Good subs these days

[jknappen]

What are good subs these days. Ive been out of car audio for a while i used to run all jl audio but have heard since they are chineese made now they arent as good. What are the good brand out there. Looking for a 10 inch nothing crazy. Also what are good head units to put in aftermarket that are xm capable that would fit. I have a 2013 with the base radio.

 

[Etroze86]

Majority of subs are assembled overseas and that's just the way it is for now. There are a couple of companies that hand assemble subs here but they are usually their higher end subs. JL W3 and up is worth looking at, DD/soundqubed are strong performers for price. Skar makes a good sub and Sundown audio does as well. Then you have the brands that you can get fairly quickly like Alpine, kicker, Pioneer, Rockford and so on. If you need any help sourcing some of these let me know.

 

[jknappen]

Ok sounds good kinda the same ole same ole. Next question. I have siriusxm from the factory. How can i replace the headunit and still keep my subscription through the new headunit. What head units are good for this? I do not necessarilary need a cd player as i rarely listen to cd anymore a dvd might be nice however but also not necessary

 

[RamHunter]

I believe you need to call sirius and give them the serial number on your headunit that you remove. I've never done it but i'm pretty sure I've read that on the forums here or somewhere else. Good luck.

 

[jknappen]

I believe you need to call sirius and give them the serial number on your headunit that you remove. I've never done it but i'm pretty sure I've read that on the forums here or somewhere else. Good luck.

What i mean is. Can i use the factory xm antenna with an aftermarket double din radio from crutchfield? I have read where they are xm capable do they make adaptors that just plug into the factory radio harness and the. Into head unit?

 

[woojyee]

What i mean is. Can i use the factory xm antenna with an aftermarket double din radio from crutchfield? I have read where they are xm capable do they make adaptors that just plug into the factory radio harness and the. Into head unit?

If the antenna plug is compatible, I don't see why not but I would guess it is not.

 

[jknappen]

How would i go about hooking up siriusxm to an aftermarket radio then? If not well then i guess i can use factory radio. What would i need to hook an amp and sub up to it?

 

[RamHunter]

Should be a universal antenna plug that will go into aftermarket if it is xm ready. last one i changed was that way about 5 years ago. as far as hooking an amp up to the factory radio you just need a loc to run rca cables to amp if you have base system without high ouput.

 

[baum]

OP- are you on the free subscription still? if so i dont believe that is transferable. if you are paying for it then you can. you simply give them the radio ID of the new radio once installed. however they do charge a fee to transfer it