Thinking about a new sound System

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Originally Posted by sqcomp

If you can't get those MTX component tweets to scream...you're doing something wrong.

As for the subs... *meh* ...the enclosure and install is 90% of the fight. If you can't get them to sound right, you're not a smart person.

Give me whatever brand woofer, I could care less. It WILL sound good after I'm done installing it.

well, i am gratefull for you calling me stupid, but your ears are just a perception...just as mine are. I haven't heard a higher-end MTX subwoofer that didn't have ample hit even in a small or poorly designed enclosure. however, I stand by my statement that MTX components are inferior to some of the other manufacturers in the same price range. If I wanted my tweeters to "scream" at me, I would buy cheap-o Pyramid components and put 500 watts to them. personally, I prefer crisp highs and clarity...but thats just me i guess.

p.s. I never said I couldnt get my subs to sound right...did I? I said they lacked the definition and sound quality of a higher end more expensive sub. my box was built around the data sheet for the MTX thunder 8000 titanium spun subwoofers...look in my garage profile.
End of the day dude, if you know how to build a box, you can make cheap sound good, but if you are running sh-t, there is only so much you can do to improve the sound quality. go make a box for a roadmaster subwoofer, then a box for a JL audio subwoofer...listen to the sound. if you can't tell any differance...at that point it becomes obvious who the smart person is.

EDIT: hey, if you make a custom box for the trunk, there is a plastic panel seperating the trunk from the foam seat backings. if you remove that, you get several inches of space. my box is huge, but because i lopped out the panel and made the box tall, i have the massive amount of sealed air space my drivers needed, but i kept over half my trunk. also, I woundn't use 6x9's in the back. I am going to be building a plate to house some 4" speakers, and a port from the trunk to allow more bass into the cab of the car.