does anyone know a cheap one out there? that they would like to advise me on it? thanks

 

personally i love the w6v2 by jl. Its got pretty good SQ and good SPL at the same time. Price is not too bad. If you match it with a JL amp it can get pricey though. Also look into image dynamics great gear there too. what are your goals good sound or just basssss.

 

i just started this same thing... i am thinking about getting either one or two 10w3v3.. and a jl 325.2 amp , but i dont know if it will be too much for the z or not...

 

May want to look at an Elemental Designs 11Ov.2 as well.

 

naww bro a good 10 in the Z with good sound quality is perfect. You can crank it if you wanna bump or you can turn it down for good sound with rock jazz etc.

 

i think im looking for both.. but bass a bit more... but on which websites can i find all this? and the pirces?

 

how many watts should an amp normally be? for the Z? for good bass and sound..

 

What is your budget?? As far as all the JL audio reccomendations go, I went with something else just because everyone else already has JL. True they make solid products, but I wanted to be different. I didnt want to have what mr and miss Jones put in their Z's...
Anyway, the main thing is your budget. Some websites to check out are...

www.onlinecarstereo.com
www.sonicelectronix.com
www.crutchfield.com useful for finding out what fits your vehicle, but not always the cheapest

or you can always just google [I]car audio[I] Good luck, and keep us posted on what you do decide with and the insatll pics

 

It should be enough to sufficently power your subwoofer and component speakers. Pay attention to the RMS numbers on both (Amp and speakers) find a match and you should be good to go

 

def. check out sonicelectronix ive used them twice now. Prob gonna use them next week for my Z2 great prices and fast processes good website.

 

I live in Germany and have no problems with them. I did have to return my subwoofer though (Alphasonik Mayhem), but luckily for me it arrived here in Germany the day before I was to visit my family in El Monte, so I just put it on the plane with me and they replaced it..no prob.

 

You should pick and amp that matches the RMS of the sub you want. Pick a sub that your amp's RMS falls either halfway or towards the top limit of the RMS handling. A little over is o.k. too but underpowering a sub is not going to sound good.

I recommend Image Dynamics as far as the sub goes. Great quality and sound. wooofersetc.com has everything you need. Good luck

 

how many watts should be enoguh for my Z? or how many watts do u have in your Z? thanks

 

i have 2 10w3v3s with a PPI 800x1 amp. This setup can be unnecessarily loud if you turn it up, and this is coming from someone who used to have 2 15s with an 800x1 amp on each. I love the setup, but sometimes i feel like i should have saved my money and got 1 10. I only got 2 10s bc I already had the 800x1 amp from my old car and I like the design of the stealthbox.

I usually run my 10s at pretty low volume now..I've heard 1 10" elemental design sub (in UMZZZ's car) and it was plenty loud and crisp.

 

i would probably set a price limit, and get a sub and amp from highly rated companies, which wattage that matches eachother (like the earlier post says about matching the sub and amp wattage). I wouldn't worry so much about the actual number...it's hard to state a number of watts necessary for a Z...I have 800 but I've heard Zs with much much less that sounded great.

 

oh ok.. thanks for your help.. one more question whats diferent in 1 channel amps and 2 channel and multi? does it mean like 2 channel amps can have 2 subwoofers?

 

ok..i'm going to take a stab at explaining impedance to you...

it doesn't matter whether your amp is 2-channel or 1-channel when you're running subwoofers. A two channel amp can be bridged into 1-channel. And, 2 subs can wired accordingly to be 1-channel, so in effect the amp would be acting like its outputting to one sub instead of two.

the key to picking the amp/sub combo is matching the impedances. Every sub has an impedance (most commonly 2ohms or 4 ohms), and having multiple subs (or dual-voice coil subs) mean they can be wired to have a different total impedance.

I'm not sure if I'm getting over the top for you, but an example of how this works would be...if you wanted to get 2 4ohm subs. Then, when those two are wired into one channel, the total impedance would be 2 ohms or 8 ohms (8 ohms is useless, so u would go with 2 ohms). That means you want an amp that has the desired power at 2 ohms. So if you wanted 500 watts, then you would look for an amp that is 500x1 @ 2 ohms.

If you don't understand this concept, just post your potential setup, and let ppl in the forum tell you if they are compatible.

 

 

RE audio has a good range of models.
CDT has some KILLER SQ subs that dont require massive airspace.

 

Sonicelectronix.com is selling leftover 05 Comp VRs for like half off. $55 for a 10" with full manufacturers warranty is a pretty good deal. Also, Alpine Type-R is one of my favorite woofers.

If someone is looking for cheap, JL shouldn't be uttered...period. JL makes fine product, but all of their products are a price range above where they should be, meaning for the same price, you could get much better equipment elsewhere

I agree with this recommendation...For a short time Image Dynamics sold a clone of this woofer called the OEM 10 ID. I am feeding it 600 watts and it is clean, crisp, and loud.

Their lower range products are nothing to brag about, and their top-of-the-line stuff is too expensive since being bought out by USAmps