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Originally Posted by MuteTurkey
I don't have a sub yet. The speakers I have are loud enough, they just don't sound good. They are all partially blown. So I don't need any that get louder, just some that can handle being loud. And I would like to have a sub that could be louder than 400 watts unless that's a good amp and can give true or close to 400 watts to the sub. I would like a single 12 for space and I prefer the sound of a 12 over a 10.
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This is where a lot of my customers are misinformed about car audio. If it doesn't sound good at the volume you want to listen to it at then you do not have enough power. If you had more power then it wouldn't distort or sound bad at the volume you want to listen to it at. This is assuming the speakers you have are not blown. If they are blown then you obviously need to buy new speakers regardless. But you won't know if you need more power until you get them installed and demo it. But buying one decent speaker over another is not going to change your overall volume... not anything the human ear could really detect anyway.
Anything I sell/quote will be RMS power ratings. I don't jack around with garbage peak #'s that tell the consumer absolutely nothing. On top of that the ARC amplifiers are actually underrated. Here is an example of why the ARC Audio XDi 805 is such a good deal:
ARC XDi 804 (80 x 4) = $249 shipped
ARC XDi 600.1 (600 x 1) = $249 shipped
Total: $598 shipped for 80 x 4 + 600 x 1
ARC XDi 805 (80 x 4 + 400 x 1) = $369 shipped
Total: $369 shipped for 80 x 4 + 400 x 1
As you can see the 805 is heck of a bargain at only 200 watts less on the sub channel. Also consider it's all in one chassis that is only 3" longer than the 804. On top of that you would only have the wiring for one amplifier... so no need for extra power and ground wires etc. So you would save even more money there. It will easily fit under one of the front seats out of sight. Keep in mind, 400+ watts is very respectable when only running one sub. Your average quality 12" sub will typically only handle 500 watts RMS anyway.