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I hope to hear a lot of banter over this... I want to know what your top 5 brands of subs, and then your top 5 for amps in order. Just looking for opinions--this ought to help noobs, and I could learn something new. Thanks. 
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Originally posted by ITinker:
I hope to hear a lot of banter over this... I want to know what your top 5 brands of subs, and then your top 5 for amps in order. Just looking for opinions--this ought to help noobs, and I could learn something new. Thanks.
this will either become a thread full of arguments or a thread full of jokes.
either way, 
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I don't know much about subs and amps, but I am very happy with my 12" eclipse sub. it looks and sounds great too. Jl makes some great subs too. I almost bought a W6...those are great.
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ive had mtx, kenwood, sony, pioneer, lightning audio, and infinity. the 10" infinity reference lasted and sounded the best. you can see by the price ranges from the speakers i listed is a low budget. all but the infinitys blew within 2 days. i have a power acoustic 1600 watt amp for 3 years and had the infinitys for 2. the mtx are second on my list but yeah theres better out there. my amp is bad though 2 ohm 1600wt mono.....
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I'm probably the most in-between member on the board (guru/n00b) so let me give you my list. Keep in mind that I can only speak from what I've heard, not say-so
Subwoofers:
1: Kicker
2: Memphis
3: Rockford Fosgate
4: Audiobahn
5: Sony
Amplifier (Subwoofer):
1: Rockford Fosgate Punch "Old School"
2: JBL
3: Alpine
4: Power Acoustik
5: Sony
I don't see the point of these lists, because specific setups will sound different for everyone. Box size/type, wiring kits, headunits, and even number of passengers will make anything sound different. But my lists consists of things that I've owned. The Kicker Solobaric L7 was a monster, and even though it was hooked to the JBL, the Rockford Fosgate Punch 500a2 made even my Audiobahn sub beat.
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sonys a little too high up on those rankings. sonys suck. jl, and fosgate make great stuff. and on top of that you can have the nicest equipment with a crappy box and itll sound bad. you could have a small system ie 2 low watt 12s in a good box with a small 300-400 watt rms amp and itll sound good. key points in sound systems are focusing on rms, matching a good box with a matched rms on the amp and sub will general give you a strong consistant trouble free system. shoot for above 250 rms amp and sub for a good system. forget about max or peak amps since even bridged they might make a 100 or so watts rms. i had a 85 watt rms amp that supposedly hit 1100 watt peak. you pay for what you get. 1 dollor a rms watt generly
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Subs: 1. JL Audio 2. Kicker 3. Cerwin Vega "you know which model " 4. MTX 5. Hmmmm. not sure lol Amps: 1. PPI "old school Art/Pro" 2. Mac 3. U.S. Amps 4. MMats 5. Soundstream "old school" many others could easily go on this amp list: Old school Orion, Zapco etc. It's really tough to make these kind of lists because there are many comparable products but from actual experience, these would be my choices.
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See, you have to specify if were talking 2004 models or stuff from the past, there are so many brands that would be on the charts for me but they have been bought out (Hifonics, Orion etc..) So heres my current list.
Subs:
1. JL Audio
2. Kicker
3. Diamond Audio
4. MTX (9500 series)
5. Alpine
6. Adire
Amps:
1. Alpine
2. JL Audio
3. Rockford fosgate BD series
4. Kicker SX series
5. Phoenix Gold Ti series / Crossfire (tie)
Give me a little bit and I'll totally re-write this list
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Originally posted by dallasb84:
sonys a little too high up on those rankings. sonys suck. jl, and fosgate make great stuff. and on top of that you can have the nicest equipment with a crappy box and itll sound bad. you could have a small system ie 2 low watt 12s in a good box with a small 300-400 watt rms amp and itll sound good. key points in sound systems are focusing on rms, matching a good box with a matched rms on the amp and sub will general give you a strong consistant trouble free system. shoot for above 250 rms amp and sub for a good system. forget about max or peak amps since even bridged they might make a 100 or so watts rms. i had a 85 watt rms amp that supposedly hit 1100 watt peak. you pay for what you get. 1 dollor a rms watt generly
yeah, but since this is an opinion, i can make them #1 right? The Sony 1000wrms class d amp I had wasnt bad pushing 2 rockford 15"s.
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Personal opinion
subs: JL Audio, Kicker, Memphis, MTX, Alpine
amps: Alpine, JL Audio, Memphis, Kicker, R/F
I want w7 13.5's..... Need $$$--as soon as I get them, I'll start on my final project: a fiberglass enclosure for my subs/amps/components.
pictures will follow
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