advice on subs

[nocaratall]

hello all. i want to put a quality system in car. check these out:
possible H/U:
Alpine 9813

possible subs:

Phoenix Gold Ti
Soundstream R12SQ
Infinity Perfect
Alpine Type R
would you recommend 2/10 or 1/12 and why?
possible front componets:

Alpine spx-177a
Polk d?6500
CDT CL-61

possible componet amps:

Avionixx AXA 400.2 (125x2) ~$175
Soundstream EGA 4220 (110x4) ~$175
what do you guys think so far?? im open to any suggestions. I would like good quality sound that i can play loud at times. car is a 2000 GT coupe.
thanks for any advice

 

[93GreenLX]

Wow that's a mixture there...all decent stuff though. I would get the 2 12's because your sound will be much deeper and cleaner. a 10 IMO is just on the verge of being too small and the bass not being as clean. There are some good 10's out there and if you arepushed for space will work but 12's are better. I have 2 12's in my hatch and it only took up 2 inches of space.

 

[Red2000GT]

2-10's will take up slightly more space and play slightly louder than 1-12. So depending on your budget,musical tastes and how you like to listen (loud or just normal) should determine which to go with. All the brands you've listed are great and the box design will influence the sound so make sure to have an installer build you one for your type of music. I will make 1 more suggestion to add to your list-the CVR series from Kicker. Absolutely the best bang for the buck sub I've ever found.

Soundstream amps-can't go wrong.
CDT-they sound awesome
both imho

 

[93GreenLX]

2-10's will take up slightly more space and play slightly louder than 1-12. So depending on your budget,musical tastes and how you like to listen (loud or just normal) should determine which to go with. All the brands you've listed are great and the box design will influence the sound so make sure to have an installer build you one for your type of music. I will make 1 more suggestion to add to your list-the CVR series from Kicker. Absolutely the best bang for the buck sub I've ever found.

Soundstream amps-can't go wrong.
CDT-they sound awesome
both imho

OH Didn't see that it said 2 10's or 1 12 a pair will always sound better than a single of the next size up

 

[JokerWylde]

: a pair will always sound better than a single of the next size up

That's a bit of a blanket statement, don't you think? In GENERAL, a pair of 10s would be lounder than a single 12, due to the increase in cone area. However, box size/style is going to have an effect, as well as power. And "cleanliness" of the sound isn't dependent on the size of the speaker, so much as the speaker's design. The accuracy and "tightness" of a speaker is often affected by the size, ie: a 10 will generally be a bit tighter and more accurate than a 12; however this is not always the case.

 

[BBrinks]

Couldn't have said it better myself. As for my recommendations:
Great HU
1 PG Ti12D should be good enough for you
JBL 600.1 for the PG
CDT for front components
Either of the amps listed.

 

[93GreenLX]

That's a bit of a blanket statement, don't you think? In GENERAL, a pair of 10s would be lounder than a single 12, due to the increase in cone area. However, box size/style is going to have an effect, as well as power. And "cleanliness" of the sound isn't dependent on the size of the speaker, so much as the speaker's design. The accuracy and "tightness" of a speaker is often affected by the size, ie: a 10 will generally be a bit tighter and more accurate than a 12; however this is not always the case.

Well more specifically speaker of the 2 speakers being the same except size and both being used in the same application(box type size shape, etc) in the same way