Low-Buck Base setup

[Tynee]

Good morning truck audiophiles. I just replaced the head unit in my '08 Crew Cab with a Kenwood DDX372BT:

Kenwood Head Unit

I replaced the front door speakers and tweeters with Alpine SPS-610C's:

Front Doors and Tweeters

And the rear door speakers with Polk DB651S's:

Rear Doors


I'm powering the speakers directly from the head unit. I'd like to fill out the low end that I'm currently missing, but don't want to spend a ton. When I took this question to the local car audio shop, their recommendation was a $650 setup. I'm looking to get by for less than $200.

I'm thinking about this setup under the rear seat:

P300-10
Can anybody point me in the right direction for a separate 10" Sub, amp, and enclosure that would beat the sound quality of this Rockford Fosgate setup without being TOO much more expensive?

[ratedrookie]

$200 is not a lot, but you still have options for a nice setup using some quality components. For example, you can get a sub like this:

10"
http://store.soundsolutionsaudio.com...subwoofer.html

12"
http://store.soundsolutionsaudio.com...subwoofer.html

and power it with something like this:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...e-R500X1D.html

or (if you don't mind manufacturer refurbished)

http://www.bostonacoustics.com/US/Pr...onAcoustics%29

Wire either amp to a 2 Ohm load for around 400-500W of power.

I would recommend you build your own box because you can have something built to the specs of the subwoofer and it will probably cost you $30 of materials. An 8 gauge wiring kit (50 A fuse) will set you back about another $20. That will put you right around $250 for everything.

[Tynee]

That's the kind of feedback I was looking for. Thanks. Do you have personal experience with any of those products?

[XwalkerX]

prob not exactly what youre looking for but im no audiophile...

I installed this in my truck last week and man im really shocked at how well it performs

Amazon.com: SSL LOPRO10 Amplified Subwoofer...

[jamesjones]

Originally Posted by Tynee

Good morning truck audiophiles. I just replaced the head unit in my '08 Crew Cab with a Kenwood DDX372BT:

Kenwood Head Unit

I replaced the front door speakers and tweeters with Alpine SPS-610C's:

Front Doors and Tweeters

And the rear door speakers with Polk DB651S's:

Rear Doors


I'm powering the speakers directly from the head unit. I'd like to fill out the low end that I'm currently missing, but don't want to spend a ton. When I took this question to the local car audio shop, their recommendation was a $650 setup. I'm looking to get by for less than $200.

I'm thinking about this setup under the rear seat:

P300-10

Can anybody point me in the right direction for a separate 10" Sub, amp, and enclosure that would beat the sound quality of this Rockford Fosgate setup without being TOO much more expensive?

This sub...

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...nce-1060W.html

with this amp...

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...PI-P600.2.html

will have you sounding equal or better for a fraction of the price. You should have enough left over to either buy the materials and build your own box or buy a cheap ebay prefab box and add some glue to it.

I installed two of the 12" version of those Infinities into by friends Charger and he was blown away by the price/performance ratio.

[Tynee]

Thanks for the feedback, guys.