Setup for metal?

I want to upgrade the stereo system in my truck but I don't know where to start. I have a 2011 with the JBL audio and I ONLY listen to METAL and HEAVY METAL and like a lot of bass. What are your suggestions?

 

How much are you willing to spend?

Also you have a double cab, so LOTS of bass is expensive and very tricky to pull off due to the limited amount of space back there.

 

I listen to a lot of metal too. Anything from Chiodos and Blessthefall, to Emmure and Suicide Silence. That's about as hard of metal that I listen to.

I have one JL Audio amp and 10" sub in a sealed box in my double cab. The speakers are the stock speakers. And I have an aftermarket Sony head unit. I'm generally satisfied with the sound and amount of bass I get from them. For stock speakers with a really good sub, it sounds good to me. But I do plan on upgrading my speakers soon. I haven't quite decided which direction to go. But here's my advice:

I'd say get a sealed box. You'll get tighter sounding bass than you would in a ported box. So when the drummer goes crazy on the double bass it'll sound awesome, and not like a group of middle school kids learning to play the drums in music class. You can generally get louder sounding bass from a ported box, but I prefer a sealed box for metal. If you listened to rap, then I would recommend a ported box. I use the area behind my rear seat for storage so that was part of my reasoning for only getting one sub. If you put two subs back there, you lose your storage. If you don't care having storage space back there, by all means add another sub and really rock out!

I don't like Infinity speakers because I listen to metal pretty loud and they tend to produce too much of the higher frequencies for my tastes. My previous car had Infinities and I had to turn the volume down so my ears wouldn't bleed from higher end. But then the music wouldn't be loud enough for me to adequately rock out to. (First world problems) Even some of the singers' voices would be too much. Another user on here bought some Infinity component speakers and had the same reaction as me. He ended up putting the stock tweeters back in but keeping the Infinities in the lower part of the door.

Check out Focal speakers. They're going to be more expensive than a lot of other brands, but they tend to have a flatter, studio monitor sound, but still sound awesome. If they're a bit out of your price range, save a little longer. It'll likely be better than buying something cheaper right now. But if you find something you think sounds great that is in your price range, go ahead and snatch em up!

Your best bet is to find a local car audio store with those enclosed rooms where you can demo speakers and decks. Take some music that you're familiar with (i.e. awesome metal music) and demo it. The sales person will probably hate it. I could tell they hated it when I did this. But its really the best way to find out what speakers you like.

One more thing: I tend to not like aluminum tweeters for metal music. This isn't always true though. (My home speakers have aluminum tweeters) But generally for car speakers, they get to be too much for metal music. Silk or other textile speakers seem to sound better, to me, for metal music.

Okay, diatribe over. Good luck!