Should I put two 15s in the Rogue?

Posted by R0botDreamz@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 67 comments

That title should make sense to our generation leaning on the Gen-X side.

Context: My 20 year old beater car is finally on the quits so we had to buy a new one. After shopping around (being harassed by car salespeople for 2 weeks), we closed the deal on a new on yesterday.

Of course that one becomes the family (wife's) car and I get the 2015 Rogue as a hand me down to commute to work.

Now that the Rogue is "my" car, I am allowed to do stuff to it. Should I live out my dream as a 17 year old and throw two 15s and a Kicker amp in the trunk? I can forget about the 5 disc CD changer since that's obsolete. But maybe an equalizer and sick dash radio?

In 1998 I was in Circuit City talking to the audio guy and about to drop $400 on a setup for my Suzuki Sidekick (about 3 pay checks as a grocery store bagger and $800 in today's money). When they brought me the paperwork to sign saying that I am giving them consent to cut my dashboard for the installation I chickened out and left (my parents would have killed me).

I'm from Central FL and from the late 80s to the mid-90s there was a audio shop on every corner. "Bass Culture" was a big thing.

I lost most of the interest in this stuff but it would be fun to pull up at school pick up with a booming Rogue. For nostalgia's sake.

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Verbull710@reddit

Tubby shipmate of mine who dubbed himself Beefcake re-enlisted for 60k (navy nukes ftw) when we crossed over into a tax-free zone

When we got back he dumped 10k of it into a sick sound system for his piece of shit brown chevy s10 and was just extremely pleased with his decision lmao

Fucking Beefcake, good lord

Ok-Brick6831@reddit

I think I might work with Beefcake now.

IrememberXenogears@reddit

Similar story, air force, we had a guy in my shop who also did his reenlistment in the AOR and when he got home he dumped about 15g into his 1997 cavalier. Body kit, subs, you name it. Fucking ridiculous ass car.

RemydePoer@reddit

If you have two 15s and a rogue, I'd suggest putting them in CON for the HP boost and either WIS for Perception or INT for Investigation, depending on how your DM rules searching for traps. Or you could drop one into CHA for Persuasion and Deception. Obviously with a rogue you're going to need more in DEX than the +2 that you'll get with a 15.

Netwrayth@reddit

This is where I went first too

I_HaveSeenTheLight@reddit

I just started buying CDs again and wish I had a CD changer in the car. My current car has a sub for the premium radio package and it definitely takes me back to my high school days. I entered a contest one year, had two 15s and each with their own 700 watt amp and my rear view mirror ended up falling off 🤪

BlankPaperTiger@reddit

Not only would I put two 15's in the vehicle, I'd go searching for a 5-disc changer too.

SickOfNormal@reddit

My local thrift had a nice Pioneer 5 disc changer for $5 ... shame OP wasn't there.

But IF I wanted to "enhance" a Nissan Rogue - All the doors have 6.5 in speakers --- ebay has 2 packs of 6.5 Cerwin Vegas for $100 each --- x2. Put some altec 2.75 tweeters in the dash. And then put 2 15 inch JBLs in the back. Full range audio Nissan ready to go. Prolly come out to under a grand, but OP would be having the time of his life. You get a little of all the audio flavors of jbl, altec and CV. (And don't be one of those people knocking CV cuz their a "party" speaker.... OP gonna be having a party in his SUV)

Ceilidh_@reddit

My man

IWouldntIn1981@reddit

This is the right way.

Make sure the subs hit so hard the cd skips!

cmgww@reddit

You definitely should but please, for the love of God, put some dynamat or other sound deadening material under your license plate. Nothing sounds more lame and janky and some car with a huge stereo and a rattling license plate

budrow21@reddit

Four 15a didn't see no wires And then I heard boom from the amplifiers.

Got everything, in my mama(s) name….

drimmie@reddit

Gator boots with the pimped out Gucci suits. Ain't got no job, but I stay shiiiiiiiiiive.

Fuck I haven't heard that in forever

CrazySporkDude@reddit

Got a quarter tank of gas in the new E Class, but that’s alright ‘cuz I stay fly.

svv1tch@reddit

My faith is restored. Thank you

affectionateanarchy8@reddit

That was our class song lol

oldsmoBuick67@reddit

When I bought my truck in 2020, the Rockford Fosgate branding was admittedly part of the purchasing decision. Due to its tight integration, I said “eh, the factory one will do fine” and in that moment, I realized i was old. The factory sub doesn’t offset any of that.

In my youth, I was a MECP certified installer and had always ditched the factory stuff regardless of complexity. I’ve built and had systems for the past 30+ years and smelled enough fried voice coil to last me a lifetime.

Do it, carry on where I have rested.

impliedapathy@reddit

As a teen I lived in a small rural Indiana town. Me and 2 friends had systems. We’d announce when we were leaving for school by bumping hard enough we could hear each other from the other side of our small town (roughly 1700 townsfolk not including outskirts). I’m sure we impressed everyone at 0730 😂

CoyoteDown@reddit

Blasting Master P in the whitest area known to man surely

Hell yeah! Pass me da green, I need some weed with my Hennessy.

100%

odin_the_wiggler@reddit

"Make em say uhhh!"

On most days yea actually 🤣. Snuck some 2 short and cash money in some days but No Limit was it.

snwbrdngtr@reddit

My first car was an 89 Galant with two crappy 12”s and a 1000W amp. Intergalactic and Freak on a Leash hit HARD lol. My current car has a factory 10” JBL woofer and that’s enough for me now lol

S_A_R_K@reddit

Beastie Boys known to let the beat "MMM, D-r-r-rop!"

When I wrote graffiti my name was Slop

xt0rt@reddit

By the title I thought you were talking about putting points into your Rogue D&D character. +2 points into Sneak, +3 to Dex, and the rest into Find/Sense Trap

basahahn1@reddit

I have a 2014 Nissan pathfinder that is paid off and just rotting in my driveway. My wife and I both drive company cars and have a Durango that she pays on. I’m thinking about doing the same thing to the pathfinder. A couple of 12s and an amp. Then I was thinking about getting a lift and big tires and having some kind of custom brush guard made up for the front lol. It’s like one of those family pathfinders …not the off-road kind, but I think it’d be cool to do that shot to it.

Maybe someday I’ll do it

Honestly, that's gonna take up the whole cargo area. A quality 12" in a sealed box and investing some $ and time in sound deadening will give you all the bump you need with excellent sound quality. I installed a few different sub setups in my car and by far my favorite was an infinity kappa 12" with a JL Audio 500w mono block amp.

PokerbushPA@reddit

As much as I enjoy nostalgia...no. The tinnitus isn't worth it.

whyisthissticky@reddit

If it’s in the same cabin you could get away with one 15 🔈

AdTechnical3314@reddit

Absolutely yes do it. Scottie or killa whale, smoke dope and rap really any andre nickatina. "Put the phone on your butt its a booty call"

joshuastar@reddit

do it, and buy one of those iPod classic 5th gen’s that have been refurbished with a new battery and 2TB of flash storage.

rantingpacifist@reddit

I didn’t put a big system in my 1996 Tacoma, but you bet your ass I replaced the stereo and speakers. It sounds much better and is money well spent.

Do it yourself. I can’t remember where I got mine but it came with the harness and everything I needed.

theislandhomestead@reddit

I put a 10 in my tacoma.
My mother in law asked my wife why she's letting me ruin my truck.
Lol

Superb-Self-1365@reddit

Not sure I got the correct question but the answer is definitely JL Audio subs and amp!! I'm 49 and just helped my 18 yr old set up two MB Quart 10s and JL Audio amp! He is very happy! I just picked up a kicker 12 in a ported box to toss in my work cavalier!!

NativePA@reddit

Only if you bump music from your youth

Here comes the hotstepper.

rearwindowpup@reddit

Waiting for my Ruca on a pair of 15s is absolutely the play here...

I put three 12s in an SL2 and still had space in the trunk. Go big homie.

Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

two turn tables and a microphone🦠🎤

psilosophist@reddit

Yes but roll up blasting NPR.

atari2600forever@reddit

I'm Michele Norris

And I'm Robert Siegel

This is All Things Considered

This reminds me - back in college the local college radio station had a woman who sounded like Lynn Rosetto Casper from The Splendid Table, but...

She hosted a doom metal show.

I still giggle when I think about that.

Low-Instruction8353@reddit

As the mirrors in the car three cars back shake.

Or Danny Go

Geoff-Vader@reddit

All Things Considered theme in particular

Pinecone Bluegrass Show with a pair of 15s would absolutely slam

Clear_Tangerine5110@reddit

You forgot the word “when” at the beginning of your question.

“When should I…?”

Hntrbdnshog@reddit

When I was younger I was really into car audio. Multiple systems in different cars over the years. At one point I had 2 Rockford 15s powered by a 1200w Audiobahn amp in a 2 door Blazer plus another amp for the highs and a few capacitors to keep my battery going. That shit thumped so hard.

Vibrating everyone’s windows out of their frames lost its appeal though and now I’m fine with whatever the premium audio system is in whatever car I buy. I can’t justify the additional cost. You should totally do it though if you have the cheddar.

Ok_Degree3037@reddit

Do it - you will find every loose screw in the vehicle. Also 12s don’t miss like 15s.

Drum_Eatenton@reddit

This is what I came to say, 12s hit super hard and can hit higher frequencies

Separate-Relative-83@reddit

Do it! I had a bandpass box in my Jeep wrangler instead of a back seat. It was bolted to the frame. Also 6” speakers on the roll bar, and new ones in the dash. I loved it.

Blue_Eyed_Devi@reddit

I had a scion XP back in 2006 when I was 27 years old and with $1200 worth of stereo equipment made it go boom. (We like the cars, the cars that go boom).

It was therapeutic for a kid who grew up poor.

Go for it

solomons-marbles@reddit

If it ain’t taking food out of the kids’ mouth, go for it.

fatkidscandystore@reddit

Yes…yes you should.

Impossible_Diet6992@reddit

I used to have a huge bandpass box in my car as a teenager but stopped putting systems in my car for years. I caught the bug again. Technology changed quite a bit. You don’t need as many watts to power these speakers new speakers. I have one Skar SDR 12” and that enough for me and still have some trunk space

edasto42@reddit

Ask yourself how often you’d actually use them for what you’re intending them to do? Also ask yourself, are you just trying to chase down some version of yourself that time forgot or is this something you truly enjoy? Is this consumer nostalgia masquerading as self expression?