Bazooka 12" Subwoofer (ELW12142) (2)
Polk 6" x 9" Speakers (DB690) (Pair)
Bazooka Mono Subwoofer Amplifier (ELA3001)
Tsunami Amplifier Trunk Power Kit (AMP004-22)
Tsunami RCA Cable (RCA6.9-17)

Any problems or suggestions with this set-up?

Depends on what kind of sound you are looking for. I don't personally like Bazooka's because they aren't really high end, but it is all a matter of taste, opinion, and budget. Also, personally i think 12's are too big for the small airsapce in an El Camino. You might be better of with a 10" sub for a cleaner non over powering sound. If you are looking for loud enough to be heard, while sacraficing quality of sound, that might be the way to go. Like I said, It is all a matter of opinion. -Matt

Most of the time it is Metal in my cdplayer and the once in a while Prodigy cd. It is my undestanding that 12's can "dig deeper" into the sound for all of the bass to be had. I was planning on the simple and cheap open air set-up for the 12's. Would sealed 10's be a better choice? Im no master at audio but the construction doesn't seem too hard if you know what volume to build.

I have a pair of sealed 10" JL Audio subs and as far as I am concerned it doesn't get any cleaner than that for the price. If you listen to mostly metal there really isn't any reason to have a 12, the distortion of metal music may not sound as good through a 12. I just personally like the cleanliness of 10's but they aren't as loud as 12's. You are right about the box though, they are very simple just build them to specs of the speaker you choose. -matt

Looks like a little overkill with 2- 12's and only 2 6x9's, the subs will over power those 6x9's in a heartbeat. I'd go with a couple of 10's, maybe get urself a 4 channel amp and run 1 set of 6x9 2-way and 1 set of 6x9 3-way's. Also, consider a set of tweeters in this system, you need the highs. ALSO consider a good passive eq to clear up what u have.

Just my $0.02

I have to argee with mort & matt on the sub's two 10s will sound great is there any specail type of subs's u like beside bazooka they used to be good but there not that good anymore i suggest maybe going with crossfire,soundstream,polk everything or Jl audio is good to another thing i would suggest is to get a set of kick pannles they will bring some of the sound to the front of the car that just i would do if i was u.

I would do the kick panel speakers if they didnt cost $300. Now Im at a loss as to what I NEED in an amp, do I want to match the recomended RMS of the sub exactly with the amp? And do I need to run my speakers from an amp or can my head unit keep up enough? It is a Pioneer DEH-10 Super Tuner 3, it also has "Mosfet 45wX4" on the face does that mean I can run two sets of 45w RMS speakers right off the head? As for subs right now I am looking at a pair of MTX 10's (http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/71115/mobileFitAction/remove/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do)
now the peak is 400 so I guess RMS is ~ 200 right? One more question if I want 200w to each sub I need 400 RMS from the amp if I run the subs in parallel correct? Thanks for any answers.

45x4 is the maximum wattage that the headunit puts out. the RMS is probably half that. The only true way to get real clean sound from speakers and to get them to their potential is to run them off an amp. You really should consider kick though, the little 3.5's in the dash just aren't enough to get good quality sound. -Matt

Try this, run some teeters up in the dash, then some 6x9's in the kick panels, then another set of 6x9's about half-way or a bit lower on the rear wall (out-board by the door-side) , then your subs. What this does is spreads your music out a bit and then if you have an equalizer, you can fine-tune the sounds and fade the front /rears. SUbs will sit low for good thump. AMps I recommend would be something in the line of one 4-channel for the 6x9's, a good mono bridgable amp for the subs. For the tweeters you can tie them in with one set of 6x9's, but you might blow the little suckers. Only good way to do that is get a filter from Radio Shack to filter out the lows and protect your tweeters( or run cross-overs) they won't suck up too much power .

again, my $0.02 = $0.04 - WOW :)