Second opinions....

[andrewb70]

I am getting my car ready for a road trip in June, and one of the things that I would like to address is my stereo. The main problem is that I pretty much loose all bass while driving. I realize that this is a common problem, but I feel like the equipment I have should produce more of a low end impact, even when not going down the road. My equipment is not super high end, but it seems to be very decent by all accounts. Here is the breakdown:

iPhone 3Gs
HRT iStreamer (DAC)
JL CL-RLC (sent a 7.5V signal to the amp and acts as the preamp)
Xtant 603e 3 channel amp (150w to the fronts, 300w to the sub)
Boston Acoustics 6.5 Pro 2 way in the front mounted in kick panels
Diamond Audio M5 10" sub (from year 2000) mounted in a sealed .6 cubic foot sealed box. (500w RMS)

The sub box is attached to the bottom of the package tray and fires up at the rear window. After doing some reading, I realize this is not the best option, but I would like to see if I can improve the sound without redoing the box. I have fiddled with the gains and I am pretty happy with the sound while parked, but as I said, as son as I go down the road, the bass is gone. I have a decent amount of sound insulation in the car and my exhaust is not very loud.



In my frustration, I bought a used Xtant 1001e on eBay and it should be here in a few days. I figure throwing more power at the sub might be a first step. I am open to ideas and suggestions.

Andrew