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Hello, first post here. Sunday night I had my FJ62 towed to my mechanic and someone stole the sub box out of the vehicle. Of all the things they could have taken this was probably the worst. I have had a previous break in before and they stole the amps and head unit but my speaker box survived.
Now I am faced with replacing the unit. I have a JL 500/1 amp powering the subs (replacing a dearly loved zapco from the first break in) and the subs are 3 10" Eclipses in a sealed unit. Very well built. At some point I had the subs checked out and apparently Eclipse doesn't make the caliber of subs that were stolen any more.
I am looking to get them replaced. As far what I am looking for: I love huge bass but I can't stand even the slightest rattle. I know JL make great subs (and amps) but I also realize that there is a curve and that often you are paying for a name. My biggest thrill is loving big drops (DJ for 14+years) but I also can't handle muddy spl driven only subs. I am tempted to go with 12"s. I am probably going to actually sell my truck soon (1989 Toyota Landcruiser) but atm space isn't an issue. These actually came from a 1998 GSX (where admittedly they filled the hatch). My friend has a setup of 3 12"s but for whatever reason I don't particularly like the sound (RFs and placed backward right against the gate on an FJ). I previously had a single 12" CV sub and liked it although I think the 3 10"s hit pretty hard. The amp is only 500 although JL marked on the side of the box that this one in particular was rated closer to 750 (apparently this is a thing JL does).
I know opinions are a dime a dozen but what it boils down to is I am trying to recoup my losses and really the only way to feel good about it is to improve. This might mean getting a new vehicle and different configuration. And although it sounds I am flush maybe, I am not and in fact have been laying money into my dying truck like it was a boat.
Thanks in advance. Again looking for opinions on 10"s vs. 12"s, ect number of subs a 500 can push (and I might be willing to sell and rebuy a higher powered amp) and on a budget. I loved my sealed setup but might be willing to go with ported, but probably not some sort of bandpass setup. If there are even coins in my console shaking it ruins it for me but I LOVE a good drop. I listen to mainly electronica, that being breaks, dubstep ect. although I still love listening to Bach, a lot of acoustic and everything else. My current system (until Sunday night) pulled it off pretty well.
Hello, first post here. Sunday night I had my FJ62 towed to my mechanic and someone stole the sub box out of the vehicle. Of all the things they could have taken this was probably the worst. I have had a previous break in before and they stole the amps and head unit but my speaker box survived.
Now I am faced with replacing the unit. I have a JL 500/1 amp powering the subs (replacing a dearly loved zapco from the first break in) and the subs are 3 10" Eclipses in a sealed unit. Very well built. At some point I had the subs checked out and apparently Eclipse doesn't make the caliber of subs that were stolen any more.
I am looking to get them replaced. As far what I am looking for: I love huge bass but I can't stand even the slightest rattle. I know JL make great subs (and amps) but I also realize that there is a curve and that often you are paying for a name. My biggest thrill is loving big drops (DJ for 14+years) but I also can't handle muddy spl driven only subs. I am tempted to go with 12"s. I am probably going to actually sell my truck soon (1989 Toyota Landcruiser) but atm space isn't an issue. These actually came from a 1998 GSX (where admittedly they filled the hatch). My friend has a setup of 3 12"s but for whatever reason I don't particularly like the sound (RFs and placed backward right against the gate on an FJ). I previously had a single 12" CV sub and liked it although I think the 3 10"s hit pretty hard. The amp is only 500 although JL marked on the side of the box that this one in particular was rated closer to 750 (apparently this is a thing JL does).
I know opinions are a dime a dozen but what it boils down to is I am trying to recoup my losses and really the only way to feel good about it is to improve. This might mean getting a new vehicle and different configuration. And although it sounds I am flush maybe, I am not and in fact have been laying money into my dying truck like it was a boat.
Thanks in advance. Again looking for opinions on 10"s vs. 12"s, ect number of subs a 500 can push (and I might be willing to sell and rebuy a higher powered amp) and on a budget. I loved my sealed setup but might be willing to go with ported, but probably not some sort of bandpass setup. If there are even coins in my console shaking it ruins it for me but I LOVE a good drop. I listen to mainly electronica, that being breaks, dubstep ect. although I still love listening to Bach, a lot of acoustic and everything else. My current system (until Sunday night) pulled it off pretty well.