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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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I am starting to work on system for C6 2006 corvette. I am also building a 72 vette from the ground up and have done allot of fiber glassing on it (long term project). Right now I am pretty well broke so I am in the planning stage. I want to buy one time and not upgrade over and over. I mainly want great sound and the capability to crank up the base every once in a while. I listen to all types of music. This is my first run at my list.
JL XR653 CS 3ways, For the doors @$360
JL XR650 CSI 2ways, For the rear mid bass moving the tweeter forward
into the main cabin I saw that “ wiz1500
mounted right above the head of seats.
I know some say to leave out the rear speakers but I
thought it would give more punch to base with the mid-base
@$260

AMP JL 300/4 75 watts per channel to power the above speakers @$390

2- JL 10w6v2 or the 12” I would fire both of these at the back window. (Sealed)
I plan on making a fiberglass divider in the back to
mount speakers and amps. (mid bass firing forward)
What is the pros and cons of 10s vs 12s? @$600 pair

AMP JL 500-1 To power the subs. @$435
Remote for amp to crank the base. @ $36
I plan on keeping the head unit and eliminating the Blose amp.
I do plan on lots of sound proofing. Sorry so long, open for suggestion .
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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honestly, you aren't going to get as much from rear speakers as you would from taking that money and putting it towards a more powerful amp. you'll have plenty of midbass if you put more 'clean' power to the fronts and sound deaden the car.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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After doing some research I think this is the route I will go and eliminate the rears and go stronger on amps and speakers. Now all I have to do is convince my banker/wife..... I think I will tell her that It will get better gas mileage.
JL ZR650 CSI $650
JL 300/2 AMP $378
JL 500/1 AMP $435
JL 12W7-3 SUB $598
Base remote for Amp $36
$2097
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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Looks like a nice list of components. I am not sure how much space you are willing to sacrafice in your "trunk" area, but a 12w7 will need a pretty serious box to get the necessary air space for that sub, somewhere in the 1.25 to 1.5cu^3 range from what I recall on their site. (too lazy to go check) It is also a relatively tall sub, I think in the 9.5" deep range. You might consider a 12w6 for a fair amount smaller box and about 1.5" less depth.

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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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Looks like a nice list of components. I am not sure how much space you are willing to sacrafice in your "trunk" area, but a 12w7 will need a pretty serious box to get the necessary air space for that sub, somewhere in the 1.25 to 1.5cu^3 range from what I recall on their site. (too lazy to go check) It is also a relatively tall sub, I think in the 9.5" deep range. You might consider a 12w6 for a fair amount smaller box and about 1.5" less depth.

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I was planing on building a fiberglass box at the location that some are putting the divders at. I still want to be able to put my roof back thier. I might have to go with the 12w6. I think I will rough out the area with some carboard and use some packing peanuts to measure the volume.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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I think the link is bcae.com that has some very nice box volume calculators built into the site that will probably save you some time. Just rough out some measurements and use the calculator + the manufacturer's sub displacement to get your volume.

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