Adding base/sub-woofer to a good sound system

[VR6]

Hi guys, I am hoping a guru can help me out with some good car audio
advice. I have asked so many people in shops for advice and everyone I
speak to tries to sell me some new system that I don't need.

This is the story: I have a VW Golf VR6 with a great sound system but I
want to see what I need to do to get some base out of it. The guy I
bought the car from a few years ago was an audiophile and spent a bit
of money to have it optimised for the type of music he likes. This
happened to be music without much base. This is the setup:

- Nakamichi CD-35Z headunit
- Boston Acoustic ProSeries woofer and tweeter in front doors
- Boston Acoustic ProSeries woofer and tweeter in rear doors
- Boston Acoustic 'crossovers'
- Xtant 404m amplifier (4 channel)

This produces good results but it doesn't offer any decent base out of
this system. So this is what I'd like to know:
- What are my options, without having to change too much of my current system?
- What do I physically need to change/ad so the system can produce some base?
- What is a realistic budget? I am happy to spend some money, I just
don't want to get ripped off on something I don't actually need.

I don't know much about car audio and terminology, so please excuse my
ignorance. I'm learning, but that's why I'm asking you guys.

Any advice people can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mon

[Captain_Howdy]

All you need is one amplifier and a subwoofer and also a enclosure for the
subwoofer unless you go with a premade enclosure and sub combo.

In article >, VR6
> wrote:
>Hi guys, I am hoping a guru can help me out with some good car audio
>advice. I have asked so many people in shops for advice and everyone I
>speak to tries to sell me some new system that I don't need.
>
>This is the story: I have a VW Golf VR6 with a great sound system but I
>want to see what I need to do to get some base out of it. The guy I
>bought the car from a few years ago was an audiophile and spent a bit
>of money to have it optimised for the type of music he likes. This
>happened to be music without much base. This is the setup:
>
>- Nakamichi CD-35Z headunit
>- Boston Acoustic ProSeries woofer and tweeter in front doors
>- Boston Acoustic ProSeries woofer and tweeter in rear doors
>- Boston Acoustic 'crossovers'
>- Xtant 404m amplifier (4 channel)
>
>This produces good results but it doesn't offer any decent base out of
>this system. So this is what I'd like to know:
>- What are my options, without having to change too much of my current system?
>- What do I physically need to change/ad so the system can produce some base?
>- What is a realistic budget? I am happy to spend some money, I just
>don't want to get ripped off on something I don't actually need.
>
>I don't know much about car audio and terminology, so please excuse my
>ignorance. I'm learning, but that's why I'm asking you guys.
>
>Any advice people can offer would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Mon
>

[KU40]

how much bass do you want? just a subtle add-in or enough to shake your
mirror and eyeballs? if you have woodworking tools, you can make an
enclosure yourself much cheaper and also optimized for your sub and
listening tastes.


--
KU40

[Matt Ion]

KU40 wrote:
> how much bass do you want? just a subtle add-in or enough to shake your
> mirror and eyeballs? if you have woodworking tools, you can make an
> enclosure yourself much cheaper and also optimized for your sub and
> listening tastes.

That was my first question too. That's a decent system to begin with; you were
certainly right to blow off those shops that were only interested in selling you
a whole new one.

You could nicely "round out" the bottom end for a couple hundred bucks, or you
could easily go over to a few grand to generate localized seismic anomalies.