Re: Complete System
- From: "Mariachi" <jpgarcia153@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 29 Mar 2007 19:17:06 -0700
On Mar 29, 4:51 pm, "mitchelld" <mitchell_da...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've just recently gotten into car audio. I know many of you really
know your equipment.
How does one go about choosing the right stuff for your vehicle? I
can't believe how much is out there to choose from.
I'm looking for a great deck. The most i'm willing to spend is about
$450.
Speakers: Doesn't really matter. I don't car how loud they get just as
long as the quality of sound is there. Sound quality is number 1 for
me.
Subs: Again...sound quaity is #1. I do prefer 10"
Amps: Clarity and clean runing with some power to boot.
My friends tell me to get either an Alpine or Eclipse deck. They
couldn't really help me out with speakers or amps.
Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated!
I'am a soldier coming home soon and I would like to have this stuff
bought and at home so I can get started on the Install.
Thank you again....
Dave
Head unit: There are good head units all around that have good sound
quality. I suggest you go to
http://www.crutchfield.com/
If you are going for quality, you probably want a good start by buying
a good head unit that costs at $ 150 and above. Again, look at the
reviews from Crutchfield and read all that you can. What do you want
on your head unit? What color do you want it to be? etc...
Speakers: If you want quality, I suggest that you replace all your
stock speakers with decent after market ones. A subwoofer will bring
out bass but it will not give you clarity in your sound. Alpine are
known to make good quality speakers... check these out for example:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ECUu8KxqR9u/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=52000&I=500SPS17C2
Component speakers are more expensive than full-range speakers. If
you are going cheap, I suggest you stick with 2-way, 3-way, or 4-way
speaker designs.
Amplifier: Again, look around and see what you like... if you like
more power in your midrange, I suggest you get a 4-channel amp for
your after market speakers. But if you want your midrange just so you
can hear it, I suggest you don't get one. For a subwoofer or two, I
would get a 2/1 channel amp for under 120 dollars. Profile seems to
make some decent ones for around that price.
Subwoofer: Do you want your car to rattle with bass? Or do you just
want bass for a better overall sound? If the latter, I suggest you
get an 8" subwoofer and at most a 10"... Kenwood makes some "weak"
powered ones that are good quality.
Wires, Harnesses, installation kits, and baffle materials... : I
suggest you save at least 200 dollars for this...
Altogether if you want good sound quality you are going to have to
spend at least 500 dollars... No way to get around it really. If you
are an ebayer, I suggest you try to find cheap deals from there and go
to crutchfield for information. Indoaudio is a company on ebay that
sells relatively cheap car audio products... so far I hadn't had any
big problems with them.
.
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