hrankarl, you need an amp rack bad dude

 

2 10inch MTX Subs

 

Do you know how hot it gets in the trunk?

I bet thaose amps will burn out in a couple of years.

 

I don't know who you are talking to Razz1, but almost all amplifiers have a protection mode. This can be triggered in many ways, including overheating. This will just turn off the amps output until it cools down.

In no way harmful to the amplifier, but it would suck to have the subs cut out.

 

For one it dont get near hot enough to burn them out as you seem to think. Plus as stated above, newer amps have greatly improved their heat protection. Plus most of these guys will either have sold their car or upgraded to a different set-up within the time you have stated.

 

so what's the criteria for best again?

 

I don't think there is a criteria.

But your old system definitely looked good so I can't wait to wee what you have coming!

 

thanks! I was just wonderin', some people's "best" might not be others etc., I'm surprised we haven't had like a million flames in here about how much weight it adds and blah blah blah, my car stands to gain quite a bit of weight here in the coming weeks but oh well, I need to calm my driving down anyway, and i don't track my car so it's all good. We did a mock up today during lunch (sad I spend my lunch break driving over to the shop to mess with my stereo but oh well lol) and it's ging to be nuts, probably a little crowded, but nuts

 

It does take away some performance, but I've seen far worse mods than a sound system done to an 8.

When I took out my subs I noticed a good increase in acceleration. I tried to compensate for the bass lost with some nice components and 6x9s even though they go down low, there really isn't anything like a subwoofer. Now I am looking to add one back in.

 

I lost track. Lots of great looking setups, I'm just glad I could contribute.
So what you got in store for us next Canary? Inquiring minds want to know...

 

jedi-

is that an OEM part that covers your amp or did you custom make that?

 

nuke0907- what do you suggest that i do for an amp rack, any ideas?

 

Mazda accessory. I think it's called a 'trunk organizer' or something to that extent. I just had to butcher out the center divider in it so the amp would fit. When I ordered it last year, I'd heard they were discontinuing the item though

 

I will say it will be all Soundstream equipment, and I'm definitely taking it a bit farther than my previous setup. I don't want to spill the beans, I'm just going to pop up one day when it's all done and post a thread about it, it'll definitely be different than my last setup though

 

soundstream ftw =p

 

Thanks for the comments fellas, between the 2 subs they share 3.6 cubes of air space before displacement. The box is sealed. Yes it does sound quite good. Upfront I have DLS IR8.2's in the stock locations. The 8 inch midbass is in the door and the tweet in the sail panels. Im using a navone LOC that provides the signal to my Alpine PXA H700.

Trunk space isnt bad at all actually, the box sits behind the edge of the rear windshield, so i still got enogh room to put some stuff in the trunk, but mind you i rarely put anything back there.

 

 

i think it at least has to be an RX8.............Leesha

anything. check out mine on page 1.

 

Nuke your spanking the wrong person!

You wanted ideas and I took those pics so there are your ideas...

 

man that kicker install is awful, all that beautiful fiberglass work and they can't even run the speaker wires properly. ugh.

 

i'm not the one asking for ideas.

 

thats what i was thinking. my kicker install looks ok though, but no fiberglass

 

Responding to the 1st thread...OP asked for ideas...

 

I like this one, Flickr is loaded with good ideas by the way

 

Now that is awesome!