2 channels meaning it's like 300 and I think but don't quote me the Focal's can only handle 125 rms...

That amp does not put out 300 per side, it will however give the focals an pretty much any other set of speakers you may have in the future what they need. A great amp, great price. So whats the problem? Use the gain.

Got confused because the one on ebay was had incorrect info for it. It said it put 300 per channel and the one at woofersetc isn't like the one on ebay or something. But yeah I'll probably get that within the next week or so.

Glad I could help :)

I might need help though with tweeter placement for my car. I'm not the best at fiberglassing and there is no local shops so I will probably only glass the tweeters in the A pillar.

Also just ordered the amp so either next week or the week after will be ordering speakers.