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post Jul 15, 2010 - 2:19 PM
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So i've got two basic choices for my subwoofers! Either i get ONE alpine type R 12 inch sub that goes for about $100 or i get 2 Kenwood 12" subs for $45 bucks each. What should i do??? Any other ideas? my budget is around $100 for the subs so try to keep it in that range... Thank you!
 
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post Jul 16, 2010 - 9:21 AM
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QUOTE (rave2n @ Jul 16, 2010 - 6:44 AM) *
QUOTE (TEAMFaint @ Jul 15, 2010 - 9:42 PM) *
dont cheap out on wiring with 8 gauge, go 4 gauge.


Why?

Common misconception, waste of money. Unless your doing it for the looks.



I hope you arent being serious here. I do car audio for a living so please tell me WHY you shouldnt put 4 gauge wire in when
youre going to have an amp close to the same amperage as the inline fuse holder on your power wire, thus when your
power wire fuse blows its going to go straight through to your amp and have possible damage of damaging your amplifier.

Why not spend the extra $30 and get proper gauge wiring so that you don`t have to worry about that or if you ever
plan to upgrade your system you don`t have to rip everything out and do it all over again?

Yes the MRPM500 only NEEDS 8 gauge input, however you are much better off putting in 4 gauge wire, for example
if you ever plan on putting an amplifier to your speakers (which I highly recommend anyways) then you can just use the 4 gauge wire
to a disto block and split the power 4 in to 2 8 gauge out.

This is not a "common misconception" or a "waste of money" for "looks" my friend.


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post Jul 17, 2010 - 12:03 PM
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QUOTE (TEAMFaint @ Jul 16, 2010 - 10:21 AM) *
QUOTE (rave2n @ Jul 16, 2010 - 6:44 AM) *
QUOTE (TEAMFaint @ Jul 15, 2010 - 9:42 PM) *
dont cheap out on wiring with 8 gauge, go 4 gauge.


Why?

Common misconception, waste of money. Unless your doing it for the looks.



I hope you arent being serious here. I do car audio for a living so please tell me WHY you shouldnt put 4 gauge wire in when
youre going to have an amp close to the same amperage as the inline fuse holder on your power wire, thus when your
power wire fuse blows its going to go straight through to your amp and have possible damage of damaging your amplifier.

Why not spend the extra $30 and get proper gauge wiring so that you don`t have to worry about that or if you ever
plan to upgrade your system you don`t have to rip everything out and do it all over again?

Yes the MRPM500 only NEEDS 8 gauge input, however you are much better off putting in 4 gauge wire, for example
if you ever plan on putting an amplifier to your speakers (which I highly recommend anyways) then you can just use the 4 gauge wire
to a disto block and split the power 4 in to 2 8 gauge out.

This is not a "common misconception" or a "waste of money" for "looks" my friend.


Power wire I agree on

I misunderstood it as you saying to use 4 guage for speaker wire...didn't make much sense to me.

Posts in this topic
- chrisbf429   I need help deciding on subwoofers   Jul 15, 2010 - 2:19 PM
- - quick_5hifter   If you choose by quality, choose Alpine. If you wa...   Jul 15, 2010 - 7:51 PM
- - mgnt232   I would go with the alpine. My cousin had type R...   Jul 15, 2010 - 8:45 PM
- - richee3   I will say that you get what you pay for and I wil...   Jul 15, 2010 - 8:47 PM
- - TEAMFaint   If you like the big boom boom and listen to rap an...   Jul 15, 2010 - 9:42 PM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (TEAMFaint @ Jul 15, 2010 - 9...   Jul 16, 2010 - 5:44 AM
- - JuMPiiN   I have 1 Type R in a built multi ported bi chamber...   Jul 16, 2010 - 12:32 AM
- - SoDo   I would go with a kenwood KFC-W3012DVC or a Diamon...   Jul 16, 2010 - 12:54 AM
- - Espo   Here's what I'm about to do: Alpine 500w ...   Jul 16, 2010 - 3:09 AM
|- - JuMPiiN   QUOTE (Espo @ Jul 16, 2010 - 3:09 AM...   Jul 16, 2010 - 10:37 AM
- - azian_advanced   two 12" subs will need a larger enclosure so ...   Jul 16, 2010 - 8:02 AM
- - TEAMFaint   QUOTE (rave2n @ Jul 16, 2010 - 6:44 ...   Jul 16, 2010 - 9:21 AM
|- - rave2n   QUOTE (TEAMFaint @ Jul 16, 2010 - 10...   Jul 17, 2010 - 12:03 PM
- - TEAMFaint   QUOTE (SoDo @ Jul 16, 2010 - 12:54 A...   Jul 17, 2010 - 10:53 AM
|- - SoDo   QUOTE (TEAMFaint @ Jul 17, 2010 - 10...   Jul 18, 2010 - 12:43 PM
- - JuMPiiN   Didn't buy mine at BB sir. It was bought at a ...   Jul 17, 2010 - 11:26 AM
- - TEAMFaint   QUOTE (rave2n @ Jul 17, 2010 - 12:03...   Jul 17, 2010 - 2:08 PM
- - JuMPiiN   And I do agree with you on brand and preference. I...   Jul 17, 2010 - 5:44 PM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ Makes my sound speaker choices sound great...I h...   Jul 18, 2010 - 1:24 PM
- - 99celiGT   Speaking from experience, go with the Alpine....im...   Jul 18, 2010 - 1:26 PM
- - zonz540   JL and Diamond are both out of most people's p...   Jul 19, 2010 - 12:13 AM
- - T3rrorbyte   i'm still using 2 12"s that i got in my e...   Jul 22, 2010 - 8:01 AM


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