striktlyaccord's audio build...

[timot_one]

I hate you.

[Mike]

:Cough: Someone owes me a beer :Cough:

[slipkord]

I hate you.

X100000000000000000000

[Lemonjelly]

ooooooooo very nice dave!

[v6sicksspeed]

well thats a fucking awesome place to start.

[striktlyaccord]

.  Now I need everything else.

Mike, I gotta text you tomorrow.

[striktlyaccord]

Sub, or not... hmm.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

IMHO, don't. No offense, but to me, subs are just for showing off. That's the only reason my friend got subs pretty much, so he can blare his loud ass hip-hop music in the school parking lot.

/rant

[wtcii]

Subs really do complete a system. I think mine would sound 100x better if I had a sub. I have replaced my speakers and head unit with pretty nice stuff, imo. I am not say go get two 15's, hell I would take a bazooka.

[timot_one]

IMHO, don't. No offense, but to me, subs are just for showing off. That's the only reason my friend got subs pretty much, so he can blare his loud ass hip-hop music in the school parking lot.

/rant

Incorrect.  Subs are not for "showing off".  Your friend is just young and stupid.  If you want a high end audio system that sounds good, you will need a subwoofer.  It is physically impossible for your interior speakers to reproduce the frequencies that a subwoofer would handle.  Just because you have a subwoofer, it doesn't mean that you have 2 15"s with 3000 watts.  I have listened to subwoofer systems that use 1 or 2 8" drivers, or even something as small as a 6.5" driver in a well built enclosure that sound amazing.

I have a subwoofer in my car, and I don't sit in school parking lots blaring music like your young friend.  I do however enjoy my music a LOT more with one.

Dave, you've gotten my recommendation on a subwoofer system.  I am confident that I know what you are looking for in an audio system and I can advise you on what to get to give you good sound while maintaining as much of your trunk space as possible.

[striktlyaccord]

Yes Tim, we've discussed this a few times.  To be honest, if I got a sub, I probably wouldn't go the custom enclosure route, but rather pick up something small yet removable, like a Bazooka tube or one of those self-contained Alpine subs.  But then again who knows, the more I research the more I lean in another direction, which is good and bad at the same time.

[timot_one]

I'd recommend an actual subwoofer over one of those bass tubes.  I just don't think they are that good compared to a properly designed enclosure.  If I were in your shoes, I'd get an Alpine PDX-5 and a JL Audio 13TW-5.

[striktlyaccord]

I'd recommend an actual subwoofer over one of those bass tubes.  I just don't think they are that good compared to a properly designed enclosure.  If I were in your shoes, I'd get an Alpine PDX-5 and a JL Audio 13TW-5.

I know Tim, but I gotta take it easy on the total wattage.  UR underdrive pulleys, remember?

[timot_one]

C'mon man.  I'm not going to recommend you get something that would be bad for your car.  Don't forget that I have been running anywhere between 1000-3000 watts in my set up since I've had under drive pulleys on my car.  I have never had a problem with my stereo or the performance of my engine.  The reason why I suggested the PDX-5 is because it's small and will power interior speakers and a subwoofer in one amp.

[striktlyaccord]

True true.  The PDX-5 is a tempting addition to this build, don't get me wrong.  

So you also have (or had) the UR underdrive pulleys on your car, even with all of your ::cough:: mods?  Have you ever run into any issues with your belt or tensioner like I have?  Also, now that I have the Alpine iva-w505, will this thing draw power from the stock headunit or somewhere else?  I ask because my stock headunit likes to shut off and on all by itself at random, and if the Alpine's gonna be running off of the stock unit for power, I might be fucked.