Easing in a Newbie

[Herokight]

My cousin is wanting some beat in her new car when she gets it. Either gonna be a '12 or '13 Civic. It has to stay in the trunk and can't be too ridiculous because she has a little kid. I started compiling something to put in for her. Is it too much?

All Fosgate:

P1000X5D 5 channel

2 T1 6.5 2 way coax sets

2 P1S4-12

Audio Technix 4awg ofc amplifier kit + 10awg ofc for subs.

Ported box built by me

What do you guys think? Enough beat for a newbie?

[97Jetta1637]

save money and use cca. there wont be a audible difference at all since it's for daily intent. and why s4? that'd put you at 2 ohms unless that's what the amp is stable at.

[audiA6_audio]

sounds pretty good for a "virgin" better than just adding on a sub to stock mids. tuned in just in case she goes for it. oh and anytime a female gets into the audio scene its a +.

[Herokight]

Yeah that's what it's stable at. The coax's would be getting 75w each and subs would get 250w each. Yeah I was wondering about that. She's not so into audio, so it's not like it would bother her. Long as it makes noise and sounds good. I figured it wouldn't be too big of a deal for the battery to be replaced either since it'd only be 800wrms. So not too much for a newbie that just wants something good and loud?

[Herokight]

sounds pretty good for a "virgin" better than just adding on a sub to stock mids. tuned in just in case she goes for it. oh and anytime a female gets into the audio scene its a +.

Her husband is convinced the new cars come with sufficient audio. Bose systems and such. I hope she does. I need a car to work on.

What's a good box size? 3-4cuft around 32hz with 40-50sqin of port?

[audiA6_audio]

ive got mixed feelings about the high end stock systems. my car came with the bose symphony and it was awesome, clear loud and responsive only downside... im kinda a bass head. had to throw a couple 12s in pronto. what you listed looks like a decent set up. and you probably wont need to upgrade much. i do the big 3 on a vehicle asap just to make sure im not completely stock. on a newer car like that it may be a little more difficult to work with with harnesses and such. if you can id do the big 3 and see where that leaves you. for a single 12, 3-4 is optimal as most specs will tell you. you would be fine with the specs you listed. your not pushing a whole lot of power to it so even if you stayed at 3 itd give her more trunk to use.

[Trey_Dog650]

Depending on the music she listens too I'd tune a little higher. Like 35 or so

[audiA6_audio]

enclosure should fit in trunk,

H- 15" Enclosure volume Net, 2.5ft^3

W- 32"

D- 12"

made with .75"

port:

H- 13.5" Tuned to 35 Hz

W- 1.5"

L- 15"

[Herokight]

enclosure should fit in trunk,

H- 15" Enclosure volume Net, 2.5ft^3

W- 32"

D- 12"

made with .75"

port:

H- 13.5" Tuned to 35 Hz

W- 1.5"

L- 15"

Is that for just one 12?

Depending on the music she listens too I'd tune a little higher. Like 35 or so

Mainly rap.

It's gonna be a little bit, but I'll post up a log if she has me put a system in. I hope she does. I'm missin' working on cars. Big 3 was definitely a plan. This mainly got brought up because I told her what I wanna do to my next car (if I get the one I really want, probably even if I don't). After that she started asking questions about how much it'd cost me and then if a good system could be done for under $1k. I said sure and started putting checking some stuff out for her.

[wmrcs]

I never "ease" noobs in. Give them the best shit for their budget and they can decide if and when they want to upgrade. Get them an LC-1 and they can control their bass. If it's always pinned, they'll want to upgrade.