What up guys, I have been doing some research on systems and have decided on the following:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I am trying to stay cheap, yet have a good sounding system. Please let me know what you think in terms of price and quality...

 

if you want to stay cheap go to hifisoundconnection.com or sonicelectronix.com; you can get good audio for low prices...not spend much and still get good sound. i've bought plenty from these sites in the past. you can get 'mid level' stuff from good name brands for pretty good prices. ( im not jsut a fan of buying audio on ebay cuz i dont trust where its been, or how reputable the company is; been scammed too many times)

 

The quality of those items you listed is fair and the prices are too, so if you like them, they can be used to produce decent sound. However, the end result will be totally dependent on the enclosure and installation.

They're 4-Ohm subs, and with that amp you'd either have to run it in stereo mode, or wire the subs in series for 8-Ohms if you wanted to bridge it (as it can only handle 2-Ohm stereo or 4-Ohm bridged loads), either one resulting in 170w for each sub, per the specs listed. That's adequate power for those subs to get loud, but then you have to consider the box. Note the enclosure sizes listed for the subs, as that's quite a large range. If you want decent SQ, then you'd need to go toward the larger end of those ranges, which means you'll need a fairly large enclosure that takes up quite a bit of space. Their listed frequency response spec also seems a bit limited at 37Hz on the low-end, but that may not be an issue, depending on your requirements.

It's up to you, potentially decent bang for the buck I suppose, if you don't mind a fairly large box, but you might want to keep looking for better alternatives to consider.

 

I have no problem with purchasing off of ebay, but I am looking for something that would allow me to keep my trunk...

I'm assuming that with these subs it would be hard?

 

^ Yes, keeping most of the hatch space wouldn't be possible, if you want it to sound good and if we can believe the box volume specs they listed. They state for sealed each sub needs 0.6' to 1.5', and if the Fs is 37Hz (likely, given the freq.resp. listed), they probably wouldn't sound too good in a small box. For SQ, that probably means at least 1.0' each would be required (sealed & stuffed with ~1 pound of polyfill), with even more space being ideal. So that's at least a 2.0' internal enclosure, which is fairly large and would consume quite a bit of the tC's hatch space.

Here's an example of a box that has the minimum internal volume you'd want;
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=260-646
That's just 0.85' for each, and they'd really be much better with about 1.25' per sub. Regardless, the bottom of that box is 13" deep, so look at your hatch, measure 13" from the bottom of the rear seatback towards the hatch opening and decide if you want to give up that much space. Of course that example is only 28" wide, so if you're building a custom box you could go much wider and maybe a bit less deep, but that's still a lot of space.

 

Here is how you keep your trunk, my fiberglass enclosures.

 

^ I went to an audio store the other day, and they tried to sell me a JL stealth box.....only $675. hahaa what a rip off. Yours looks good!

 

That's a good solution for those who use subs with smaller airspace requirements, but unfortunately their volume is inadequate for the Kenwood subs the OP asked about. While they'd fit physically, they wouldn't sound good in such a small box.

 

In my experience and unprofessional opinion I've been disappointed with Kenwood amps. If you want cheap & loud I would go for a Hifonics amp.