Cheers. Shopping Secure has the Space 8s but I'm just going to try these crappy Jaycar ones first considering the price difference. Also I'm assuming I will need to build some enclosures and mount them under the parcel shelf somehow if I want the Vibes to sound as good as they should for that price.
On a side-note, why would the subs be popping when I take the key out and they lose power? All I have is an aftermarket headunit at the moment (JVC something something 616). I haven't had a chance to pull out the wiring from my old sub yet so I don't know if that has anything to do with it but if not is there anything else I need to run between the JVC and the factory amp to prevent the pops?
yeah it would be the amp as the capacitors discharge rapidly
a good quality amp will discharge gradually when powered down, avoiding the 'pop'
I refuse to fit a sub to mine - I hate the clutter and the extra weight etc
I used to have an old Pioneer head unit with piddly 80W Pioneer 6x9's (2 ways) in my old VH that sounded heaps better than any similar setup I've tried since.
I've tried Pioneer and Kenwood headunits which claim considerably more power, and use 180W Pioneer (3 way) 6x9's, but the bass and midrange seem to be severely lacking.
Surely there is a way to achieve decent natural sort of bass (like home hi-fi not typical car sub boom-boom-boom) without going for a sub ?
My next step is to try a good quality amp, but wanted to avoid that if possible. I'm not after big volume (I rarely listen to anything much above loud talking volume), just good quality, full sound. I just don't know whether it's just the speakers not being as good as they used to be or the output of the headunit being crap. I was once told 3 ways aren't as good for bass as 2 ways ? Is there any truth to that ?
And/or is there a recommended 6X9 that is known for it's good quality sound