Lets talk car audio....

[hrsp]

So I'm thinking of getting a little system for my DD...its been a few years since i purchased or even thought of purchasing any car audio stuff...so what new and good..what do i want to avoid? The last "aftermarket" stereo stuff i bought was an alpine head unit and 2 boston accoustic 10"s...

need a recommendation for someone to install it for me when that time comes...thanks


not looking for a competition system just a descent sounding sytem that will sound good with my VERY wide range of music i like....

[Reverend Cooper]

the only person i listen to on audio here is Puresound.

[lilws6]

for my DD i bought a set of older kenwoods off a guy at work the price was right and they do just enough for me i can rattle my mirror when i want and can turn it down when i don't need it. for decks if you got a little extra to spend alpine and kenwood seem to be the best in my opinion. For subs tho i miss my old 12" rockford punch3 it hit very hard but was expensive. they don't make them any more that ive seen

[PureSound15]

Well - it all depends on what you're going for. I kind have the same thing in my DD since I drive so much for work and just let my ipod scroll through the 30k songs.

Since I'm forced to be an adult, sometimes, I went with 1 12" sub - since I'm saving the space of having 2 subs, I might as well get the most bang for the buck out of 1. I have 1 5 channel amp that is bi-amping my front components and powering the sub, and the rears (rather useless) are just powered off the pioneer HU.

If I were to throw another audio system into the Acura - I'd buy it all used. Save a TON of money and I really don't care if everything looks perfect. I couldn't even tell you the last time that I looked at the amplifier in my trunk. As long as it works, get decent used stuff (JL, Memphis, Boston) and throw it together.

What kind of car is it for? I like sealed boxes (mostly for heavy metal where I like the distinction in any double bass drum stuff), and there are custom sealed boxes made for almost any common car.

[Lash]

The big question is....


how much are you looking to spend?

[05caddyext]

I have a really nice dual 12" mtx road thunder pro box, JL Audio 500/1v2 amp and a 1 farad cap for sale. The amp alone was almost $600 and is almost brand new. Puresound will attest this is an excellent amp. I also have a 4 guage wire kit with fuse block for under the hood. Will sell everything for $350. Well over $1000 worth of stuff. The mtx box was custom built by American, has metal grills and is set up to be a full range box, has woofers, mids, and tweeters. Ported.

[lordairgtar]

I guess it all depends what you want in a system. Do you want the best sound acoustically you can get? Hard to do in a car. I think people over power their audio stuff to compensate for bad acoustics, or they feel the need to share their musical tastes with the whole world:headbang
Glass, metal, odd shaped area, combined with foam padding and cloth really plays hell with the sound quality.

[MoCkiN U]

I have a really nice dual 12" mtx road thunder pro box, JL Audio 500/1v2 amp and a 1 farad cap for sale. The amp alone was almost $600 and is almost brand new. Puresound will attest this is an excellent amp. I also have a 4 guage wire kit with fuse block for under the hood. Will sell everything for $350. Well over $1000 worth of stuff. The mtx box was custom built by American, has metal grills and is set up to be a full range box, has woofers, mids, and tweeters. Ported.

damn. thats a hell of a deal.

If you dont pick that up my buddy Jesse should.

[Waver]

here is my set up with prices of what I paid for it....for what it is worth, everyone tells me it sounds great and I listen to everything

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o11/saleen_mustang2000/P1010010.jpg

Pioneer dvd4000 in dash dvd with touch screen...one step below what ryan put in coops roush, he has nav and I dont. Cost 365 with remote from amazon, mounting kit and harness $35 from crutchfield, Xm sat radio receiver $100 from best buy, $65 install for the receiver, (I installed the head unit) plus subscription

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o11/saleen_mustang2000/P1010011.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o11/saleen_mustang2000/P1010012.jpg

this is the rockford Fosgate punch 12" sub that I won from the bcm car show last year.....Project 2 did a great job on the install. The amp is a alpine V12 500 watt amp that I got from NismoDave used.....

Speakers in the car are factory stock 6 speaker setup.....mach 460......sounds great, might upgrade the speakers in it to a component setup from alpine (the type r) and a three way setup in the rear (type r).....

(pics taken over winter)

[PureSound15]

I have a really nice dual 12" mtx road thunder pro box, JL Audio 500/1v2 amp and a 1 farad cap for sale. The amp alone was almost $600 and is almost brand new. Puresound will attest this is an excellent amp. I also have a 4 guage wire kit with fuse block for under the hood. Will sell everything for $350. Well over $1000 worth of stuff. The mtx box was custom built by American, has metal grills and is set up to be a full range box, has woofers, mids, and tweeters. Ported.

That is a HELL of a deal!

[lilws6]

back when i had my other saturn.(2door) i Opted for the one 12" due to space. it was a rockford P3 with a rockford am i think total i paid $1200 with the box just for one witch install kit. I did the install myself. i still have the system in the girlfriends car but i missed having bass so i had to get something else. I would definately buy used over new as long as it works good. You could always hit up seven mile fair :thumbsup

[05caddyext]

Here is the stuff, ill get a picture of the cap later, its in my garage.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7707/dscn0134z.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7015/dscn0132s.jpg
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5405/dscn0136o.jpg

[05caddyext]

Here is the setup in my Mustang GT (stock)

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/612/dscn0128v.jpg

[SSLEVO]

I've always been a fan of Alpine stuff, decks, type r subs, components. Mtx make decent amps for the price.

Like others said, may want to specify what type of music you listen to. Rap/pop you probably want 1-2 12's, if you listen to mostly rock 1-2 10's would be fine.

Don't get caught up in the peak power numbers. Feed all of your speakers the max RMS watts and they will sound the best.

[Lash]

Here is the stuff, ill get a picture of the cap later, its in my garage.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7707/dscn0134z.jpg



Now thats old school right there!!!!