What's a nice basic bass set-up for a '95Z28?
 

I plan on just getting a sub or two and an amp. I don't want anything crazy expensive or that's gonna blow my hatch off. Also want to get an aftermarket head unit. I would like some nice deep bass though if this is possible. The cheaper the better. I'm having a hard time finding a box that would work for the camaro. Suggestions, advice and the setups you guys are running would help. Also lead me to the places where I can get this stuff. I appreciate it.

thanks

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Some of the 94s came with the Bose system, that included an amplified woofer stuffed into a special enclosure, which was then stuffed next to the right left wheel well. The whole thing had a plastic cover which hid from view. It also had two separately amplified speakers in ech door.

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ok...

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you dont really need much to make a camaro sound good because of the acoustics of the cabin space. i have a 94 with the factory delco bose speakers, kenwood head unit (installed by previous owner) a cheap 580 or 850 watt amp (i dont remember right now) 1 audioban 12 inch sub ant its in a wedge shaped box that takes up most of my trunk space. IT SOUNDS AWESOME. i dont even have my amp cranked up to the half way mark. i can chill and listen to music, and when i feel like showing off a little i can crank it up and set off car alarms. i can even crank it harder than those guys who ride around in caprices, impalas, and crown vic's. but the point is its not just loud, it really does sound good. i did all the work myself and ended up spending less than 180. everything is used. i would like to try 2 10 inch speakers but thats just more complication and my 12 is great. Go to craigslist.com. there is so much cheap good sound system stuff there its crazy. ill try to put some pix up leter.

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here are the pix of my setup. and my amp is only 450 watts!

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thanks alot afrothunder:)

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Do you want to save as much space as possible in the hatch area or do you not care? If you usethe hatch area a lot you might want to go with a hideaway system, if your more concerned with good sound I'd go with a bigger box that fits down in the tub of the hatch. Have you visited any audio shops in your area? Any good shop should be able to build you a custom box for what subs you want to run.

Below is my setup. I'm sure it is a bit overkill for what you are wanting, but I had a shop build the box for me for $100, it has 1.5cu ft of airspace. My old setup was two Lightning Audio 15's and a 300wattmono amp. I hit a 147db with that set up, now I'm running two Memphis Reference 15's and a 600watt Rockford amp, haven't had it on a meter though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...o/000_0566.jpg

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I have a system I would sell you, two 12" 1300 watt Sony Xplod Subs, 500 watt scosche Amp, custom enclosure (fills up the ttop storage area but still gives you half the upper trunk space...lmk

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What's your budget?

Do you want sub(s), amp(s), headunit, comp kit?

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He doesn't care he's going to buy a Dual amp and an Audiobahn.

Theres 2 places I know of that sell Camaro T/A fit boxes. JL's stealth boxes (very expensive though, but they come with the woofers already in the enclosure) And Atrend enclosures. With the Atrend you can add the subwoofers you like as well as the amp.

Your 12" Audiobahn doesn't "hit". It is shiny and moves air. Much like an old chrome fan from the 60's.

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Keep this in mind, manufacturers publish 2 types of power ratings for speakers. Max power and Constant power. Don't be fooled by their ads!
Max power: is the amount of wattage a speaker can handle for a milisecond (thousanth of the second) so don't use this number.
Constant power or RMS: is the amount of power a speaker can handle in the real-world. This is the number you're looking for.

Also, always over-power your speakers. In other words, if you have 100W speakers, make sure to use 125W/ch Amp to run them. Otherwise you will be sending out distorted signal beyond the amps max rating and that can blow speakers quickly. Oh, and Amps use the same Max vs. RMS power numbers to advertise higher numbers too.

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Some amps sadly still over-rate their rms power. And Also keep in mind the companys that advertise power that the amp their selling cant even do! You'll see some amps that are 800x1 max power when it's also stated it does 400x1 @ 2 ohm. What they mention under their breath is that the amp isn't even 1 ohm stable! This is why you stick to reputable...(Not popular, and not big name) reputable for truly rating their amplifiers. It's rare to find nationally known brands that rate every product they sell in true power ratings. JL is one of those examples. I remember 5+ years ago when everyone said "buy JL amps there all underated so they can get into competitions and blow everything else away" Little did many people know they were still doing true power back then when no one else was :D. Sadly for JL their so well known and real rated equipment they can charge for it, so be ready to fork out some cash forone of the bestnationally known brand.

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im runnin a memphis set up in my 98....2 memphis pr's and a memphis pr' amp....spent about 450 on that plus a box off a friend....check ebay if cost is your concern they usually got this stuff at good prices....the subs are loud, clear, and hit a range of notes.....i was surprised considering the cost but memphis is a strong company in my opinion

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Memphis definatly is a decent company out there.

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quick question Seight311...y is it that ina camaro forum you have a pic of a mustang lol...just curious

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Because thats my car.

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I was reffered over here from Hisss because this entire forum is severly corrupted with bad information about car audio. So me and him are here in effort to educate and help out people as much as possible. Even though the Camaro is the arch enemy of the Mustang since they both existed, I respect a nice car and the owner.

Most imports however, not quite the same situation. I hope their car falls apart or blows up from improperly installing junk audio in their cars. One less chainsaw inside an oil drum sounding "car" on the road... The better.

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Power reference series?

You're just barely scratching the surface of what Memphis has to offer.

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in reply to seight311....112% agree on that import topic.....and in reply to Hiss...yea I know it was my first system so I didn't go too big on it...plus budget didn't permit me to do so....I did however match it up with the M class 6.5's and the Blaupunkt Los Angeles head unit which provides amazing control....I am considering a sub upgrade shortly

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The place I worked at recently stopped selling Memphis right when I started, and we had some of their lower level stuff, Pr and M-Class. And it wasn't too bad of stuff. We had two PR 10's in a slot ported box in the sound room, and to be honest it was damn close to being just as loud, if not louder than a single 12W7. And it was 2 $110 subwoofers. Pretty impressive.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140076528003
i have this box which fits perfectly in the corner of the trunk without taking up my t-top storage. i have a MTX 10'. it has nice clean sound without being over the top loud.

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