Originally Posted by IronCobra

I would recommend against the 15" sub as well. You will pick up, enhance, and create major rattles in your car. Also, 15" subs are more designed for bass than HF (high fidelity). I would go with a 12" or replace your factory ML sub with a high quality 10". Also, I would HIGHLY recommend NOT using your factory 12vt wire to your amp. I haven't seen it but I would suspect that it is not of the awg you would need to run to a 1000.1 Monoblock Kicker amp. You need to run at LEAST 4 or 6 AWG wire to that amp or you risk blowing fuses or worse. Honestly though, what exactly are you looking to accomplish? Are you looking for base? are you looking for high fidelity? You will end up rattling your car to death any Lexus cars are always difficult to get bass through the back seat. You will end up having to run it pretty hard and it will defeat the purpose.

Brother, if you have a ML system, I would honestly keep it stock unless you have the budget to dump the money into it to keep it sounding good. I know the erge is there to have a huge system, but you will end up taking away from the sounds rather than adding anything good to it.

Originally Posted by rmedine

The ML system is increadible. I have always upgraded my sound systems in my cars until this point. Maybe I'm just getting older now but I am so impressed with the sound I don't want to do anything to change it. I'm a music producer and constantly use the ML system as a guide in mixing. If ML can't expose any problems with the mix, then its a good mix.

With the sound upgrades your risk screwing up the great balance in sound that the car has. Yea, it doesn't have the deep rumble that 15 in subs will give you but its damn good.

Let us know what you decide to do.

Originally Posted by dguan51

i'm definately want the bass upgrade. i love the high's and mid's from the ml system, but it lacks the bass that i'm looking for. i doubt i would "crank" the bass to max or near max.

my concern is the box i purchased. i wasnt thinking through when i picked out the box. it is a nice box to handle the bass, but it's "huge". i think i would only have 1/4 of my trunk left to put small things. oh well.

dave

Originally Posted by rmedine

The ML system is increadible. I have always upgraded my sound systems in my cars until this point. Maybe I'm just getting older now but I am so impressed with the sound I don't want to do anything to change it. I'm a music producer and constantly use the ML system as a guide in mixing. If ML can't expose any problems with the mix, then its a good mix.

With the sound upgrades your risk screwing up the great balance in sound that the car has. Yea, it doesn't have the deep rumble that 15 in subs will give you but its damn good.

Let us know what you decide to do.

Originally Posted by IronCobra

I COMPLETELY agree with you! I'm also a music producer.

Originally Posted by rmedine

Looks alot like my place. Cords and equipment everywhere. Is that an Ibanez 4 string bass?...I've got the same one but a five string. I love it. Where can I hear some of your music, IronCobra? If you're interested check out my music at www.myspace.com/amplifireproductions and let me know what you think. I love getting outside opinions!

I'm glad you feel the same way about the ML system. Its incredible!

Originally Posted by IronCobra

I don't have anything online at the moment. I've been doing too much work for others lately.

What recording software are you using? I use Sonar 7 Producer, Reason 4.0. And about a dozen others that I rarely use.

Great mixes btw! What workstation are you using? or are you just using a MIDI processor?

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