For me seps before sub. Especially in a big car/SUV where there's lots of space inside the doors you can get a very good amount of bass. In some cases more than what you can get from those small underseat subs.
Another reason is the amount of space a sub needs in its enclosure to be able to work properly. Adding a proper sub will definitely take away some of your car's practicality, so might as well dip your toes and go seps first and see if you're satisfied before deciding to dive in with a sub if you're not.
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question lang mga sir. ang dami ko nakikita nakamichi na gear ngayon parang sobrang mura.
are these china knock offs?
may speaker nga 6.5coax nasa 1,350 lang.
noon kasi natandaan ko rare ang nakamichi tapos yun headunit nila single din ubod ng mahal. double or triple the price to comparable pioneers.. wala pa atang double din stereos noon. Salamat.
For the seps doubters: I recorded Billie Elish's Bad Guy being played on my basic setup with just a Pioneer AVH-P4000 and DLS seps. No amps, no subs. Just HU and seps.
I've had this setup on my Pajero for more than 10 years now.
Around 2:30 there's a bass drop in the song. You can hear it reproduced quite clearly. Recorded with a Huawei P30.
Pioneer AVH-P4 DVD + DLS Separates (Bad Guy) on Vimeo