12compass

I may do active one day im doing my stereo piece by piece and I have found both the 997 and 80 for the same price though I am partial to pioneer ive loved every product ive had by them is there any high quality head unit brands Im missing other then kenwood pioneer a;[ine and jvc?

do you have any others you would recommend I couldn't find many others without touchscreen on the high end even after searching I was hoping for opinions on what I picked and additional suggestions im gonna be paying on this jeep for like 5 more years so I wanna do the stereo right and that begins with the source the top of the line alpines I found didn't seem to have as many features how do they compare sound quality wise and what are other good brands and models?

well when I have the money ready to spend ill ask you for a price though the 80 prs is looking sweet I found it new for 268 shipped but do you have any suggestions for me you've helped me since Ive started posting here

well good then ive gotten off to an ok start numbers wise is tuning to 28 hz going to give me the lows i want? and was i correct in assuming as said in op that my components mids will provide the kick so that way my sub doesnt have to sounds as punchy? and i have no expierence at all so i will probably forego the plexi unless i pay someone to build it im not even sure i can build the box myself on account of i only own a drill and yea thanks for the offer its a shame i moved to florida years back i miss marion county and indianapolis

by using the re audio box calculator and attempting to account for the displacement of the sub listed on the ssa site ive come up with these specs i would like thoughts please and thank you im going for a mix of rap country and rock on probably 400 rms i figure once i get my components my midbasses would be mainly responsible for the kick is that correct where as if that is the case i would like for the sub to go low and hit the deep bass my available area is w38in h 15.5 in d 18.5 in the re box calculator says 36.5x12x13.5 with .75 for mdf would give 2.249 ft3^ that is with the ssa listed sub displacement of .14 included it also shows port height 10.5 width 1.5 length 1 11.25 length 2 5in for a port tuning of 28.18 sound about right? this is my first time attempting to build a box still on the fence about building myself after seeing the plexiglass in box idea in a build thread i think i really would like that

the calc lists port displacement 314.8125 and yea from the info ive read i think i deffinitley will be i just hope its not to hard to include that plexiglass viewing window and where abouts is monroe indiana im from wayne township this will be my first box build im thinking the port and plexiglass may be biting off a bit more than i can chew. this box wont require any true bracing correct just the silicone to seal the seams and screws? and is 3/4 mdf over kill for my application the most important thing i was worried about the dimensions ive used are acceptable right there isnt like a suggest wxhxd ratio or anything?

sorry my first attempt at sketch and i cant remember his name but i took the plexi idea from his project thread sketch i think the viewing window idea is cool he was doing a build using passive radiators and got to u ssa i think GCON renderings in his sketch regardless just giving credit where it is due here is my horrible first attempt

thanks for the help anyway it seems as though anything to do with pictures in the site seems to be having an issue because i also cannot upload them into an album

oh no i apologize i wasnt clear enough i have made it there and have attempted uploading the files and using the url as well as resizing the picture teh file extension .jpg but there is always some sort of issue anyone know the size requirements for the pictures or maybe the best file format ?

I feel handicapped i attempted to search and cannot for the life of me figure out why i cant upload my custom avatar and cannot find the exact specs for the avatar pics in this forum point me in the right direction if you may thank you

To start i think the forum rules are hilarious there was no pulling punches but sensible nonetheless. I drive a 2012 jeep compass with the uconnect and boston acoustic amplified 9 speaker system. I have had a few different sub stages, quite a few different head units and a couple coaxials i have also done around 7 installs for experts and am learning everything as time goes on. I listen to literally every type of music which makes picking my equipment interesting and i am also broke thereby making it even harder. Last but not least if it wwas not abundantly clear i cannot punctuate or use grammar to dave my life im really trying here for y'all because it is in the rules but this will probably be the best i ever do.

wow i also drive a jeep i drive a 2012 jeep compass and whenver i save up the money ill be getting as 12 dcon and i will most likely be contacting you pro rabbit to see about a quote for a ready cut ported box after hearing about those kind of numbers id like to see what mine will do

wow thanks for the in depth responses yes ill have to seriously consider it because i am never truly happy with what i have ill probably continually be upgrading but this dcon sounds amazing from the descriptions wish i would have known about it a few years back ill have to measure my cargo area to see how much room ill have to build a box because i want to go ported but i also need some sort of quick release set up to remove the box quickly to stow in my garage due to me being my fathers caretaker and his wheel chair goes there

Would a 3 or 5 channel amp be effective for a front stage and a sub stage. or would it be best to have 2 seperate amps i saw i believe it was a arc audio 3 channel amp the other day with the perfect power amount for my current plan of comps up front and a single ssa dcon 12 in the rear. On a side note i had seen the fi ssd 12s and they look nice but there is quite a price difference and if im not mistaken they require quite a bit more power than the dcon am i mistaken ? I am pretty sure the dcon is my number one choice im just wondering how it measures up against the ssd what are the major differences?

I was thinking of the 3-5 channel to save the trouble of distibution block and the expense of buying 2 quality amps but i understand what your saying about upgrade potential that will deffinitley be something to consider its unfortuante i have no one local to hear either sub from youtube videos are absolutely useless and ive only had limited expierence with different subs im attempting to gauge how much output i need for my own personal taste without too much but the dcon is attractive because of the low power and super low price One big question i have only had cars previous how will the dynamics and out put of my substage change based on now i drive a crossover a 12 jeep compass i know this will significantly change my results correct:?

I understand that i just like that the potential is there im not shooting for 138db just figured id ask because in my inexpierence that seems quite high for a single entry level 12

Im trying i just wish i had more money currently all i can do is just keep planning and re planning because of lack of funds i want to do front components maybe like a $100 cadence set and put the tweeters in the place of the 3.5s in the dash but i wish someone made tweeter pods to place there so my tweeters would project towards me not the windshield also i was told i could amp the components with my stock amp i believe its 40 watts rms a channel that would be good for a compnent set correct? sorry in all my previous systems i was lazy and only used coaxials

So if I read the tread correctly a 12 dcon on 300 watts rms clean will do 138db or was that just sarcasm?

Well thanks all for the great reception, yea I do my best to read and respect the rules at all forums I participate in. What a small world my little brother goes to Saint Leo over there. Yea my Jeep has quite a few quirks it is not exactly the best purchase I have ever made, but I'm making the best of it. Although I think the Boston system is one of the best stock stereos I've ever heard, it would nice if the vocals got louder though and if there was a place for a tweeter so a front stage component set was easier. I don't particularly like the stock head unit because it freezes occasionally but I don't want to lose the functionality of my uconnect in steering wheel bluetooth and voice command just like my in mirror microphone. I have a Pioneer Premier DEH-P610BT practically brand new but I think it would be harder to figure out how to make the steering wheel buttons and mirror microphone work on that than just add the sub stage to the stock and then eventually a 4 channel amp and new front and rear stages.

I was recommended here from caraudio.com by ricksi30