~Sound System Show-Off~
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From: Eastland/Stephenville, Tx
Did you use a seat lift kit for that setup? I can't imagine JBL GTO subs fitting without doing so. If you did lift your seats, then go for a better sub than the P3S. I have two now, but had two others before that I blew in a box that only held 1. The first one blew a hole in the paper cone. The second one did the same. Now these next 2 are fine but I only have them because my box only protrudes 1/4", is made of 3/4" MDF, houses two 12" subs, and required no seat lift in case my 6'1 @$$ needed to be back there for whatever reason. But yeah, invest in shallow Pioneers or Kicker IMO.
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From: Northern California
There's no seat lift...the JBLs barely fit. IIRC, the box's mounting depth was like 6-3/4" and the subs' mount depth was 6-9/16" or something like that haha. It was a tight fit. They were a gift from my parents, so that's what I went with. And was actually pretty pleasantly surprised. The sound quality is pretty darn good imo. Much better than the MTX's I had in my last truck. But if I do change, I think I'm gonna go with one p3s. The output will be the same as these two subs combined and I've always thought one sub produces a cleaner sound than two.
Now if you are comparing 2 10s to a 15 thats a different story.
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From: Osage Beach, Missouri
Sweet looking setup, thats what I'm wanting to build and put in my trruck
lotta electronics u got in there jrfonte. i had a JBL GTO 1201.1 amp and i hated it. overheated too much, and wasn't even 1 ohm stable....so I sold it. I hope you have much better luck. can't wait for a clean finished pic, nice
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From: se texas
ive had these 2 for about 2 years now and no problems as of yet. running them at 2 ohms 2 4 ohm svc 12's on each. i had a problem out of the 75.4 but it was because my rear light was leaking when it rained and it got wet. but dryied it out and they havent missed a beat yet. the ony the thing i have left to do is build a good front stage i had some jl xr csi's and cxi's but those are junk so looking to get another amp or 2 to run a active 3way front stage using better drivers and a good processor to control it.
Last edited by jrfonte; Jan 13, 2010 at 11:02 PM.
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Thanks Sickrick , but it's 1bad86vmax . I was trying to maintain the integrity of the vehicle when I planned my install . I think I have more audio than any truck I've seen on here , and my truck will still carry 6 people in the cab.
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From: Glide, OR
Great systems on these pages... Here's mine, I have an all Alpine system...
iva-w505HU
M-500 top, F-350 bottom, Amps.
SPX-17REF 6 1/2 inch components
MRA-F350 Digital 5 channel surround amp
SBS-05DC Center Channel speakers
Electrical...
Custom sub box with 10" SWS-1043D sub...
iva-w505HU
M-500 top, F-350 bottom, Amps.
SPX-17REF 6 1/2 inch components
MRA-F350 Digital 5 channel surround amp
SBS-05DC Center Channel speakers
Electrical...
Custom sub box with 10" SWS-1043D sub...
Last edited by jdruzik; Jan 17, 2010 at 11:27 PM.
