With the incoming Excursion, I've been thinking about bass again.
Hopped over to crutchfield and they're double Amazon price for the same stuff (mtx box, subs, amp). But Amazon is also full of a lot of strange and bizarre brands with ridiculous claims.
I'm not looking to be heard half a mile away, but I wouldn't mind a healthy dose of bass. Under 1000 watts sounds good BUT I've never had a vehicle with this much cargo space before.
I've had 2 thoughts on this so far.
Under seat subs in the middle row OR a pair of 10s in a ported box that will have be to moved whenever I need to get sheet goods or other large items.
Under the seat style are relatively ok priced with 50/50 this is great or this is garbage reviews. I don't know how rear HVAC works, and I have kids, so might not be the best option.
Buying a package or piecing together amp box and subs will allow a bit more customisation for similar money, be a pain to move around, but it's a known result and setup for me.
Pawn shops and Craigslist are empty, I don't do faceplace, so new seems to be the way I'm going to have to go.
Possibly related, I'll be upgrading the head unit that it has. Current has some old single din, I'm looking for a double din with video in to connect a backup camera to. Right now, Boss seems to be the cost to quality leader coming in at a third the cost of a similar Kenwood or alpine. I've seen some off brand units do good work until they just randomly stop, so $50 China special is off the table for a head unit.
Any discounters or wholesalers online to look at? Maybe an outlet store? Or is it just crutchfield, Amazon, or manufacturer direct, where Amazon wins on price 8 times out of 10?