[Blayne_L]

Hey, I'm new to the forum but I bought my iA back in June. Getting close to the holidays with Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up, I was looking to pick up an amp and sub for the trunk. Was wondering if anyone has put one in yet and the difficulty of doing so, as well as if anyone has any suggestions for a brand.
Thanks

 

[bluelinelife]

I'd spend some money on insulation first dynamat etc as well but any of the major brands rockford,boston,kicker, jl,Pioneer champion series are really nice surprisingly I'd recommend that for sure and not too exspensive. Sonic electronix has good package deals. but id look into uprgrading the door speakers with a reference line if you don't want to amp those.

 

[scionic]

On that note about sound proofing, I have seen people go that route and also just replace the door speakers with higher output versions and be very happy with that alone (with other cars, not the iA), so depending on how much bass you're looking for you might/might not need to get subwoofers.

What sort of bass are you looking for?

 

[bluelinelife]

Soundproofing would just help overall enjoyment of the car especially the roof when it rains,sounds like sleet

 

[Ultron]

Drop a set of Focal speakers in the interior and get a JL audio 13w7 for the trunk

Dynamatting will definitely help dramatically though. That stuff is heavy goodness.

 

[scionic]

Soundproofing would just help overall enjoyment of the car especially the roof when it rains,sounds like sleet

Well it's simple, it all comes down to making better use of the noise you want and getting rid of what you don't want

 

[Ultron]

Well ... yes that's what soundproofing does..

Anyhow, it does add quite a bit of weight too though.

 

[bluelinelife]

I'd say carpets roof and door panels I'm sure they make a lighter alternative by now

 

[Ultron]

I'd say carpets roof and door panels I'm sure they make a lighter alternative by now

You are correct ! I just checked and they make a Dynamat SuperLite, 30% thinner and 30% lighter. Now this has been added to my list of things to do.

http://www.dynamat.com/automotive-and-transportation/car-audio/superlite/