Steve @SubT, Question for you...

[Mud]

I've read your posts and looked at the products...very nice. Just have some questions.

I listen to classic rock and country. I would like a system with good, tight bass so I can reproduce the music without any boominess.

I'd definately want to upgrade the amplifier. I can live with the existing BA speakers for now (I have a 2SS/RS).

Steve, what parts would I need from you to upgrade the amplifier right now?

Also, if I were to upgrade to a subwoofer, what kind would you go with for the type of music I listen to? Can I get a forward firing sub (I never use the back seats) that gives well defined bass? Upgrade the 6x9's?

Right now I just need some clean RMS power/headroom in the power dept. I know I'm clipping the factory amp and want to upgrade.

Any suggestions from you or others would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[sjmorrow]

Steve aint the only one around these parts that knows about car audio! haha.
You will need THIS to replace that factory amp with something better (like an XD400/4, which is what Steve and most others would recommend). This will give you louder / cleaner sound without clipping the amp. It will NOT make your bass response any better. The stock speakers just don't handle low notes very well.

Dont bother upgrading the 6x9s just to get well defined bass. Go with a sub or two. It sounds like you dont want it to hit real hard, jsut sound good, so I would go with THIS. As far as making it sound real right and punchy, this is mostly in how you adjust your crossover and bass boost as long as you get a decent sub and amp.

[Iwantone2]

Originally Posted by sjmorrow

Steve aint the only one around these parts that knows about car audio! haha.
You will need THIS to replace that factory amp with something better (like an XD400/4, which is what Steve and most others would recommend). This will give you louder / cleaner sound without clipping the amp. It will NOT make your bass response any better. The stock speakers just don't handle low notes very well.

Dont bother upgrading the 6x9s just to get well defined bass. Go with a sub or two. It sounds like you dont want it to hit real hard, jsut sound good, so I would go with THIS. As far as making it sound real right and punchy, this is mostly in how you adjust your crossover and bass boost as long as you get a decent sub and amp.

+1 on the FARK harness, as well as the xd400 for the amp.

[Mud]

Thanks, guys. Checking it out now...

[Steve@Subthump]

Originally Posted by Mud

I've read your posts and looked at the products...very nice. Just have some questions.

I listen to classic rock and country. I would like a system with good, tight bass so I can reproduce the music without any boominess.

I'd definately want to upgrade the amplifier. I can live with the existing BA speakers for now (I have a 2SS/RS).

Steve, what parts would I need from you to upgrade the amplifier right now?

Also, if I were to upgrade to a subwoofer, what kind would you go with for the type of music I listen to? Can I get a forward firing sub (I never use the back seats) that gives well defined bass? Upgrade the 6x9's?

Right now I just need some clean RMS power/headroom in the power dept. I know I'm clipping the factory amp and want to upgrade.

Any suggestions from you or others would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

The parts you need have been mentioned above. That is: To simply upgrade the stock amp, you need our fark kit, mounting plate, 4 ch. amp, and some power and ground cable. Doing this will give you a much better stereo, but won't add a lot of bass. Some but not a ton. I would recommend an amp small enough to fit in the factory spot so you won't have to find an alternate location. I carry the Polk pad40004 class d 4 channel and it works very well in that location.

Now if you want to add a sub from there, you would need a box, sub(s) and wiring kit. The harness mentioned above will give you the input signal since it will supply multiple amps. What you need to decide on is how much bass you want. That is not something I can answer for you. You should know yourself well enough to answer that. Once you decide on that, then we can help you select the rest of the equipment to finish out the system. Then once you are done, if you decide to replace any of the speakers, we have some really nice Hybrid Audio speaker kits that will make your system sound even better. But I would save that for very last.

[Mud]

I really want to upgrade the stock amp. I'll check out that Polk, too.

edit: I can't find the Polk amp, on your site or in google. Polk pad4004, right?

[Mud]

Is it this: Polk/MOMO C400.4

[Mud]

Steve, is this the one to go with?

[RickD]

Polk PA D4000.4

http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/pa...hp?s=pad4000_4

I am thinking of getting it too.

Rick