What to do with door subs

[Chistopher]

Howdy,

I've got a S197 that formerly had a Shaker 500 system. Now it has a new Pioneer head, new front and rear midrange drivers, and an audio processor.

My question is what should I do with the door subs? Right now they are too boomy and I have to cut their output -7dB and set the crossover to some pretty dramatic seconds to tame the output/balance the sound. In short, I have plenty of volume, but not enough definition.

I've heard the Shelby/Kicker door sub is a pretty popular (and fairly cheap) drop-in replacement that gets the job done. So far the stock sub and their amps are the only thing I haven't touched.

Is Shelby/Kicker a good option or should I go another route? Money's no big problem, but I'd like to keep costs below $300/$400 in total.

 

[stkjock]

Search the Tunes sub forum, discussed often

 

[Chistopher]

Thanks, as an admin could you move it for me? I haven't been around here to long and don't see a place where users are able to do it themselves.

 

[stkjock]

Was already moved

 

[WJBertrand]

I have the Shelby kicker subs. The best thing about them is the tighter, thumpier bass, without the mushy booming & rumbling of the OEM door subs. I also have the Shelby kicker plug and play amp with the kicker trunk sub.


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[MADGT]

I just replaced my entire stock Shaker500 -- the subs I got are the: Audiofrog GS8ND2 from Crutchfield. GS Series 8" sub /mid-bass with dual 2-ohm voice coils. Very happt with them.

 

[Chistopher]

Do those work with the stock amp?

Another question for those who would know: the stock amp on the 500 head unit sucks, how much benefit is there to replace the door amps with a higher quality unit?

I'm eyeing the kickers because if I can get a good enough sound for $150 that's fine with me, but I wouldn't be opposed to spending more.