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The 430 seems not worth while as it won't improve the actual sound quality.
I am assuming you have the base 8 speaker? How bad is it?
I figured upgrade is necessary, the best bang for the buck IMO is a sub/amp combo. However I am not sure as to what the best one is for the Jeep application.
http://www.jlaudio.com/car-audio-stealt ... ited-07-up
Something like that... I'd think 1 was enough.
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Yeah base eight in mine.. In a normal car it'd probably be plenty, but in a noisey Jeep, it leaves a lot to be desired. Volume probably goes up to 30 or 35 (haven't tried turning it all the way up yet to see where it stops), and I have to keep it at around 25 to hear it well. Sub/amp would definitely help. I've never really been a car audio guy, so I don't know much. I did an uber stealth box in the GTI with a shallow mount 8" sub and a small amp and that was plenty for that car with the stock headunit and speakers.. For the Jeep I'm assuming you want a higher power headunit (maybe an external amp for that? I'm not sure how that works) and then a sub/amp combo as well. I'm sure you can get an amp that would drive the sub and headunit, but like I said, I'm not a car audio guy at all.max225 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:38 pmThe 430 seems not worth while as it won't improve the actual sound quality.
I am assuming you have the base 8 speaker? How bad is it?
I figured upgrade is necessary, the best bang for the buck IMO is a sub/amp combo. However I am not sure as to what the best one is for the Jeep application.
http://www.jlaudio.com/car-audio-stealt ... ited-07-up
Something like that... I'd think 1 was enough.
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Depends on the budget if the base speakers are shit as is, you'd need to get a 4 channel amp to do the speakers or a 5 channel do speakers+sub. It gets expensive quick. Normally stock speakers are ok if you have a sub, (I liked that setup in my Golf). Also since you'd do 4 channel I am not sure how you'd send it to all 8 speakers, you may have to have some duds and just do 4 nice 6.5s + nice HU + nice smallish sub.
I don't think you'd need anything more than 300watts RMS for the sub.
I don't think you'd need anything more than 300watts RMS for the sub.
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I'll search around on some Jeep forums to see what people are doing, but a small sub/amp should cover my needs.max225 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:47 pm Depends on the budget if the base speakers are shit as is, you'd need to get a 4 channel amp to do the speakers or a 5 channel do speakers+sub. It gets expensive quick. Normally stock speakers are ok if you have a sub, (I liked that setup in my Golf). Also since you'd do 4 channel I am not sure how you'd send it to all 8 speakers, you may have to have some duds and just do 4 nice 6.5s + nice HU + nice smallish sub.
I don't think you'd need anything more than 300watts RMS for the sub.
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Post what you find, since it would be one of the mods i'd do.SAWCE wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:49 pmI'll search around on some Jeep forums to see what people are doing, but a small sub/amp should cover my needs.max225 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:47 pm Depends on the budget if the base speakers are shit as is, you'd need to get a 4 channel amp to do the speakers or a 5 channel do speakers+sub. It gets expensive quick. Normally stock speakers are ok if you have a sub, (I liked that setup in my Golf). Also since you'd do 4 channel I am not sure how you'd send it to all 8 speakers, you may have to have some duds and just do 4 nice 6.5s + nice HU + nice smallish sub.
I don't think you'd need anything more than 300watts RMS for the sub.
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I spent more like $500 on speakers+HU+amp+sub in the vibe. The amp+sub was about $250 and that's buying a relatively nice Image Dynamics sub.
A "sub box" is an MDF cube with a hole in it, no reason to spend $$$ on anything fancy. Building it yourself actually allows you to custom fit it to your car which is better anyway.
I have older versions of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Soundstream-PN1- ... S58BP0NC7K
https://www.amazon.com/ID10D2-V-4-Image ... FD6X0ZR54N
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I was hoping you'd see this discussion and chime in. Building my own box would be cool, but I do like the one that Max linked where it fits in to the side of the car rather than just having a standalone box just chilling back there.troyguitar wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:25 pmI spent more like $500 on speakers+HU+amp+sub in the vibe. The amp+sub was about $250 and that's buying a relatively nice Image Dynamics sub.
A "sub box" is an MDF cube with a hole in it, no reason to spend $$$ on anything fancy. Building it yourself actually allows you to custom fit it to your car which is better anyway.
I have older versions of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Soundstream-PN1- ... S58BP0NC7K
https://www.amazon.com/ID10D2-V-4-Image ... FD6X0ZR54N
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A custom fitted box would make a lot of sense. But yes, pending the components you can go cheaper or more expensive. I picked around "midrange" prices.
~600 box+Sub
~200 amp
~300 HU (could get one for as low as $100 or as high as 800)
~200 new speakers (4)
~150 Amp for speakers
~50 wiring
You can save a ton of money by just getting a small sub+box 2nd hand.... $80 for my bmw. And I did a $120 HU + $50 wiring. Cheapo speakers for $80
But if you want new/custom fit things get pricy.
~600 box+Sub
~200 amp
~300 HU (could get one for as low as $100 or as high as 800)
~200 new speakers (4)
~150 Amp for speakers
~50 wiring
You can save a ton of money by just getting a small sub+box 2nd hand.... $80 for my bmw. And I did a $120 HU + $50 wiring. Cheapo speakers for $80
But if you want new/custom fit things get pricy.
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It's that damn $600 box+sub that fucks it all up. All you need to drive it is a $100 amp, but if you're spending $700 then you might as well get the $100 HU and $200 in regular speakers too. Polk db6501 front and 651 rear for example are efficient enough that the $100 HU can drive them just fine without needing an external amp.max225 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:42 pm A custom fitted box would make a lot of sense. But yes, pending the components you can go cheaper or more expensive. I picked around "midrange" prices.
~600 box+Sub
~200 amp
~300 HU (could get one for as low as $100 or as high as 800)
~200 new speakers (4)
~150 Amp for speakers
~50 wiring
You can save a ton of money by just getting a small sub+box 2nd hand.... $80 for my bmw. And I did a $120 HU + $50 wiring. Cheapo speakers for $80
But if you want new/custom fit things get pricy.
I guess what's another $1000 on a $40k anyway?