I'm looking to upgrade my audio system from the Bose factory one.I just recieved two JL Audio 12W3v2 as a present and I was wondering any ideas about where I should place them?I've seen a lot of pictures on this site but I'm not to sure which would be best.Last question any suggestions on the other speakers(rear,mids etc..) for my car and amps??Thank you to all who responed....Damian

 

Can't really answer the amp speaker question without knowing how much you want to spend. I could name $500-1000 component speakers and you might only want to spend $300. Likewise, most of the amps I like start at $700 and go up from there.

Brands to look at that I will recommend (in no order at all):
xtant - amps
JL Audio - speakers & amps
Precision Power Inc (PPI) - amps
Boston Acoustics - speakers & amps
Arc Audio - amps
Kicker - amps
Diamond Audio - speakers (amps suck)
Dnyaudio - speakers
Soundstream - amps
Zapco - amps

 

LS350Z thanks for the response.Let me try to clarify my question.How much watts would I need for my amp to push my two 12's (Jl Audio W3v2) ?

 

W3s don't need much power to sound good, I'd look at putting at least 100watts to each (200 watts total) and probably 250-450watts each (500-900 total) optimal.

 

Thanks for the info!!!

 

a JL 500/1 is perfect for the two 12w3v2's. the subs will be very happy with that power.

Rajiv

 

Thanks for the suggestion.After doing some research I thought that might work but I wasn't to sure. Now my mind is made up

 

Hey Rajiv are you having any problems with your car rattling?Are you using Infinity's for all of your other speakers besides your JL Audio.Details on your system would be much apreciated......

 

I'm not sure what he has but I have 1 10" sub in my hatch and I had lots of rattles. Took about 10 sheets of dynamat extreme to get rid of all of them (keep in mind at least 2 sheets per door) so really I have about 6 sheets in the hatch area and other places.

 

Did you install the dynamat yourself??Was it a hard job?On your sub in the hatch did you use a stealth box?

 

yup, i do have some rattles that i notice mostly from the hatch area. i'm planning on dynamatting it but haven't gotten around to it yet. an easier solution is to just turn the volume up louder .
all my system components are listed in my signature.
perfects are in the doors and subs are in a box i built sitting between the rear seat and strut bar area.

Rajiv