How many Watts is enough for the s2000?
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How many Watts is enough for the s2000?
I'm looking at the JL Audio sub's right now and i'm thinking about going for 2 10's. Anybody have any recommendations. 500 watts? 600 wats? W3? W6? and how about price differences? Thanks in advance.
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"Enough" is a bit subjective when it comes to bass. Whether X watts is enough will depend on what you've had in the past and what you expect from your system.
500 watts RMS feeding a pair of 10W3's works quite well, I've heard such a setup. I've got about 800W RMS going to a single Eclipse 12", which works too. The hardest part may be finding/making a box, which is typically an MDF & fiberglass enclosure using the trunk's well. JL has a stealthbox out for our car now, but it only uses a single 10W3.
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500 watts RMS feeding a pair of 10W3's works quite well, I've heard such a setup. I've got about 800W RMS going to a single Eclipse 12", which works too. The hardest part may be finding/making a box, which is typically an MDF & fiberglass enclosure using the trunk's well. JL has a stealthbox out for our car now, but it only uses a single 10W3.
Good luck!
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JL's stealthbox is an option but it doesn't seem like much for the price i'll be paying. i think its like 575 right? Also, this will be my first car so i don't have very much experience. any idea how much W3's and W6's cost?
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Originally posted by Souljah6476
JL's stealthbox is an option but it doesn't seem like much for the price i'll be paying. i think its like 575 right? Also, this will be my first car so i don't have very much experience. any idea how much W3's and W6's cost?
JL's stealthbox is an option but it doesn't seem like much for the price i'll be paying. i think its like 575 right? Also, this will be my first car so i don't have very much experience. any idea how much W3's and W6's cost?
Spend some time researching on http://www.crutchfield.com, and listening to different systems at your local car stereo shop. Perhaps attend a local S2000 get-together and see what sort of systems your fellow owners have.
Enjoy!
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This is sort of what i'm looking at so far.
Pioneer Premier CD/MP3 Player - OEL Display DEH-P740MP (MSRP $400) (Ebay $277)
Pioneer Premier 400 Watt 2-Channel Amplifier PRS-X720 (MSRP $550)* (Yahoo $335)
Pioneer 760 Watt 2 Channel Amplifier GM-X962 (MSRP $200) (Ebay $125) (Yahoo $115)
J L Audio One 10' Subwoofer SB-H-S2000/10W3 (MSRP $575)*
J L Audio Two 10' 10W3 Subwoofers (MSRP $???)* (Ebay $240)
J L Audio Two 10' 10W6 Subwoofers (MSRP $???)* (Ebay $300)
J L Audio One 12' 12W6 Subwoofer (MSRP $???) (Ebay $170)
Custom Made S2000 Box by S2ki BigRedDog (MSRP $???)
Custom Made S2000 Box by S2ki Z06-Killer (MSRP $160)
Pioneer Premier CD/MP3 Player - OEL Display DEH-P740MP (MSRP $400) (Ebay $277)
Pioneer Premier 400 Watt 2-Channel Amplifier PRS-X720 (MSRP $550)* (Yahoo $335)
Pioneer 760 Watt 2 Channel Amplifier GM-X962 (MSRP $200) (Ebay $125) (Yahoo $115)
J L Audio One 10' Subwoofer SB-H-S2000/10W3 (MSRP $575)*
J L Audio Two 10' 10W3 Subwoofers (MSRP $???)* (Ebay $240)
J L Audio Two 10' 10W6 Subwoofers (MSRP $???)* (Ebay $300)
J L Audio One 12' 12W6 Subwoofer (MSRP $???) (Ebay $170)
Custom Made S2000 Box by S2ki BigRedDog (MSRP $???)
Custom Made S2000 Box by S2ki Z06-Killer (MSRP $160)
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I replaced the factory stock speakers with Infinity 6.5's and added the Lucid rear panel 5.25's. Replaced the factory deck with an ALpine CDA-7873 and added a 400W 4-channel Sherwood amplifier. It actually sounds incredible. Sounds better than I ever thoiught it would. The system actually has a good frequency response over the entire range. I will be posting pics very soon. The Lucid equipment is incredible.
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