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Originally Posted by heavyd
I had the Stage 1 and 10" subwoofer package installed last week. So after a weekend listening to it, here is my thought about the products. Overall I am happy with the result. My X's audio system comes alive. I particularly like the sub. It's deep, accurate and powerful. The speakers are clear especially the tweeters. All of my friends listen to it and said it sounds awesome. I feel a 10" sub is definitely enough for a X5 but it's just my personal opinion. I listen mostly to Trance and Hip-hop. Now even though the speakers and subs are good on their own, I do feel there there is a gap between them. I believe the reason is that the sub is powered by an ED amps while the speakers are powered by the factory amp. As good as it sounds right now, I feel I can get more details out of those MB Quartz by adding an aftermarket amp. And that's what I am going to do. I will feel completed after this...hopefully.
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I hear 'ya when you say that the subs seems to overpower the rest of the system. I too had to experiment with "my perfect setup", tried two 12" MB Quart's with 500/1 amps and felt too much and took up most of the trunk space.. Then tried one 12" Alpine X sub still with the 500/1 amp and it felt right but still doesn't blend right...
I ended up with one 12" MB Quart Premium sub and a 250/1 JL amp and this was exactly what I was looking for... Good deal since Crutchfield was trying to clear their MB Quart inventory so ended up spending $400 for my whole subwoofer setup..