Originally Posted By: grampi
I already have an amp, a pair of 10" subs, and a sealed enclosure. The amp is an Alpine MRV-F545 and the subs are Tidal Audios. The amp is quite powerful and is rated at 125 watts X 4 into 4 ohms, or 250 X 4 into 2 ohms. I'm going to replace the subs for a couple of reasons...1) I don't think they have dual voice coils and I don't think they can handle the power of this amp and 2) I don't care for the sound of them...they are kind of boomy sounding, which I don't like...I like tight, punchy sounding bass.
Active equalization and countour filtering will fix that and are necessary to achieve the results you desire.
To me, Watt ratings need a THD & IM distorsion figure to complete the picture. Keeping also in mind finding a woofer with a low THD figure and reasonable cost can be a challenge as THD will go through the roof at high excursions.
Kudos on your sealed box choice...as long as you have room for the box that is!
Cabin gain is rather phenomenal in vehicles and can be your friend when used wisely.
The sled has the Alpine/Dynaudio/Dolby sound system with a center channel and is indeed most impressive. I enjoy it every day, especially in traffic.
Good luck!
I already have an amp, a pair of 10" subs, and a sealed enclosure. The amp is an Alpine MRV-F545 and the subs are Tidal Audios. The amp is quite powerful and is rated at 125 watts X 4 into 4 ohms, or 250 X 4 into 2 ohms. I'm going to replace the subs for a couple of reasons...1) I don't think they have dual voice coils and I don't think they can handle the power of this amp and 2) I don't care for the sound of them...they are kind of boomy sounding, which I don't like...I like tight, punchy sounding bass.
Active equalization and countour filtering will fix that and are necessary to achieve the results you desire.
To me, Watt ratings need a THD & IM distorsion figure to complete the picture. Keeping also in mind finding a woofer with a low THD figure and reasonable cost can be a challenge as THD will go through the roof at high excursions.
Kudos on your sealed box choice...as long as you have room for the box that is!
Cabin gain is rather phenomenal in vehicles and can be your friend when used wisely.
The sled has the Alpine/Dynaudio/Dolby sound system with a center channel and is indeed most impressive. I enjoy it every day, especially in traffic.
Good luck!