my W7 12 takes up a lot of room in the ported enclosure i’ve got now. this is partly the reason why im going with a smaller sealed one. the 1000/1 is a great amp, theyre just a bit power hungry, the efficency isnt the best on those, but its still a great sounding amp any way you look at it.
the doors are not a big deal, unless you want to start going higly extensive and start glassing things. you wouldnt really need a shop to do things for you, unless ur completely strapped for time and it’ll be cheaper for you to pay a shop rather than using ur own time. you can use smaller mdf panels like i had in my mitsu and get great sound out of that with some good old dynamat and just solid panels.
my personal preference is to steer people away from coaxials 99% of the time. i think you would be much more pleased with a normal set of components and a sound processor. it doesnt have to be anything super fancy or very expensive either.
if you want to hear my car, let me know and i can meet you sometime(in the lot or whatever) and you can check out how a component set with a pretty good front stage sounds. if it will be something you’ll like i’ll help you build that. it doesnt really take that much effort, its just you need to be kinda anal about some stuff but it really pays off in the end.
i always get positive feedback from people i suggested to go with components setup in a similar method to mine. you dont really have to spend thousands on speakers either, unles you want to go real high end. it’s totally up to you. let me know what your plan is.
you can check out my setup in person and i’ll explain it all to you if u want to, its not a problem at all. it works in it’s simplicity. most people try to jam in as many speakers as possible all over the place, mine is more minimal(im only running 5 speakers) and more about the engineering aspect of it rather than just the shotgun approach.
i havent gotten to building up a car from scratch in a while, so i think if you decide to redesign yours or most of it itll be fun for me to help out on that project.
also, i’ll trade you my 12W7 for your 13 and some cash if u want, if you dont have the room for it. :thumbup
I can do all the work myself if I chose to, I simply don’t feel like messing with it when I can pay someone else to do it. My free time is minimal these days.
What would you recommend for front speakers?