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mkymonkey
08-01-2006, 08:34 PM
so my brother is in the army. he's not a big car guy like us lol. but he has always liked my cars, not because of the way they look, not because of the way they run but because of the sound systems lol. so he asked me to put one in his car. he said he was going to pay for it, but he wanted for me to put it in and decide what to put into it. the lil guy is in the army and getting ready to be deployed to iraq in a month or two. when it came to his birthday i only gave him a very cool knife that cost me an arm and a leg because well he's into knifes and shit...plus he's my brother.So i said fuck it and i decided that im not going to let him pay for it and i am. BUT i dont want to spend a shitload of money. ive been searching on ebay for the past month looking for shit and so far ive spent roughly about 91 bucks and so far i have all four speakers and an Alpine Type R Sub. yeah i know nice deal huh lol. anyway i need two amps for this system. im looking for a 4 channel and a mono block for the 12" sub. for the 4ch i want something at least 50-60 watts rms per channel and for the mono block something at least 300-400 watts rms.

now ive never bought any MTX amps but ive been looking at them on ebay becasue they are a great price. do you guys like these? im really biased when it comes to this becasue i've always gone alpine everything. except for speakers....that ive always gone infinity (which im going with in his car as well) i was going to buy alpine amps for his car but i cant find them under 150 on ebay. so i need some help...let me know what you guys think on some amps and brands please. I was also looking at this one MA Audio 4ch one for 79 bucks at 800w....thats a bit too much but the price is nice. lol

anyway this thing is turning out too big of a read but help a brotha out man! :D

ghettogeddy
08-01-2006, 08:39 PM
i have both a mono and a 4ch for sale monkey 120 each my mono was running to an alpine type r 10 bridged at 2oh for a total of 800 rms

mkymonkey
08-01-2006, 08:42 PM
here is the alpine one i was going to buy but like i said...kinda $40 too expensive lol
-ALPINE MRP-F450 4CH AMP (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290012740816&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1)

and the mono block...again $40 too much
-MRP-M650 MONO BLOCK (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-ALPINE-MRP-M650-600w-MONO-CAR-STEREO-AMPLIFIER-AMP_W0QQitemZ270011361168QQihZ017QQcategoryZ38638Q QtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

If i cant find anything i guess im going with these....like i said im biased to alpine :(

ghettogeddy
08-01-2006, 08:42 PM
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/101_0495.jpg

mkymonkey
08-01-2006, 08:44 PM
i have both a mono and a 4ch for sale monkey 120 each my mono was running to an alpine type r 10 bridged at 2oh for a total of 800 rms

are those the audiobahns? im too lazy to search. ive had audiobahns before and they blew up on me. maybe it was just me but i also didnt like the way they sounded. plus i used to sell them at circuit city and they always got returned :(

edit: damn geddy youre fast to reply man lol

ghettogeddy
08-01-2006, 08:45 PM
well i do know one thing these amps kicked ass in my car i never had a single prob with them

ghettogeddy
08-01-2006, 08:46 PM
ive done alot of installs and i want settle for cheap in my car i did alot of resarch befor buying and on sounddomin there wasent a single negitve feedback on weather of these two amps

Hash_man_Se_i
08-01-2006, 08:47 PM
IMO not a fan of audiobahn either... I'd say go with the Alpines or MTX... MTX amps used to be amazing, still alright, but not as good as they used to be, and MA audio sucks.

ghettogeddy
08-01-2006, 08:50 PM
http://www.cardomain.com/item/ABNA8000T
http://www.cardomain.com/item/ABNA4004T

mkymonkey
08-01-2006, 09:14 PM
IMO not a fan of audiobahn either... I'd say go with the Alpines or MTX... MTX amps used to be amazing, still alright, but not as good as they used to be, and MA audio sucks.

See i like you cuz you think just like me lol. Thats exactly what i thought, "MTX used to be cool...lets try them" then when i saw MA Audio i was like "hmm...i dunno, last time i heard they sucked...ill think about this one" lol

geddy i cant find any reviews on your amp. and by reviews i mean from people that have bought these. im not the type of guy that takes what sounddomain says about them serious lol. i want to hear it from people in other sites.

actually when i searched someone said it was an ok budget amp but its not real responsive and it gets distortioned. but that was just one guy.

ghettogeddy
08-01-2006, 09:31 PM
at the bottom of each of those pages there are reviews

mkymonkey
08-01-2006, 11:09 PM
bump

spnrx
08-01-2006, 11:40 PM
Dude check into Kicker subs. L7 are nice but pricy, and comps are nice and affordable. If you go with the comps I highly suggest the sony Explode amp that looks like a stop sign. That combo had me and my buddy settin off alarms around town. Check into it.

Cheeseburger
08-01-2006, 11:52 PM
ur bro is small! is he older then you?

Hash_man_Se_i
08-02-2006, 04:06 PM
Dude check into Kicker subs. L7 are nice but pricy, and comps are nice and affordable. If you go with the comps I highly suggest the sony Explode amp that looks like a stop sign. That combo had me and my buddy settin off alarms around town. Check into it.

Read before you post... He already has the sub and speakers... He's just asking about amps...

And those Sony amps are garbage. You have no idea how many people I had come into my old work looking to get those fixed or replaced.

mkymonkey
08-02-2006, 07:28 PM
hash man i think i love you. lol

and cheeseburger my brother just turned 19

Strugglebucket
08-02-2006, 08:35 PM
my old system i had mtx amps and they worked great until they got stolen. they came with the certificate showing what their actual rms wattage tested at and they were all at least a hundred watts above spec.

i haven't really looked at new car audio stuff in a while so i don't know if the quality's gotten much worse or stayed about the same. seems like a lot of the amp companies have stopped making as high quality stuff as they did, say, 5 years ago.

mkymonkey
08-02-2006, 08:58 PM
hmm...what do ya'll think about this?

MTX Thunder 421D Mono Block (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&item=270013940589&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1)
MTX Thunder 404 4ch Amp (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&item=170012714283&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1)

mkymonkey
08-02-2006, 11:11 PM
bump

mkymonkey
08-03-2006, 06:15 AM
^^^^^^^^^^

ghettogeddy
08-03-2006, 06:28 AM
if thats the case get this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Like-New-Alpine-Type-R-12-Sub-AND-MTX-421D-Thunder-Amp_W0QQitemZ110014349850QQihZ001QQcategoryZ18803Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

baqnblaq
08-03-2006, 06:51 AM
I've used audiobahn products before. The first time I bought two cheap 12" subs. They sounded like shit. I figured I didn't pay much for them and when it comes to car audio... you get what you pay for. Adventually I bought a bigger amp, so I needed better subs to handle the power. Again I went with Audiobahn. I bought two AW1208T's. They are rated at handling 1500 watts rms. Which was a perfect match for my Hifonics XX Colossus putting out 3000 watts rms. I payed alot more for these subwoofers. They sounded just as shitty as the cheap two I bought before. I figure if their subs are shit, then the rest of their products are. When It comes to amps... I go Hifonics. They make very good products at a decent price. I never had a problem with any Hifonics product I ever bought. By the way, if you want a four channel and a mono block. Why just don't you buy a five channel amp. Less wires wires to run and less space it will take up. Plus you might spend less money buying one amp instead of two.

ghettogeddy
08-03-2006, 07:12 AM
i wont use audiobahn subs

guaynabo89
08-03-2006, 07:38 AM
no specs on either and thats the most important part.

theyll do the job if your not going for high clarity.

Strugglebucket
08-03-2006, 02:30 PM
i think that for that price the 4-channel is a good deal. the sub amp would be good too if you can get it for around $150.

btw, what deck are you going to use?

Cheeseburger
08-03-2006, 02:42 PM
dude! i know who is selling a sweet setup bro! hope this helps....
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53640
RD-M1001 Mono Amplifiers
MRV-F540 4 Channel Amplifer
MRV-T320 2 Channel Amplifier
MRV-T240 2 Channel Amplifier
IVA-D300 Multimedia Head Unit
(2) TME-M580 5.8 Inch Monitors
(4 sets) SPX-177R Type X 6 inch component speakers
SPS-080a 3 inch S-type speakers
(2) SWX-1042D Type X 3000w Subwoofers
PXA-H700 5.1 Digital Signal Processor

















































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:violin:

mkymonkey
08-03-2006, 04:46 PM
youre an idiot cheese. :lol:

and struggle the HU im going to use is the one that Nate2310 has for sale (http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?p=649430#post649430), i just sent him the payment and he should be receiving it any time soon then i should be receiving the HU as well :D

Acid X
08-03-2006, 06:34 PM
Power acoustik amps.

All i have to say. :)

mkymonkey
08-03-2006, 07:13 PM
weeeellll i already won one :D

MTX Thunder 404 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&item=170012714283&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1)

now i just have to find the 421D

Acid X
08-03-2006, 10:33 PM
Good job, dawg..
Haha.

mkymonkey
08-04-2006, 12:14 AM
why thank you...i love esnipe! :D lol though i was the only bid

Hash_man_Se_i
08-04-2006, 02:07 AM
hash man i think i love you. lol
I don't know whether to be creeped out or flattered :S hahahahah
Oh, and BTW, good choice on those amps, those are still when MTX made some pretty good amps... now, find an 8100D... that thing is a monster, one of my friends keeps trying to trade me his for my deck.

Listen2myBASS
08-15-2006, 11:11 AM
are those the audiobahns? im too lazy to search. ive had audiobahns before and they blew up on me. maybe it was just me but i also didnt like the way they sounded. plus i used to sell them at circuit city and they always got returned :(

edit: damn geddy youre fast to reply man lol

hahaha, it says AUDIOBAHN right on the front, and DO NOT buy them from circuit city, or best buy or any retail, they sell u amps 1/3 the power its rated, and the A8000T rocks nice, i had one runnin at 2ohms and almost full power hooked up to my AW1200Q. 1400 watts never sounded so nice...:bowrofl:

Listen2myBASS
08-15-2006, 11:15 AM
i wont use audiobahn subs

sorry to double post but i didnt see this. :wtf: :huh: umm...audiobahn makes some of the best subwoofers, and the guy who poseted above you geddy, has a hifonics amp...runnin right on the max wattage side too. you dont run the exact numbers, ur amp needs to have a little more juice so when u crank it, u dont blow ur amp, capacitor wont help ya when ur amps fried...:rant:

ghettogeddy
08-15-2006, 11:35 AM
i just dont like the sound of audiobahn subs personally i dident say they were crap or anything im more into the alpine type r10 the sony p5 and anything niche makes

mkymonkey
08-15-2006, 02:36 PM
well as an update...this is what i have already

Pioneer HU (not yet arrived)
MTX Thunder 404
Alpine Type R12
Sub Box

i had speakers to put on this car but i kinda sold them to my boss the other day so he could put them on our ranchero project lol (remember my yellow service truck?) so now im looking for 2 sets of speakers to put in this thing. they're 6 1/2. i want to see what speakers are best, though im biased to infinity and probably will end up putting in some 6012c's in there or something. but ive seen some polks that i might buy on ebay as well as some kicker's. i've heard the polks and they sound great but i have never heard the kickers. so anyway have suggestions?

oh and i still need to buy the MTX 421D Mono Block for the sub. no money this month...all going to payments and fixing the accord. after i get the components all i need is wiring. and on to installing :D

thanks to everyone for the previous comments.

ghettogeddy
08-15-2006, 03:03 PM
i run the polk db series 5 1/4's and they sound awsome ive been runnign them for like 2 years now

but i think im going to buy infinity for the lurael blue just havent found the ones i want at a good price

mkymonkey
08-15-2006, 05:36 PM
which ones do you want? ^^^ the infinitys i mean

ghettogeddy
08-15-2006, 07:24 PM
http://www.cardomain.com/item/INFKAPPA627I
http://images.cardomain.net/products/inf/INFKAPPA627I.jpg
but i would also like last years model
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/0/1/5/7/6/7/webimg/17394816_o.jpg

mkymonkey
08-16-2006, 12:21 AM
lol those are the ones that i always buy. the speaker stays the same just the design changes. ive had them in every car. even the 3g at one point. shit i still have a pair. :D you can almost always find them on ebay for cheap. like 11 bucks cheap if youre lucky. i always e-snipe (http://www.esnipe.com) them. just watch them.

like here (http://cgi.ebay.com/INFINITY-6012I-6-1-2-SPEAKERS-REFERENCE-SERIES-6-5_W0QQitemZ130017151110QQihZ003QQcategoryZ58031QQt cZphotoQQcmdZViewItem) is a set on ebay that's at $5.50 right now. i always buy them from this store. (http://stores.ebay.com/BARGAINDEPOT04_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQ QtZkm) cuz they're the ones that carry them all the time!

MessyHonda
08-16-2006, 06:22 AM
lol those are the ones that i always buy. the speaker stays the same just the design changes. ive had them in every car. even the 3g at one point. shit i still have a pair. :D you can almost always find them on ebay for cheap. like 11 bucks cheap if youre lucky. i always e-snipe (http://www.esnipe.com) them. just watch them.

like here (http://cgi.ebay.com/INFINITY-6012I-6-1-2-SPEAKERS-REFERENCE-SERIES-6-5_W0QQitemZ130017151110QQihZ003QQcategoryZ58031QQt cZphotoQQcmdZViewItem) is a set on ebay that's at $5.50 right now. i always buy them from this store. (http://stores.ebay.com/BARGAINDEPOT04_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQ QtZkm) cuz they're the ones that carry them all the time!

hey monkey i was wondering if these are the best? i dont have any sound system in my car...i need a deck but my front speakers are blown and the rear rattle....well anyways do you need to mod the baskets?

ghettogeddy
08-16-2006, 06:56 AM
ya most likely but those and the polk db seriers are a good speaker for the price

mkymonkey
08-16-2006, 07:56 AM
yeah you will definetly need to modify your baskets for these speakers. its not hard. you can do it with a box cutter if you want. lol the first one i did that way. the second one i used a grinder lol. these will fit perfectly if you just cut enough to clear the magnet and a bit of the basket. when i removed these to put in my woofers for my components, i had to basically make the basket into a ring for them to fit. but these should fit with a small amount of modding to the baskets.

oh and your question on if these are the best... well i would probably be the wrong person to ask because im very biased when it comes to infinity. i've always used them and havent really changed. ive heard some kenwoods, pioneers, and polks in the same price range and the only ones that come close anre the polks. all the others kinda suck. but i still will always go for infinity over anything...like i said im biased :D

ghettogeddy
08-16-2006, 08:04 AM
pioneer is garbage kenwood is ok i have some in my volvo but the polks are load and clear even on my stock deck the infinity are just a little more clear thats why i want some for my laurel blue

mkymonkey
08-16-2006, 08:22 AM
actually pioneer is starting to make some nice shit. well at least the speakers that i bought for my 7th gen civic are nice. im only using them as high mids in the rear. they only cost me 79 bucks a year ago and they still have not blown even with them being run around 60w rms when they're 40 lol. good speakers.

ghettogeddy
08-16-2006, 08:52 AM
im not talking about blowing im talking about the sound that comes out of them pesonally they used to make a good speaker then they started making 5 way speakers and thats what killed ther rep for me after those cam out they just dont sound good