I have the Bose system. Should I go with one 10" or two?
 

The stock Bose system sounds pretty great actually. I just wanted a little more bass. I love the way the dual 10's look, but would that be too much bass?

Dual 10's hit pretty hard for such a small car. I would suggest a single 10" subwoofer and 500watts RMS.

i have 2-10's pushing 500 watts rms each in my Z. Love the sound, hits really hard. I have the gain knob installed on a blank switch on the center console just for when i want to turn them down or up.

I too wanted just a little more bass than the stock Bose. Actually, if you take that thing apart, you'll find two little measly paper 4" drivers in it.

I did one 10" Pioneer shallow sub and wouldn't even consider have 2 of them! I actually wish I would've gotten an 8", because my custom spare tire box ended up having not enough cubic space as recommended. It's fine after adding some poly fill, but it actually sounded a little weird/off beforehand without the poly. Putting in a 8" in the same box would probably sound better overall than this 10"...but I'm content, because it "hits" just enough for my tastes, and more than the stock Bose.

Does anybody have the Bose system along with two 10" subs?

I have the stock Bose as well, and want to add either one or two 10's. (to replace the bose 'subwoofer') However, how did everyone wire it in? I'm assuming that you can't just take the input from the bose sub for the new one as the bose signals from the HU generally are processed to hell. Are people using the RF 3 Sixty or equiv to get a clean signal for the sub?

Re-q mostly

I had no idea the Bose even had a subwoofer. What are the specs on it?

4 inch woofers in a big plastic container LOL

Haha sounds pretty high tech. I'm assuming its hidden away behind one of the seats?

They sit in the spare tire under the trunk's floor.

I forgot to ask, is it as simple as swapping out the bose subs with new ones? I guess I will need a new amp as well, right? I will be taking it to a shop for the install, I just want to make sure its possible to swap out the bose subs for two of my choice.

No you will need a re-q a new amp and a new sub.

An LC2i from Audio Control works better and is cheaper...

Also i went with 2 10's.

Looks like dual 10's it is! Is Zenclosure the best way to go as far as a box?

I went custom with mine...check it out in my album.

What subs did you guys go with? I want to put the top products in my car, so which 10" sub would you say is the best over-all?

Thats a loaded question...budget, music you listen to, do you want to hide it, or take all the room you want? how much power do you have for it...

I did the MTX TT65's

which re-q to get? re-q3 or re-q5?

Don't get a ReQ. get the Audio Control LC2i. It's works better.

thanks for the suggestion bro :tup:

No problem!

I had a shop install the amp (they talked me into getting the Rockford Fosgate PBR300X1). I ordered a 10" box from zenclosures.com which should be on it's way shortly. Will this amp be enough for one good 10" sub? If so, which sub would be recommended? Preferably something with some red on it, as I would like it to fit in with the color scheme of the 40th.

The re-q is find for adding a sub to your system and just the re-q no need for the re-q5 unless you are adding speakers later on.

As for the audio control, that is a lot more tuning than is needed for a sub install. Plus the re-q is way better than using just a crappy LOC. So IMO OP the re-q will work nicely without any problems and will be easier to operate and install.


As for 1 10 that is fine for blending with the bose system if you go with two you may over power yourself with bass and may end up having to upgrade your speakers because of it.

Is it best to choose subs with an impedence of 4ohm? Or does it matter?

The ReQ is NOT the best answer, and the LC2i is simple to set up, Remember i do work for the company that OWNS ReQ, and i'm still telling you the Audio Control peice is better, and easy to set up. There is a reason the ReQ has been drop from the Canadian market, and i believe the US now too.

Very cool amp, so damn small, size wise, but for that amp to make power you need to end up with a 1 Ohm load and get the PEQ for it also. It will come in very handy adding a sub to the stock set up.

Your right! He should just drop 900 bucks for JBL MS-8 than!


The bottom line is there will always be a better product. Remember that 90 :tiphat:

So with this amp I would basically have to shop around for a 1ohm sub? If I buy a 4ohm sub, how can I end up with a 1ohm load? Sorry, I'm new to this.

Rockford Fosgate T0D210 Power T0 10" subwoofer with selectable 1- or 4-ohm impedance at Crutchfield.com

I was looking at this sub. Would my amp have enough power to push it?

On that one you can select it on Dual voice coil models you would have to wire the sub a certain way.

Just make sure your amp is 1 ohm stable or else you can damage it.

No it wont, check out the following:

Rockford R2D2
Rockford P2D2

You need to remember people that work for manufactures, may have better info then you, and should be listen to when they are giving you inside info.
Yes there will be, but the REq is not the best opition is been discontinued, because we had too many problems with it. it has nothing to do with anything else, as for the LC2i, it's a few bucks cheaper then the ReQ was.

As for that RF amp, it's 1 ohm stable,and that is where it makes the rated 300 watts.

Not exactly the best on the market, but will that Rockford R2D2 sound better than the stock Bose sub?

Pretty much a bookshelf speaker would sound better than the bose sub.

Yeah, it will, you could also go with the P2D2, what you need to rememeber is you only have 300 watts, so getting a sub that handles 1000watts is not a good idea, you want somthing in the right power range of your amp.