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Anonymous
10-01-01, 02:17 PM
I'm planning ice for my new car. At the mo it will be changing the speakers in the dash for some 3" jbl's, 5" components in the front and two 400W subs in a bandpass box in the boot. I was thinking of 6x9's on the rear parcel shelf but some people
(mags) have told me you shouldn't have 6x9's with subs. What do you lot think?

Anonymous
10-01-01, 02:19 PM
I have 6" and 1" infinity components in the front and 1 12" MTX sub in the boot, all running off my headunit and it sounds fine, but then I have heard other cars with that plus an amp for the sub and 6*9's in the boot and the sound is far superior!!! (and alot louder!!)

Anonymous
10-01-01, 02:25 PM
I'm looking at running 2 4 channel amps. One for the subs and one for the components.

Anonymous
10-01-01, 02:53 PM
All i have is 2X Earthquake 12" subs, boxed, And a set of Pioneer 6x9's. The 6x9s run off a crunch amp (2x50 RMS), and the subs of a JBL(2x100 RMS). Powered from a Panasonic cassete with C.D changer. Its loud enough for me, and i get complaints from the neighbours. I would recommend it.

Anonymous
10-01-01, 03:36 PM
Get the 6*9's, put bass blockers in the wiring to them and then get a crossover for the sub which will only let the lower frequencys through. This will then sound mint. ps If you wan the crossover thingy for the sub, i've got one, boss sounds, brand new, i bought wrong one (i needed the one for components), cost ?25 (a week ago), take ?18 for it, can deliver to rolling road.

Anonymous
10-01-01, 07:01 PM
Get the 6 x 9's - Cerwin Vega are quality but NOT cheap!

Anonymous
10-01-01, 07:12 PM
hey m8 they don't mean don't use 6*9's they mean don't put them on the parsel shelf cause when the subs move they tend 2 move the 6*9's so they sound shit, put some in but not on the shelf.....eg rear 3 quarter panels(i did it in ma car and it sounds great

Anonymous
11-01-01, 12:09 AM
they sound fine with subs! and JKhilton how are u running a sub of the head unit surely it cant sound very good?

Anonymous
11-01-01, 01:52 AM
I'd use 6*9's as rear fill in a small car like a nova works very well, especially if you're into dance music :D

Anonymous
12-01-01, 09:32 AM
I've got a pioneer dehp6100r headunit, it has an active sub crossover built in and when the rear channel is bridged, it produces about 70w rms for the sub!!!!

Anonymous
14-01-01, 11:39 AM
bridge a headunit? has it smoked yet? and that rating wouldn't be rms! they never are, are they? like my kenwood h/unit says 4x45 more like 4x19-25?

Anonymous
14-01-01, 12:59 PM
rms means root mean square of the wave. ie the average of the power is 40W and it can peak from 80 to 120W. like the mains voltage is 240V thats RMS so the peek is really 340V :) wow i did pay attention in electronics after all

Anonymous
22-01-01, 03:59 PM
I think you should go for the 6*9's,rather than just having a drowning bass.Igot the sony md head unit with two 10cm pioneer mids kenwood 200w 6*9's and 2 10" rockford fostgate subs with a 500w amp the four speakers run of the head unit and it sounds the dogs!!trust me

Anonymous
26-01-01, 09:56 AM
Don't have 6*9 and subs in the boot cos it will sound . This is because of the air compressions, the subs will need all the air in the boot so the 6*9 won't have enough so may distort. This is y the mags said don't do it. I would have components in the front and subs in the boot. If u still want mid range from the boot, then just put a mid and tweeter in the boot. They use less air than 6*9's.

Anonymous
26-01-01, 12:08 PM
At last the reasons are explained cheers easy rider