New audio system

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:13 pm

Well it will be along time before i buy anything but ive been looking for like EVER. I definitly want new speakers up front, maybe componets but i dont know anything about them. So if anyone has ideas please tell me.

As for subs (instead of my current system). Im thinking about two of these subs(2):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0&tc=photo

Powered by this amp:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 1&tc=photo

Or maybe this amp:
http://sonicelectronix.com/item_367.html

Would it be better to overpower the RMS by 150 or underpower it by 50?

Anyone wanna recommend speakers for the front?

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:14 pm

CDT's In the Front with Tweeters, No Rear Speakers, Adire Audio 12" brahma II's

http://www.thezeb.com/p-CDT-Audio-CL-64 ... 01084.html
speakers
www.adireaudio.com
Subs
http://www.thezeb.com/p-Phoenix-Gold-Xe ... 108756.htm
components amp (turn it down a weeeee bit)
http://www.thezeb.com/p-Phoenix-Gold-Oc ... 102960.htm
Subs Amp

You wanna Stay under The Wattage RMS or you'll blow something.

That system would be putting out some mad wattage.

Probably wanna get a better battery. Optima Yellow Top.
Some Welding Cable.
Ported Box.

If you get enough wattage it's better to keep the RMS under the Max constant output... keep things cooler... but if you get a big system like this, you may wanna get a Voltage checker.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:58 pm

Maybe i should have said how much i wanna spend.... wayyy wayyy under $1000, more like about $500. Im not doing any dampening either.

The price wont include the box either.. my dad knows someone that makes them for a living and is just gonna have him make one for me for free.

Where exactly are you supposed to put the ground wires? i know ive read it like a million times but i never know what there talking about. lol

thanks

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:51 am

I think if you search good someone had a pic by pic tutorial of the ground wires.

i guess for under $500 i'd stick with Pioneer

Pioneer H/U, Pioneer Speakers, and possibly infinity or sony Xplod's for subs.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:14 am

i was looking at some pioneer 3 ways for the front.

are xplods that good? i always wanted them but heard bad things. Damn i shoulda got them from the begining.

Im not sure if im gonna replace my h/u... mine is fine now but sometimes the CDs get stuck and its just annoying. But i'd need a kenwood(or anything serius ready)

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 2:34 am

I wanna put my subs in the tire compartment so when i dont have my back seats in (almost always) you cant see them when you walk by. To help prevent theft.

Just with a rough guess for two 12s would it work?

Its like a rectangle. 30 inchs long, 20-22inches wide and 8-10inchs deep. Would this work at all? I could probably add a couple inchs to make it deeper just by raising the floor with some wood.

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:24 am

kinkyllama wrote:i was looking at some pioneer 3 ways for the front.

are xplods that good? i always wanted them but heard bad things. Damn i shoulda got them from the begining.

Im not sure if im gonna replace my h/u... mine is fine now but sometimes the CDs get stuck and its just annoying. But i'd need a kenwood(or anything serius ready)

I heard a lot of crap about xplods from people that never had xplods to begin with... it's all rumors. I have had my system for over 2 years now and I LOVE it. Everything consists of Xplods except for stock speakers. Xplods are very nice and durable.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:53 am

but they are a bit overpriced arnt they?.. the subs that is. I dont think anything else seams bad. I like the amps.. very reliable since ive had it.. and it goes through more beating than you can beleive, physically that is

ubuyau · Post by **ubuyau** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 8:46 am

Ive got Xplod 6x9 4ways and they sound tremendous. Im thoroughly pleased with their speakers and ive had a head unit that was excellent too.

I originally had a 12 inch Xplod sub and was disappointed in the quality (blew 2 of them without really pushing them) and also the sound wasnt as good as other subs. Compared to stuff like MTX and Kicker they just dont compete in my opinion.

--Tim

CHNDROSE · Post by **CHNDROSE** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:45 pm

I checked into the Xplods not too long ago because I blew out the speakers in my Ford.

I found that they had great feedback from people who owned them and that Circuit City (?) and Best Buy would have pretty decent sales every so often. I am still thinking about going with them when I eventually upgrade the system in my current vehicle, but that is a couple of years down the road yet.

Be sure to post pics once everything is done!

Rose

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:08 pm

You couldn't pay me to have any Xplod product in my car.

Poor sound reporduction, false wattage claims and too high of a product failure rate.

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:39 am

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:You couldn't pay me to have any Xplod product in my car.

Poor sound reporduction, false wattage claims and too high of a product failure rate.

Hmmm... I always loved sony and their products. *Knocks on wood* I never had any problems with their products and the quality is always good. That's my personal experience with them.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:34 am

The wattage one is sooooo true.. they lie about it badly.

But poor sound?

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:21 pm

How do you safly take out the front speakers?

I couldnt figure it out and dont wanna break anything

I think im over my head installing the componets... im really bad with car audio.. im pretty good once i learn but i get confused too easy

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:42 pm

kinkyllama wrote:How do you safly take out the front speakers?

I couldnt figure it out and dont wanna break anything

I think im over my head installing the componets... im really bad with car audio.. im pretty good once i learn but i get confused too easy

Did you remove the door panels first? That would be the first step. My ford had them screwed in, so it was pretty easy... I'm not so sure how it is with daewoos.