Speakers with Strong Bass ?

[xreed8]

I Have a 1992 BMW 325is and Iam not planning to buy a sub anytime soon and would rather not have one. My dilemma is finding a quality component speakers like MB Quarts, Infinity, Polk, maybe even Fosgate that produce strong bass. The amp that Im planning on buying is the Blaupunkt THA475, 75 watts RMS. Is their any speaker brands that do this?

[meanm50]

Yeah. I am probably going to get beat up for posting this answer, but Focal PolyK2's. They produce an amazing amount of bass. Sold a set to a guy looking for exactly the same thing...lots of bass, no sub. He put them in a Mazda MX6. They pounded. Rethink that Blauchunk amp though. There are plenty of good quality amps out there other than the blue dot.

[xreed8]

Thanks! But those seem to go for way to much $$. I also looked at Focal V1 line, which were more in my price range, would they supply the same amount of bass?

Also, Would the Alpine MRP F550 amp be a good choice, maybe paired with the Alpine SPR-13s speakers. Price range would be max 400$ for amp and speaker\.

[meanm50]

Ok. Here is the poop. An Alpine MrpF550 with the Focal V1s. I think that is probably the best sounding $400-$500 setup you could get a hold of right now. You should be pleased. Any of the Focal speakers are very clear, with a good bass response. And Alpine can definately build some decent stuff amp wise. No on Alpine speakers though.

[carstereopro]

Don't expect to get any real bass out of any 5 1/4" driver, its just plain physics. High levels of lower mid-bass frequencies (100-70hz) being pushed through any 5 1/4" or 6 1/2" speaker will eventually cause failure of the driver.

Its like saying your 92' 325 makes 189hp... all the time.
To make it do so you'd be at redline... all the time. Sure it'll do it, for a while, but YOU WILL BLOW IT UP.

Do it right, buy what you can afford for speakers and amplifiers, and wait until your budget can support your bass needs.

Why spend the money 2 or 3 times to do it half-assed. do it right once, ot one piece at a time until you're done.

[meanm50]

Well it certainly won't produce what a sub would, but to imply that 5" speakers will blow up from running 70-100hz is rediculous. The 5" K2p's will go to 70hz with no problems. No distortion, no over excursion, just good clean sound. The V1's I recomended above will play to 75hz. It won't be rear view mirror rattling, but they certainly won't blow up. On top of that, the Focal warranty is bullet proof. 3 years. So for 3 years Focal will guarantee that the K2's will play 70hz or the V1's will play 75hz, or they will replace them. Sounds good to me.

[bmw528i]

Originally Posted by xreed8

I Have a 1992 BMW 325is and Iam not planning to buy a sub anytime soon and would rather not have one. My dilemma is finding a quality component speakers like MB Quarts, Infinity, Polk, maybe even Fosgate that produce strong bass. The amp that Im planning on buying is the Blaupunkt THA475, 75 watts RMS. Is their any speaker brands that do this?

Most of the good component speakers are well within the 75 rms power range. The real question is how good do the speakers sound to you. Generally the more expensive the component system is, the better the mid drivers, tweeters, and crossover systems are in terms of design and performance. I have a set of Polk MMC 525 Components for my front fill and a set of Polk MMC 525 co-axials for my rear fill. For the price they sound great and are ultra clear with the power turned all the way up. Originally I looked at Focal K2's but I felt they were a little bit out of my price range. I originally had my Polk's powered off of a Kenwood KAC8402 which was a mistake because it overheated constantly and only put out 60x4 rms at 4ohms. This was temporary though as I just got my hands on a JL Audio 300/4 and now my mid and highs sound absolutely fantastic. I get a smile on my face every time I turn my system up high. I paid $300 for the MMC 525 components and $200 for the MM525 co-axials and every dollar was worth it. I can't wait to get my Alpine IVA-D105 installed this March when I'm home for spring break and finish the rest of the system with a JL Audio 1000/1 and a second JL Audio 12w6v2 this summer.