Wow. You guys don't play around. So before I get to the replies, I should make a couple things clear. I never really got to the point of being a car audio "enthusiast." Meaning I never really went down the rabbit hole. I've had one other system in my old truck. Single cab Sierra with corvette seats which gave me enough room for two JL 10w3s behind the seats, some 2 way components (don't remember which set) and a decent head unit. Sounded pretty good, at least I thought so. That being said, anything past the 2 way component set and I don't
really know what I'm looking at. Or maybe it's better to say I don't really know what will and won't work without some major modifications (which I'm trying to avoid).
The alpine radio should be fine and yes they sell a bypass module to get around the parking brake crutchfield should have it but Amazon will have it every day.
Ive never really been impressed with kicker and as such my experience with them is rather a decade outdated but you don't really need to worry about matching up rms ratings on component sets.
I don't have any recommendations in the sub $200 range myself hopefully others have recommendations. Personally I would ditch and have ditched the rear fill and bump the budget for the front speakers.
Cdt is having an awesome thanksgiving sale right now and their products are pretty good for the money and a regular basis so the sale makes them all the better.
4 10s under the seat to me seems less than ideal. That's at minimum 2cubic feat of airspace needed for sealed. I personally don't care for sealed and would recommend 2 8s ported in what would be similar airspace or even 4 6.5s ported in similar airspace. Without looking I would also prefer to pair that rd1500 with 2 12tw5 over 4 10tw3. The tw5 is pretty much the king of the shallow mounts even at it's high price. Really interested to compare it to the new alpine r2 shallow mount subs since they are built similarly. Sundown also has the sd4 line which performs well sealed and while not a dedicated shallow mount it is quite thin
JL amps while I think they are a touch overpriced for what you get are fine. Kinda hard to find compact amps audiocontrol is another nice alternative.
And yes deadener and full door treatments are always recommended.
The alpine should have a basic dsp built in to help set the delay for left and right and front to rear. And depending how in depth that may be enough for you.
I will stress that while price doesn't always mean it's better their are plenty examples of too good to be true.
I've seen the ported front firing boxes for 8's and I want to avoid the front firing setup because I actually use my backseat for work during the summer and don't want anything to puncture a sub or something stupid.
Also, if you have a link for the bypass module or something it would be greatly appreciated.
Welcome, I have the same truck and know my way around it pretty well. The HU and amps seem fine, i would ditch the kickers and go with a wideband for stock dash location. Something like the audiofrog gs25 will drop right in with no modifications or adaptors needed. You have a 6x9 in the front doors now. You could switch to 6.5 another 6x9 and even fit some 8”. Keeping with the Audiofrog theme the gs690 (6x9) is a very good choice for the money.
4x10’s is a lot of sub. According to Mti’s website it can be done, with a seat lift.
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I have a mti stage 3/4 box with 2 JL 13tw5, I plan on listing it soon. If you’re interested. No seat lift required with this one.
That CDT audio sale is hard to beat at the moment. Ive never used them but they’re wide band has gotten good reviews as well. Wanna say it’s the unity 8
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I appreciate the offer on the box and subs but I've always preferred 10's for subs. I feel like I get more punch and less rumble from 10's.
Agree with what’s been said about your front stage. Ditch the kickers and look into audiofrog gs series or similar. I’m running two of those 10tw3s and I’m looking to replace them soon. Not super impressed for the price. Maybe grab some of the sundown sd-4 before the xs merger. You’ll pay a premium for JL stuff. It’s quality but prices like it comes from Italy. And I understand. JL does real R&D and has a top notch product. But some of their speakers live off the name reputation of speakers past. I got quite a few pictures as well. Measurements too if you want to make your amp rack with a seat lift. Just let me know what you want to see. I drive a 2016 Sierra crew cab.
It's sad to hear that the JLs don't perform that well. I never tried to build a system for this truck because I never really believed in the shallow mount subs when I first heard of them and I don't want to lose my backseat so I just shrugged it off. I have thought about doing a custom console stretching from the front dash to the backseat to house some subs, but at the end of the day that is more than I really want to do for a daily driver.
Overall you guys have given me a lot to think about. I was hoping to find some good holiday deals on some of this stuff (kind of why I was leaning towards the Kicker stuff) but I've learned there aren't too many sales on this stuff anymore. The CDT sale is interesting but they don't make it easy to navigate their site and know what I'm getting (at least for me). Any links you guys can provide for anything is appreciated. I think what I might end up doing is sticking with the Alpine head unit and figure out the components first, and add some subs later to try and avoid dropping a chunk of money all at once. It's nice to know I at least picked out a couple of good amps for the setup.
