David Bailey Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I know, it's like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg? But, I think it is a fair question that everyone might have a different answer for. So say, someone is on a bugdget, and can't afford hi end amp and subs, what would be the better buy. A high end amp and low end subs, or high end subs but a low end amp.. OK, 3,2,1..GO Did you get that scar tissue when you got your vagina installed? KNOWLEDGE DESTROYS FEAR Measure twice, cut once JVC touchscreen HU Mmats E600.4 Realm L56c Audiophile 6.5 comps up front JBL P963 rear deck PB RTA 112 trunk CE Auto Big 3 Mechman 240alt D'Amore VM-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bailey Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Oh yeah, please explain your answer to.. Did you get that scar tissue when you got your vagina installed? KNOWLEDGE DESTROYS FEAR Measure twice, cut once JVC touchscreen HU Mmats E600.4 Realm L56c Audiophile 6.5 comps up front JBL P963 rear deck PB RTA 112 trunk CE Auto Big 3 Mechman 240alt D'Amore VM-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gally Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 more important....more power...as first proper wiring(big 3)..then a nice amp, and a nice sub..as next 2010 Chevrolet Cruze Radio --- pioneer mvh-200vbt Front/back --- alpine type s 6.5" Sub Control --- Pac LC1 Sub Amp --- GZPA 1.4K Sub --- GZNW 15XSPL D1 Battery - GZBP 12.2500X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bailey Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Ahhh, very good answer.. Without The big 3, nothing else matters... 10 points for you! Did you get that scar tissue when you got your vagina installed? KNOWLEDGE DESTROYS FEAR Measure twice, cut once JVC touchscreen HU Mmats E600.4 Realm L56c Audiophile 6.5 comps up front JBL P963 rear deck PB RTA 112 trunk CE Auto Big 3 Mechman 240alt D'Amore VM-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Lol I'm only running 14k watts with no big 3 and does mid 155s so nothing else matters lmao you need good amp and subs but if I had to make a choice it would be an amp first Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Personal opinion: I'd rather have a good amp. You'll get further feeding a cheap sub a bit more clean power than a good sub some POS clipped weak power Edit: Putting my money where my mouth is. First amp I ever owned was a crown XLS 5000. I had it run to a power acoustik mofo. Cheap sub, but it did fairly well for what it was. I could feed more power to it than I could with a smaller amp because it was getting CLEAN power. A big amp dialed back, no clipping = a lot less heat. First amp I got for car audio: Crescendo 3500. Ran it to a kicker comp, some old RF punch 12s, and a sundown SA-12. Same deal - I pretty much gave all of them as much power as they would handle mechanically. Didn't worry about a smaller box or something to handle the power because I knew the subs wouldn't handle it thermally if I fed it everything that amp had. But in a normal sized box, I never ran into a single issue ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDetty Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I'd rather say good box before good subs or amp. Doesn't matter how good your amps or subs are if your box is shit. 1999 Honda Civic- RIP 2003 Acura RSX Type-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bailey Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Lol I'm only running 14k watts with no big 3 and does mid 155s so nothing else matters lmao you need good amp and subs but if I had to make a choice it would be an amp first DUDE, with all that power and money invested, why have'nt you upgraded your big 3??? Did you get that scar tissue when you got your vagina installed? KNOWLEDGE DESTROYS FEAR Measure twice, cut once JVC touchscreen HU Mmats E600.4 Realm L56c Audiophile 6.5 comps up front JBL P963 rear deck PB RTA 112 trunk CE Auto Big 3 Mechman 240alt D'Amore VM-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronic2001 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I'd rather say good box before good subs or amp. Doesn't matter how good your amps or subs are if your box is shit. X2 I've made some boxes for low end subs and they shit all over any sub in the same power range in a crappy box. Pioneer deh-8300UB 6- Image Dynamics CSX6.5v2 4-Image Dynamics XS-28 tweeters 4-Sundown Audio sa8v2's 1-Sundown Audio SAX-200.4 1-Sundown Audio SAX-1200d 1-Mechman 270a alternator 1-XS Power D3400 under hood Second Skin Damplifier Pro Deadener Kicker & Knukoncept 1/0 wiring Big 3 upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I'd rather say good box before good subs or amp. Doesn't matter how good your amps or subs are if your box is shit. X2 I've made some boxes for low end subs and they shit all over any sub in the same power range in a crappy box. This is true, but I believe OP's question was around the raw equipment used vs. the design of things ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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