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I'm interested in getting a nice sound system for my car, and the first and most obvious step is getting a good subwoofer (or two) and amp. As I'm not particularly well-versed in car audio, I figured I'd ask you guys for your opinion on what I should be getting. I have a range of $500-$700 at my disposal, so cost isn't really a major issue (though of course, the more bang for my buck principle still applies). Some companies that I know are good and have looked at sparingly are JL Audio, Boston Acoustics, and Kicker, though I haven't researched any particular models a great deal. Now, obviously I listen to electronic music and IDM specifically (ae, afx, boc, jackson, etc), but I also listen to a lot of other genres, specifically metal. What I'm hoping to get is a sub that will have a large range in terms of what frequencies it operates at (more for electronic music), but also one that is able to hit and clearly distinguish the kick of the double bass, especially in high tempo pieces. Any and all help is very much appreciated, and thanks in advance! |
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I have a Kicker Solo Baric 12' L5, with a 1200 watt amp juicing it. It was all pretty expensive when I got it but the prices on the L5 have really come down and it still sounds top quality. You'd have to look up exact prices though, sorry. I do recommend the 12' sub for this sort of music because it catches the midrange bass more than the extreme lows of the 14' or the pansy poof bass of a 10'. |
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Save your money and get a decent hifi for home. No matter how cool you think you are driving around with music blaring away, most people will just think you're a prat. I like how you specifically listen to etc! |
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meh I think it would be more annoying to have a neighbor constantly blasting bassy music than a couple of thumps from a fleeting car driving by. Besides some of us (myself.) really only listen to music in the car. |
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Although I will admit to rolling down all my windows and cranking up Lentic Catachresis so loud for a group of people coming out of a John Mayer concert. |
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I concur. You simply can't get decent audio in a car no matter how hard you try. |
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That's an exaggeration. You can for sure get great sounding audio in a car. It may never quite compare to the best home audio system, mainly because of the road noise (minor with the windows up) and general acoustics of the car, but if you spend enough you can have great sound in your car. |
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Really, it's not so much that I don't listen to music at home, it's that I hate going from good quality music while at home to a sub-par system while I'm driving. Also, driving while ripped and listening to music is quite fun. |
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^Er, rather, going from good sound quality at home to sub-par quality in the car. |
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I'm no expert and have no training in the field of car-audio, but this is just speaking from personal experience: I've always found large subwoofers in cars to be too much bass. My dad's got a car with a Bose system in it, of which the sub can't be more than an 8" driver and it still sounds deep, expressive, and is more than enough bass when cranked to full. Granted, the fact that it's a Bose system might have something to do with it, but, every single time I've ridden in a car with even a single 10" sub, the effect is disgusting, overwhelming, muddy bass. And this is in cars with nice amplifiers. Perhaps I just haven't had the priviledge of experiencing a proper car audio system, but my suggestion is to spend your money on really nice tweeder and mid speakers and keep the bass balanced, if not to a comfortable minimum. |
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