Audio/Sub help, can't decide between 2 makes.

[saitrix]

Hi,

I am looking at getting a 4 channel amp and sub for my car. Thing is there are a few things that I am not sure on. I already have Alpine front componants but they are running off the HU, so I would amp them. I suppose after I have done that I want to turn the rear stock speakers off?

10" or 12" sub? I will be making a custom sealed box too for it if that changes anything. I listen to a large range of music going between rock, jazz, vocal etc.

Then I can get either of the below sub/amp deals with a 4 channel amp (4 channel version of each one) and in 10 or 12".

Infinity Deal
# Infinity RA-7521A 260W RMS amplifier (will be REF-7541A, 278W RMS)
# Infinity Reference 1040w 10" 1000W (250W RMS) subwoofer (or 1240w sub)
# 10" sub-box
# Autoleads PC4-27 wiring kit

JBL Deal
# JBL GTO1002D 10" 1000W subwoofer (or JBL GTO-1202D 1200W sub)
# JBL GTO-75.2 - 260W RMS (500W max approx) amplifier (will be GTO-75.4, 284RMS)
# 10" sub-box
# Autoleads PC4-20 wiring kit


One thing I noticed was that the Infinity Deal comes with 8AWG wiring kit whereas the JBL has 10AWG. Will that change things a lot?

Here are the prices of the deals.

Infinity 10" - £165 (RRP = £330)
Infitity 12" - £170 (RRP = £370)
JBL 10" - £140 (RRP = £320)
JBL 12" - £140 (RRP = £340)

 

[saitrix]

Also another quick question, where can one get a grill for the sub?

Thanks for the input so far.

 

[saitrix]

I've got the JBL 1202D sub and for the price it's chuffing good. You want to see if you can stretch to a different amp aswell, if you can get the 75.4 from jbl, normally around £99 and again it's excellent value for money. Also pop over to www.talkaudio.co.uk and have a chat with them, very good site and they'll be able to help you out a lot, infact if you don't mind building a box someone should be able to design you one to get a better sound than a generic box.

The 75.4 is the amp that the JBL Deal would have for £140.

Building a box does not bother me at all, quite handy at that sort of thing, plus I can get the supplies cheap that I need.