Hey guys, i;m very very new to ICE but i;m hoping to get advice from anyone here.. .

I'm driving an iswara, wat ive added to my car audio is a clarion HU , and front lanzar 5.25" speakers, i think its a 2 way speakers and ive taken out my mom's spectra stock rear speakers and put it at the rear of my car replacing the old stock one....

still i feel that the midbass/bass sound is not enough, ive looked arnd forums and i thought mayb an amp would help...

Id like to confirm would buying an amp help the whole sound of the car and give it a more bassy overall sound in the car? if so, wat amp would u reccomend as my budget is quite tight say below RM 400??

or other modifications is needed??
thanks

just a note, i;m not looking to really crunch the speakers up for those dance/techno songs,, i just want clearity and just a nice good sounding bass sound system..

heres my HU set
http://www.clarion.com/sg/en/products/2006...1700802949.html

and heres my front speaker set
http://www.audio-warehouse.com/web/mdl/VX520/detail.aspl

This post has been edited by HIPED up HIPPY: Aug 10 2006, 12:26 AM

For a budget of RM400, i suppose you meant that includes installation and wirings. If that's the case, it would be wiser to save up more before getting an amplifier. Installation charges range from RM50-150, cabling would roughly need RM50-100 for budget ones. And there's little left for the amplifier purchase.

Well... for one, you are using 5.25" hence the lack of midbass from it, most 5.25" will suffer from a lack of midbass due to the fact it's a small size. Maybe upgrading to a 6.5" front component would be a better option.(but again, you'll probably need an amplifier to get the best out of it)

Save up a little bit more,
- upgrade your 5.25" to 6.5" the budget one should be Boschmann (if you want, can pm me, i'll give you a very special price for new set).
- install a monoblock amplifier cheaper brand such as Marriolla and a DVC subwoofer.
- for better result, install RAAMmat BXT60 sound proof at your front doors, best bang for bucks sound deadening material so far. (GRexer selling it).

Hm... well... if you don't want to do a whole piece for inside the doors, you can just get one piece, cut it into 2, and place it over the speaker hole location. A piece of 15"x15" would be more than enough to stiffen up the speaker mounting location for less flex and better bass response. But ultimately, a 5.25" is still a 5.25", you'll only start to get more decent midbass response from a 6.5", and if you still feel lacking, you'll probably need a subwoofer to take care of the subbass.

Hmm..depend on your hearing..I would suggest get a woofer with a amp.
RM400 really can't do much. Well, might get a cheap amp.

If possible to invest more, just an amp to blast the woofer, the rest use direct from HU. I use to have that kind of setup. Not bad for low budget. =)

ah ic ic, ya i kinda feel that the front speakers are a lil too small but i'm not looking to change it really.. i figured an amp can actually boost the bass sound in the current speakers in my car... i wonder if it really works that way?

btw i'm more of a rock listener so bass isnt that important tho i just feel its not enough, mayb just a lil bit more bassy would be satisfactory for me. so i wonder would just an amp help me out here . cause i;m really not looking into spending on new speakers and woofers and all...

without good sound proofing and good speaker
even with an amp

the bass will still be awful IMHO
best to get a 6 x 9 to run just the mid-woofers will satisfy u i guess

Hmm..rock music...1 4ch amp and a woofer should be good enough I guess. IMO, 2 ch use front and rear, 2 ch use on woofer should be fine. Just have to make sure the amp is sufficient power to boost. Can get it done like RM800-RM1k.

Well... i'll probably be introducing "speaker kits" for RAAMmat soon, whereby it's 2 pieces of 12"x12"(1 square foot size) RAAMmat, perfect for most speaker openings.

It's applied to all accessible sheetmetal around the speaker opening, absorbing and eliminating noise causing vibrations around the area usually caused by the mid/bass. It provides a solid non-resonant speaker baffle that eliminates distortion and will help improve mid-bass performance from the speaker that's mounted onto the treated area.

Comes with self-adhensive, don't have to use heat-gun to apply, just clean off the area, peel off the backing tape on the RAAMmat, and stick on! Installation can be provided at a small fee also

RAAMmat sound proof, never try before. I use to use Dynamat(spelling correct?) the black colour wording for my old car. How's the outcome as compare both RAAMmat and Dynamat?

Well, sound proof does improve the bass. And solid sound environment. But for Dynamat is very costly. As I know current market value had increase 30% as compare to the time I purchase.

Well... RAAMmat works the same way as Dynamat, but it's slightly(very slightly, in fact) thinner than Dynamat Extreme but it's waaay cheaper in terms of cost/square feet compared to Dynamat Extreme.

Hmm..Can try it with a 4 ch amp without sub. Just make sure is sufficient. Test out and see does it meet your requirement. That can be done with RM400.

Ah, that will be nice. Thanks for the info.