should i put 1 or 2 subs in my car???

deathprophet
deathprophet Posts: 3
edited November 2008 in Car Audio & Electronics
i drive a 1992 chevy lumina euro edition and i recently put in a system consiting of a pioneer head unit and polk 6X4 coaxials and 6X9 tree ways in it and was wondering with a budget of around 500 dollars should i or could i install 1 or 2 subs, and what kind of an amp should i put in. loudness is not my priority and clarity is of the utmost importance as well as durability. any advice is very much welcomed :D
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited November 2008
    I have always been a fan of a one subwoofer system. I think with the right speaker and a box built to the specifications of that sub, I think you will be more than satisfied. I am running one kicker comp vr in a six cubic foot box and its more than enough bass and it sounds pretty good. With two subs, you take up more space and the subs will be getting less airspace than one sub. Like I said, this is my opinion, but I think its the best setup for clarity. Macloed is a poster on here, I am sure he will reply as well as others who will give their input.
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited November 2008
    I think one sub will be more than enough
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2008
    One sub I agree much better IMO
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited November 2008
    It depends on what youre after really. If you like big bass then the more subs the better but if youre just wanting a nice musical blend of low end then a single 12" sub with some decent power (500+ watts) will work nicely.

    Im running a single 12 with 800 watts and I have no problem hitting the 18 Hz note on the IASCA test disc or the 21 Hz note on the MECA disc.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
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  • only126db
    only126db Posts: 157
    edited November 2008
    For $500 you will be better off going 1 sub.

    That gives you:
    $300 for a decent amp.
    $200 for a decent sub.
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  • ckirkby3
    ckirkby3 Posts: 4
    edited November 2008
    I just went with a vibe cbr10 evoII and coming from e46 stock sound it sounds amazing lol
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