Audio/Visual Electronics - Your System??

So, what is everybody running in their cars?</P>


Headunit? Amps? Speakers? Subs?</P>


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Me? I've got an Alpine CDA-9815 with an Alpine 5 channel amp (50 x4 + 150x1)powering my main speakers and sub. My front speakers are Alpine Type-R components, rear speakers are Boston Acoutics RM9s. For a sub I'm running an Alpine Type-R 12 at 2 ohm.</P>


Also, for plenty of power I've got an Optima Battery and a Phoenix Gold 1 farad capacitor.</P>


Eventually I plan to replace all speakers with Focal Polyglass 6.5" components and their 11" sub. Also, I intend to upgrade the amp to Zapco's Reference 350.2 (100x2) for the front speakers, Reference 200.2 (50x2) for the rear speakers, and Reference 500.1 for the subwoofer.</P><edited><editID>outsider</editID><editDate>38101.557974537</editDate></edited>

HU: Alpine CDA-9833; Speakers: JL Audio VR525-CSi; Subs: (2) JL Audio 12W0s in a sealed box; Amps: Kenwood 4 channel amp; Alpine 2 channel amp</P>


Future Additions: JL Audio TR690-TXi; JL Audio 300/2 (150 x 2) &amp; 500/1 (500 x 1) Amp; (2) JL Audio 12W3v2 in a ProWedge box; optima battery; JL Audio speaker wires &amp; audio interconnects; dynomat doors/rear deck/trunk/floor.</P>


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nice setups everyone

i am as stock as can be. i think i have to upgrade some speakers since 1 doesnt work and 2 are blown but thats low on the priority list for now. i wont ever be able to compete with ur setups. they are pretty nice.

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when you're interested, Eclipse makes some nice sounding full-range speakers for around $120 a pair. I was amazed the first time I heard them.</P>

thansk out.... i will have to look into those. i have been out of the stereo world for soo long i dont know what is good still anymore or not. sony has always been my choice for head units.

sonys heads are kool i personally shoot for alpine

i like alpine, but i think they can get a little pricey on some things but alpine still kicks ass!</P>

<IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">yea there defintly a rip off but sooooo what lol</P>

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lol, im home alone and bored as hell, what am i supposed to do...

Mine is still stock which is pretty much OK with me for now.</P>


I've got other stuff I'll spend the money on.</P>


2way radio etc.</P>


But the bottom has such a muddy sound, </P>


what is recommended to just (on a budget) clean up the bass.</P>


I don't need to dim the lights, but I do want a cleaner bass line.</P>


No one I've found has a simple amp/box combo that is worth anything.</P>


JCW has an amp/tube combo, but I'll bet they'll be just as bad as the stock. Or worse !</P>


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<SPAN class=bold>iNTRuDeR-</SPAN></P>


<SPAN class=bold>I would avoid any/all of the "bass tubes" if you want clean sound. They make noise, but not good noise.</SPAN></P>


<SPAN class=bold>as for adding an amp/sub setup to you existing system, I am not sure how to do that. What you could do is buy an aftermarket headunit with preouts to run to an amp. Then get a small monoblock amp and a basic sub. I have no idea what your budget is, so I can't really give many suggestions other than talking to a car audio shop. Many shops have package deals.</SPAN></P>



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Good idea,</P>


I tend to avoid the local shops only due to inexperience.</P>


But they are a good source of info.</P>


Yeah, I'd just like it to sound a bit cleaner, but don't have the bugdet for (and don't reallly want) to $pend a bunch to get the real bass,</P>


just cleaner.</P>


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get an equalizer

im runnin sum older sony head unit, cheap ass scoche 5.25front door speakers, pioneer 6x8 out back, 700watt lightning audio mono amp, and an old school audiobahn 12" in a 2.8 cube slot ported box tuned to 39.... not much but its enough to shake the table in the house and im happy with it. although the box does weigh a heap.

Well, I am kinda poor so I still got alot of work to do, so I just have a systems that works... its a kenwood mp3 deck, kenwood 220 wat 3 ways all the way around(4 at 6.5) and I am running a rockford 400 watt punch amp with an alpine typeR 12 inch sub in a closed box. Some day it will all be custome, I promise...

ghetto-</P>


sounds like you've got a good start on your system. It's definitely better than many systems out there.</P>


How does your Type-R sound with 400 watts running it?</P>

outsider is right, everyone has to start off somewhere. Intially, I purchased what I could afford at the time (not very good brands) but I wanted something that was better than stock. Now, I research thoroughly to see what is good and what isn't. </P>


ghetto, seems like you have a nice setup and I can imagine how hard that Type R 12 must hit with 400 watts being powered to it. </P>


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The new cars seem to have a nice sounding system... My new rolla thumps, my friends new Focus (&lt;-- homo car IMO) thumps, but I have never heard the new civis... how do they sound?</P>


Im my 98' civic I had a JL audio 15" suband Infinity Kappa components poweredbya precision power amp (5-channel)</P>


My current ride is still stock, but Im gonna pick up some more Infinity components to get me started</P>

Runnin....</P>


zapco 750 for the 2 15 in eclipse 3715s in the trunk</P>


zapco 500 for the focal 6.5 components and the jl 6x9</P>


eclipse 55040 headunit</P>


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sounds good but have to take the subs out when i want to really run the car. too damn heavy.</P>

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how do you like those Zapco amps? I've been looking at their Reference series.</P>

I just switched from a stock head unit to an Alpine head, two 10 inch JL Audio subs in a base box, Alipne 6 CD changer, Polk Audio Tweets and a 600 watt amp (I can't remember the brand). I want two more tweets and a EQ.

the zapco's are tough!!! highly recommend them...good clean power

ntx-</P>


why do you want so much tweeter?</P>

I've got an insane amount of bass even with the tweets i have. I don't want it to sound all high, but i do want to be able to even the sound out a little more. I'm sure a crossover or a eq would help....</P>


you think more tweets is a bad idea?</P>

damn ntx...2 more tweets is gonna be ear piercing loud...your sh*t will be screamin....you should check into some 6.5 for some good mid range bass. it will kinda smooth everything out.

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to back up what slim said, 2 more tweeters is going to give you too much high end. If the bass is overpowering your system, then turn down the bass. </P>


Does your headunit have a subwoofer level control? Also, does the amp running the subs have a Gain or Bass EQ? If the amp does have one of these, then you can use that to equalize your lows with your highs.</P>


Also, if your amps have built in crossovers, then set the High-Pass Crossover and Low-Pass crossover to the same setting. This will send the lows to the subs and the highs to the main speakers.</P>

The bass is at zero. I need to check the amp to see if it's adjustable. I think i do need some new interior speakers.

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have you replaced all your speakers or just the front?</P>


Also, how much power (RMSwatts)are you running to your main speakers? How much to your subs?</P>

My main speakers are all stock with no extra power going to them. I wanted to swap them out and put a small amp on them but at the time it was kinda pricey, plus I didn't want the car to be all stereo. All 600 Watts are to the subs. I've been slippin when it comes to getting my sound straightend out.

In that case, one reason you're getting so much bass is because your main speakers are running full range- 20hz-20khz. Typically it is best to run frequencies below 60hz to your subs and frequencies above 60hz to your main speakers. Despite what spec sheets will tell you,most full range speakerscando below 60hz accurately.</P>


Since your speakers are reproducing all frequencies (and most likely doing a poor job on everything below 60hz) you have 6 speakers doing what only 2 should be doing. </P>


I hope this helps you out.</P>

You recomend a crossover?

A crossover will help. The only problem with that as the solution is that you'd have to put it somewhere inbetween the headunit and the speakers. I don't know of a crossover that would be that simple.</P>


A better solution would be to get a 4 channel amp with a built in crossover. As far as I know all amps have built in crossovers.</P>


What kind of headunit do you have? How many pre-outs does it have?</P>

The head is an Alpine TDM-7582. I think it only has one set of pre-outs.</P>


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I think you're right. I'm pretty sure the Alpine TDM only has 1 preout. That being the case, see if you can find a 4 channel amp that has speaker level inputs. That way you can get signal from the headunit to the amp, and then from the amp to the speakers. Alpine's MRV-F340 will work this way.

Does Alpine make good amps? Someone told me they dont.

I've owned 3 Alpine amps and they've all worked very well. But, stick with their V-12 line, avoid the V-Power. Even though the V-Power are much better than previous lower end Alpine amps, they aren't as good as the V-12s.</P>


If you don't want Alpine, then take a look at JL Audio, Rockford Fosgate, Zapco. There are some others, as well, but I can't think of them. Phoenix Gold used to make some really nice amps, but I have only negative remarks about their new for 2004products. The stereo shop I deal with actually dumped the entire PG line.</P>

Ever heard of Koiiler Amps?</P>

no, I've never heard of Koiiler. Do you know where they came from? Are they brand new on the market? Have you seen them somewhere?

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What is the price range of their products? I've got a copy of Car Audio and Electronics 2004 Directory which is supposed to have everymanufacturer in it, butthey aren't listed. Any idea how long they've been around?</P>


Also, for my own curiousity, who told you that Alpine amps are no good?</P>

This is their website (http://www.koiiler.com/ target=). I'd never heard of them at all. I don't know how long they've been around or what they're reputation is.</P>


My first choice for an amp was Alpine since ialready hadthe head unit and cd changer. My brother was the one that told me not to buy an Alpine. He said they're over priced and not as good as other brands out there.</P>

Well, it sounds like you've had good luck with Koiiler. If you like them so far,I saystick with them.</P>


As far as Alpine amps go, your brother is half right: you can get better. But, to get better you usually have to pay more. Like Phoenix Gold's Titanium line was better, but alwayscost more. Zapco's Competition line is better, but you're looking atdouble the price, or more. However, Zapco's Reference line has a similar price range and are a littlenicer IMO. They're smaller, too.</P>


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Im running a Alpine CDA9835 XM-Ready AM/FM CD Player/Ai-Changer Controller for my head unit, i have all Boston Acustic FX6's all around, in the trunk i have 1 1000 watt amp (Fockfordfosgate, before botton out by MTX) to my subs wich are the Fockford fosgates HE's 12x2 (before botton out by MTX) and a 500 watt Fockford amp running to my speakers, i have 2, 1 fared fockford caps, the entire trunk dynomatted.

Sounds like a helluva set up!

update, the amp and sub has been sold and replaced by 2 15" power acoustic subs with a 800 watt power acoustic gothic series amp. yeah yeah power acoustic isnt the greatist but it sounds better and hits alot harder than my single 12.

I put up a pic of all the stuff i am going to put into my car under the new member forum... I'll let you know when i get around to installing it all...

Hello everyone. I just bought a '94 Ex that's in great condition...it's even the discontinued "Aztec Green." Sadly enough, the right speaker is blown. Being someone who knows nothing about cars, let alone the electronics that go in them, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on how to begin my upgrade from stock speakers. Will any brand work? And what size will fit in a civic? Thanks for your help!

Mine is not the best but it works. I have a civic hatch with 2-R12's sealed running off the mrd-m500 in parallel (not sure if there is a better way). I have orion extrem 6.2 components and pro audio 6x9's running on a cheap 400w 4-channel. And my headunit is a decent sony not sure what the model number is but I don't mind it. And that's about it.

[:-] I have $3,500 worth Australian in my car. All pioneer, Im very brand loyal! Amps, subs, 6x9's, doories, neons the whole thing. All really good cabling aswell, have won a couple of sound offs with it so Im really happy. Nuthin like good solid bassssss........ :)

damn girl...ur my kinda cat, im feelin that sound system, u should hop in my ride and bump wit me sometime. ;)

Small problem with that tho.. Im an Aussie! :D But anytime you are ever down here, no worries..... Im looking at trying to get over to the states in the next year or so, it's just a matter of whether or not I can save all that money and resist the urge to throw it at the civ! ;) And yeah, the sounds aren't too bad if I don't say so myself....

I have a JVC head unit, pioneer 4way door and rear speakers, 3-12" Kicker CVR's in a compotition box, with a 2,300 watt Audiobahn flame series amp, and a 1 farad Fusion cap. It's beats so hard!!!! I gotta get a bigger battery and altenator and another cap lol. I did all the installation my self.

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I've got a Sony CDX-5000x, with RF 6.5's all the way around, an RF 250.2 amp runnin 2 Pioneer IMPP 10's at 125.5 RMS at 2 ohm sittin in a Bassworkz box, Crossover Frequency is set at 50hz very nice hittin,They pound like 2 12's.

88 civic hatch.

6.5 Eclipse speakers front and back
Pioneer DEH-P6500 head unit

Soon to come
JL 10W3
Preferrably a Kenwood Excellon 600

Just a link to cardomain
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/518578

&lt;--- my car, with stock front and rear speakers as well as stock tweeters. I've upgraded everything else though. My Kenwood KDC 3025 Deck (http://www.mainstreamtopics.com/members/2000si/KenwoodDeck.jpg) accompanied by a Kenwood KDC 6 cd changer. (http://www.mainstreamtopics.com/members/2000si/KenwoodChanger.jpg) A wire kit feeds the SPL Series II 400w amp (http://www.mainstreamtopics.com/members/2000si/SPLAmp.jpg) which powers my Audiobahn 10" 600w DVC sub. (http://www.mainstreamtopics.com/members/2000si/AudiobahnSub.jpg)

click the links for pictures. ;)

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don't need a system if you have a good EXHAUST
VROOOOOM...

Alpine Head Unit, Sony X-ploid 5-1/4" fronts, 6-1/2 backs, 2-12" AudioBahn Subwoofers, 1000 Watt sony Amp, a ****load of wire. Hits hard when I want it to. There's gonna be a pic of it in the member place

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I have an alpine cda-7984 headunit. Pioneer 5 1/4 3 ways in the doors and pioneer 6x9 2 ways in the back.

Alpine MDR-501 amp pushing two infinity 1220's. Best bass for the price.

4 guage wiring with all stinger connectors.

Sounds like some people got some nice set-ups.
I've got 2 5 1/2 Pioneer speakers up front, 2 4x6's in the rear deck, and 2 12" IMPP Premiers in the trunk in a custom ported box. The subs are ran by a 400W mono California amp and a 400W bridgeable Mosfet amp. Overall it sounds good, could sound better if I dynamated my trunk, rattles like a bitch when turned up, but pounds the hell out of the house panelings! haha

2 10" sony xplod, 760W sony xplod amp, 2sony xplod 6x9's,2 rockford fosgate tweeters and about to get front speakers for my doors

2 10"sony xplod-custom box...760W sony xplod amp...sony xplod head unit..4 sony xplod 6x9's and rockford tweeters

I got JVC KD-LH3101R head unit, Pyle front speaker system, Blaupunkt GTA2100B amplifier and Mac Audio sub.... soon front system will be changed and I'm thinking of putting new earthquake set into trunk :)

head unit- pioneer deh 6600 with front, rear, and sub pre-outs. rockford fosgate 4004 100wx4 rms (tested shutoff certified at 1536wmax)funning front channel jbl component in doors, rear channel - 6x9 jbl (same series as door) wired in series with polk 6" in a self made fiberglass enclosure (to minimize weight) an alpine 350 mono 200w rms amp pushing a R.F. p210s8 200w rms sub, also in a self made fiberglass sealed enclosure. the sound is pure and clean. no whistle, no hummin, no whinen
update.....removed polk 6x9's in favor of boston acoustic 6x9's

im running a Jvc headunit, 2 12" memphis subs and a memphis amp

I am still Tweeking the system but right now it is:

2005 Civic Hybrid
Alpine CDA 9851
MB Quart DSE 216 (front)
Alpine 170A (rear)
Alpine Type-S 1042D @ 2 ohm
Alpine M350-mono
Alpine F345 4/3/2

I was running the 4 channel to the sub and the fronts and running the deck on the rears. Sound was great. I got a hair up my arse and decided to get the mono amp to run the sub and the 4 channel on the front and rear. Sound seems to have suffered. My Sub sounds a bit dull now not a lot of punch just a little too basey and full range. I'm not sure if i am happy with the 170A's. I will be considering some separates in the rear now. I am also adjusting the crossover setting gain/filter. I am close to a really good thing and it is only an adjustment or two away.

I'll be listening to Bostons, MB Quarts and some others for the rears if i deside to change them out.

DN

ORIGINAL: iNTRuDeR

&lt;P&gt;Mine is still stock which is pretty much OK with me for now.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I've got other stuff I'll spend the money on.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;2way radio etc.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;But the bottom has such a muddy sound, &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;what is recommended to just (on a budget) clean up the bass.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I don't need to dim the lights, but I do want a cleaner bass line.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;No one I've found has a simple amp/box combo that is worth anything.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;JCW has an amp/tube combo, but I'll bet they'll be just as bad as the stock. Or worse !&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Â*&lt;/P&gt;


believe it or not the new sony xplod line is cheap and hits hard and clean. i wouldnt recomend it for competition but i would for what you want. i bought a 12" sony xplod speaker and sony xplod 444 watt amp both for 150.00 at walmart. you aint gon find new stereo equip cheaper than that. one warning, DO NOT use a walmart box. have one custom built or pre built to the specs of the speaker. i believe u need 1 cubic foot of airspace, and a ported box makes all the difference in the world on that speaker. if you are handy with wood and know basic geometry u can build it yourself. the great thing about hatchbacks (i'm driving a 91 civic dx) is bass goes alot further in them. my single 12" sony bangs way harder in my hatch than my partners 2 10" JL's in his blazer. his was professionally installed, mine is all home installed. my highs are 2 pawn shop 4x6's in the back custom install since 91 dx only came factory with 2 door speakers, plus the 2 door speakers i just mentioned. the door speakers are factory and the highs are unbelievable still, they make your ears ring with the volume on 25. the bass sucks on them but i turn the bass all the way off on the head unit and up on the 12. my head unit is a jvc, i picked it up for 150 with remote and detatchable face. i have been happy with it. it is not glamorous, but never skips and has excellent playback quality.

hey i was looking at a kenwood amp KAC-7201 and i already own a twin 10" sub manufactured by Boschmann. just wondering would it sound good since i have a 2003 civic and has all factory installed speakers and headunits.
Wat else would i need apart from amps to make it sound good.
Kind of a noobie when it comes to car audio.
Thanx

I am running a Pioneer head unit the old one that had the dolpins swimming and stonehedge screensaver. Factory replacement infinities, Pioneer 2 channel amp, also an Alpine 4 channel amp for mids and highs the Pioneer 2 channel runs the 2 MTX Thunderpro subs i have and i got a 1 Farad Capacitor for extra comfort in case or headlight dimming and take any stress of the car battery. Thinking about switching from two 10 inch subs to 3 or 4 8 inch subs.

ORIGINAL: elfreaky70363


ORIGINAL: iNTRuDeR

&lt;P&gt;Mine is still stock which is pretty much OK with me for now.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I've got other stuff I'll spend the money on.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;2way radio etc.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;But the bottom has such a muddy sound, &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;what is recommended to just (on a budget) clean up the bass.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I don't need to dim the lights, but I do want a cleaner bass line.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;No one I've found has a simple amp/box combo that is worth anything.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;JCW has an amp/tube combo, but I'll bet they'll be just as bad as the stock. Or worse !&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Â*&lt;/P&gt;


believe it or not the new sony xplod line is cheap and hits hard and clean. i wouldnt recomend it for competition but i would for what you want. i bought a 12" sony xplod speaker and sony xplod 444 watt amp both for 150.00 at walmart. you aint gon find new stereo equip cheaper than that. one warning, DO NOT use a walmart box. have one custom built or pre built to the specs of the speaker. i believe u need 1 cubic foot of airspace, and a ported box makes all the difference in the world on that speaker. if you are handy with wood and know basic geometry u can build it yourself. the great thing about hatchbacks (i'm driving a 91 civic dx) is bass goes alot further in them. my single 12" sony bangs way harder in my hatch than my partners 2 10" JL's in his blazer. his was professionally installed, mine is all home installed. my highs are 2 pawn shop 4x6's in the back custom install since 91 dx only came factory with 2 door speakers, plus the 2 door speakers i just mentioned. the door speakers are factory and the highs are unbelievable still, they make your ears ring with the volume on 25. the bass sucks on them but i turn the bass all the way off on the head unit and up on the 12. my head unit is a jvc, i picked it up for 150 with remote and detatchable face. i have been happy with it. it is not glamorous, but never skips and has excellent playback quality.


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Meh.... I wouldnt for the xplodes. id snag alpine head units tho. Altough im a big Eclipse head (www.eclipse-web.com) but you need amps to run those things cuz they are a tid bit high end.

kenwood kdc-mp7028 deck
mb quart 6.5 w/ tweeters in front
alpine 6x9s in the back
12" jl sub
big ass kenwood amp

just got it, still needs some tweeking, but so far so good, i think my car is gonna fall apart tho

i have a kenwood excelon head unit running stock door and rear speakers and 2 audiobahn 10s in a tune bandpass making about 140 dbl.

Panasonic CQ-C9700U MP3/CD Head Unit

Audiobahn A5100T 1400watt Amp

2 Audiobahn A122T 12" 800watt RMS 1200watt/each peak Subs

Audiobahn AS69Q 6x9 3-way for rear highs

Audiobahn AS65Q 6.5 3-way for front highs

Blitz 3 Farad Cap.

Monster Cable 4/8 gauge wires and patch cords

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I'm going for a total Power Acoustics system. Right now, I have stock 6x9s in the back, cheap Sony 6x9s behind my seats, cheap Sony door speakers, 60 maxifuse and the new system: 1600W amp, 2 1600W subs, and a 5F Cap. (images copied from the site, still working on the last bit of my system; will post when done) Looking for P.A. 6x9s and door speakers, and a bigger maxifuse!!! My Power Acoustiks Collection (http://www.geocities.com/skytanker2003/soundofmusic.html)

JVC headunit
memphis amp
2 12" memphis subs
cap

I have a Casablanca head unit Velocity series components and 3- 12' Velocity subs with and 4 amps all made by Blaupunkt

Headunit: Kenwood MP828
Front Speakers: Infinity 2-way 6 1/2"
Rear Speakers: Infinity Kappa 3-way 6x9
Subwoofer: 2 Infinity Kappa Perfect 10"
Amps: Infinity 7541 4 channel 110W rms
Infinity 611a class D 635W rms

alpine like most other brands makes headunits for every price range. You get what you pay for.

The best advice I can give anyone is to not buy audiobahn. We use to sell it at the shop where I work and I really don't have one good thing to say about the brand other than cosmetics.

Okay, before I got my 2004 Honda Civic LX Coupe (two door), I used to a Volvo 940 turbo, 1991. It was becoming a piece, though, always dying. The turbo made it fun though. Anyway, I put a system in it, over a couple of months (money). I had a pioneer headunit (40x4 watts). Replaced the two rear speakers with pioneer (I blew one, they were factory). I left the front two (6") factory. Then I put in two pioneer 6x9's and ran a 200 watt MTX thunder amp to them, so as not to drain the headunit too much. I also had a 1000 watt pyramid amp (it sucked) with two legacy 12" subs. They blew though, so I got some cheap wal-mart subs. They worked anyway. I got a lot of good high and low end sound with all this. Best part, all self-installed after i bought all the parts. It was nice after everything. I only messed up once on the install and I didn't blow anything. I needed a powercap, though. Anyway, long story short, car destroyed in hurricane.

So now i have the honda. This is planned: run 4 gauge wire in a splitter, run 8 gauge out of it. Put in two 760 watt pioneer amps to run to two 12 in" 1000 watt pioneer subs in separate boxes with a powercap. Inside, replace the factory 6x9's with 5-way pioneers. Replace the front with 2 or 3-way pioneers. Then replace the headunit with a nice pioneer headunit (i have it picked out, don't know the type and such). Yeah, i like pioneer, go all one brand. All self-installed. It will be nice.

Whew... we used to cuss at the shop when we saw a volvo pull in. They are the biggest pain in the ass to work on. [:'(]. I dont mind vo vos tho.:)

HU: Alpine CDA-9831 Speakers: Infinity 6000cs components in front, Infinity 6002i 2 ways in rear. Amp: Pheonix Gold Octane-R 9.0:5 5channel Sub: 1 Kicker S12L5 in ported box

i have stock 05 ex se head unit
2 lighting audio 10"s 400 peak each
power acoustic 820 amp multi channel
stock tweets and fronts(6.5) and sony explode rears(6.5)

Old school Sony CDX-M730 (Alpine CDA-9855 on the way!)

Infinty Perfect 6.1 components up front with a JBL P180.2 powering them, no speakers in the rear

Infinity Perfect 12.1 sub in a huge vented box (small sealed comming) with a JBL BP600.1 power it.

I've never heard a system that sounds as dead on accurate as mine. The sound stage is amazing, not having rear speakers really makes it sould like it's comming from where it should be. It can also get mighty loud if I wish.

pioneer avh-p6600dvd head unit
5.25 pioneer rev components in front
6.5 pioneer rev's in the back
ultimate t3 4320 amp

how is that ultimate amp? Ive always wondered what they sound like.

it's my very first amp so i'm not sure how it compares to others. i'd have to say it sounds great,but again,it's a biased opinion.
i have it running my components in the front and bridged the sub to it.my speakers in the back are powered by the head unit.

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my stock speakers sound legit. so for now a pioneer head unit only.

Kenwood kdc-628 headunit, 2 kenwood front components (6.5" and tweeter in the door), two 6x9" Alpine Type-R (275 watts peak) back speakers, and two 12" alpine type-s (4 ohm DVC 900 Watts peak each). Subs are in a q-logic ported box and wired at 1 ohm thru a hifonics brutus bx-605 mono amp. Front and rear speakers powered by a hifonics zeus zx4400 4 channel amp. Still wiring it all up right now so i hope it sounds good (my car has no rear seats, door panels, c-pillar or b-pillar panels, or anything else that i had to take out to install it all. Some kid came up to me at school today who drives an eclipse gs-t asked me if i could beat him now that i took out "all that weight". I jus laughed and drove away.

I've got one 10" Inifinty Kappa, and I'm not sure what brand my amp is but it's 2 channel and 500 watts. My headunit is Kenwood

well I have a VRA1.0 mono block sub amp running (2) 12' lightning audio (SPL) subwoofers 1 is a 750watts max running at 150watts rms @ 4 oms and the other is a 300watt at 100rms running@ 4 oms in a pli box. In the front I have (2) 160watt sony Xplod speckers running @40watts rms and in the back I have (2) 180watt pioneer speckers running @50watts rms.And to top it all off I have a pioneer SUPER TUNERIII D CD player weth 50wattsX4.[8D]

Sony Xplode headunit
5 1/4" Polks front
6 1/2" Sony Xplode back
Alpine MRV-500 Amp
1 12" Sony Xplode sub

Front: INFINITY 6002I 6.5 INCH 2-WAY 180W
Rear: INFINITY 9603i 6 X 9 INCH 3-WAY 300W

Subs: Either 2 12" JL (12W7 or similar line) or 2 12" Infinity Kappa perfect 12's

Amp: Kenwood 600 watt for the speakers and unknown for the subs.

HeadUnit: For now JVC.

Additions soon: PS2 with Alpine IVA-D901 http://iweb.alpine-usa.com/img/asb/iva-d901.gif
Jeff

Clarion DXZ655MP deck.
5" Lvc Lcd. + PS2
Stock Doors.
2x JVC 6x9".
2x Pioneer 10" ported box.
Rockford Fosgate 200M amp.

Just got the new deck... It's awesome.
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Pics..

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alpine 9847 with sony xplods 130 max in the front and 400 max for the back and a kicker kx600.4 running the rear speakers and eventually the subs

I've got a 4dr 2000 LX with a Pioneer deck and Pioneer speakers in the front and rear. They sound great. I would recommend Pioneer audio to anyone for the quality and the price.
Go to www.circuitcity.com and they have a good selection of anything you could ever want.

Ive got 1 Viper 12.2 subwoofer and one Viper 1200.1 amp. Im looking for another 12.2 but there pretty hard to come by, i bought the one 12 brand new on ebay for $150 but they dont have any listed anymore and all the sites ive been to have been charging close to $300 for one.

Ok I finallly decided on my system. It is:

Infinity reference speakers all around inside
2 X Infinity Kappa perfect 12.1 subs
Sealed box
JL Audio E1800 amp for the subs
JL Audio 4 channel amp for the speakers
Kenwood deck (undecided yet)

Pics soon :D.

Jeff

well my system will be installed around christmas. i have most of it. here is what i have sittin at my house right now - Alpine h/u - cda-9855 , Alpine Type R front component speakers - spr-17ls , Alpine Type R rear coaxial speakers - spr-69lp , Alpine 4 channel amp - mrp-f240(vpower series) , and an Alpine mono amp - mrd-m1005(v12 series). i have the h/u installed already but the other stuff is waiting because i have gotta order the subs which are either going to be two Alpine Type R 12's or one Alpine Type X 12" sub. . . . . then installation. i should have it all in around christmas. i will post pics also.

in my jeep (winter driver) i have my new alpine w/ motorized face. i have the ipod hookup box. stock speakers for now. a ma audio 1400 watt x class digital amp going to a 12' mtx 5500 series sub in a sledgehammer vented box. it plays loud in my jeep.

my civic has no radio i took it out and put it in my jeep. But i have infinity door speakers (coaxial) and rear alpine type s (coaxial). i don't have a sub in my civic because it is too much weight.

Head-Unit: Pioneer DEH-6700
Ipod: Aux in on headunit
Amplifier: Concept d1200d
Subwoofer: Ascendant Audio Avalanche 15"
Enclosure: 3.5 Cubic Feet tuned to 28hz
SPL: 141.7db
SQ: Best sounding sub I have ever heard


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pioneer avh-p5700dvd 6.5" touch screen
alpine mrd-605 600 watts rms
alpine type-r 500 watts rms
stinger 1.2 farad digital cap & 4 gauge wiring kit

i just got my system installed yesterday. here are some pics - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jhsplaya08/album?.dir=8671&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jhsplaya08/my_photos FULL ALPINE SYSTEM - type r front components/tweeters/crossovers (spr-17ls), type r rear coaxials (spr-69lp), TWO type r 12" subs in a slot ported box (swr-1222d), alpine v12 series mono amp (mrd-m1005), alpine vpower series 4 channel amp (mrp-f240), stinger multi-amp kit (swckh42) with 1.2 farad capicatator with digital readout, dynamatted trunk, rear speaker deck, and doors, optima yellowtop battery, and a Viper 5000 car alarm. This setup is soo sweet and the R's hit SO HAAARRDDDDDD!!!!!!!!

:D i just added a kicker sub. it's awesome.

Pioneer AVH- P5700DVD DVD Player with flip out screen
Alpine MRD-605 Mono Amp 600 Watts RMS
Alpine 12" sub Type-r 500 Watts RMS
Stinger Wiring kit & 1.2 Farad Cap (4 gauge wire)
Infinity component set in front

this was just a temporary setup when i bought them, next summer, i'm getting more infinity's for the back and amping all 4, and i'm doing a custom trunk.
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Newbie here i have 2 civics one hatch and the other 4dr. for the hatch i'm planning on goin with the Alpine dca 7949 head, speakers will be for the front stage USD BC HLCD/ w DEI 8" midbass in kick panels Audio Control EQTs for the front stage, Subs will be 2 Image Dynamic CMP 12's Amps ESX Quantiums Q752 for the horns and and q2752 for the subs also will have the ipod interface for the head unit.


the 4dr will have a kenwood /w ipod interface alone with sirius satelite radio viper 6.5" componet set up front with DEI studio 5.25" componets for the rear. 1 ESX 12"dvc sub ESX amps 2 Q60.4 4 channel amps 1 runnin the front and rear speaker set and the otherbrigde to 2 channels running both voice coils of the subs., also thinkin about puttin some kind of video screen in there.


Big Mike, So Cal 4 life!

i am running a pioneer deh7600mp head unit with stock 6 and 1/2s and stock 6x9's but the real power comes from my 2 12" kicker solo baric l7's in the custom ported box, it is powered by a 1500 watt hifonics brutus amp with bass boost knob and alsot i have a 440 watt 4 channel hifonics zeus amp for the interior speakers, also i have a capacitor, full zero guage wiring kit, and ipod interface wire... yea yea sum one try and beat that...

i just got 95 civic ex, got everything out right now. started running all wire this weekend and plan to have all in by the next weekend. im running pioneer premier 680 head unit until new pioneer comes out next couple months with bluetooth. i have pioneer rev series components for now, probably upgrade to new rockford power components later. running 2 JL Audio 12W7's in ported box with rockford power bd1501 on subs, and rockford 200.4 for now on highs. may sell both amps since new amps are out. all stinger 1/0 gauge wire, distribution, and 5 farad stinger cap. ill put pics up as soon as its all in.

For all you guys that have systems in their cars. I have a 93 Civic Hatchback DX. And it seems it has no speakers in the rear. I noticed there is considerable space to put some in back there... What would fit? I was thinking maybe 5x7s or something like that? Any ideas? Thanks...

All I got right now is 2 12" Poenix Gold Xenon subs in custom sealed enclosure being pushed by a Xenon 600.1 amp. These subs have awesome dynamics with really good headroom. The amp can push them all day long and barely gets warm. I have a 6 year old Pioneer deck and stock mids and tweets. I'd like to get MB quart mids and tweets with a high end Alpine deck but I need that money for bottom end rebuild and the rest of my turbo set-up:D........PRIORITIES!, sheesh.

i got a eclipse 2001 with the screen and 6 disc changer 2 pioneer 6x9's and 2 10 in jl w0 and mtx 4200 amp thats all that will fit in the trunk with 2 4ft nitrogen bottles (suspension)
I use to rock the stereo's but to much of a headache with things blowing up and such the thing that pulled the straw is when me and my buddy were building a box for 3 12inch cerwain vegas for my trunk and we mismeasured by 1/4 of an inch so i started hitting it with a sledge hammer and still wouldn't go so i said f it and said no mo big stereo's for me..

anyway sounds like there is alot of variety with systems in the forum thats good..

i decided not to go with the W7's. instead i put 2 rockford T2 12's ported witha bd1501 on them. and a 6 1/2" rev component in door, 5 1/4" revs in kick panels, and pioneer 6 1/2 in back with rockford 501x on all highs. running stinger 1/0 gauge to stinger 5 farad cap. it sounds ok but i am building bigger box with bigger port in center. ill put pics up hopefully by weekend.

Head: Alpine CDA-9827? ( will update with model # later, cant remember which) CD , MP3-WMA player
Speakers(Mid/High): pair of MB Quart 6 1/2' Coax, with a crossover, and a second set MB Quart Tweeters in the door
Amp for Mid/high speakers: Carver (yes CARVER) KMOS 2150 Amp
Subwoofer: Kicker S15L7 ( Dual 4 OHM Solo-Baric 15' Square subwoofer 1200WRMS power handeling) in a 3 Cubic Ft Ported enclosure Wired Parallel to make the amp see a 2 OHM\
Amp for Subwoofer: Rockford Fosgate 1500.1bd Running at 2 OHM Mono amp, rated at 1500WRMS into a 2 OHM load
Crossover: Carver ( yes CARVER again) SX-20 2 channel crossover
Battery: Optima full sized Yellow-top
Alternator: Stock Rebuilt from 60A to 114A
Wire and Distribution: 4GA Stinger wire for power and ground. Stinger 12Ga Spk wire, and Stinger 150A Manual Circuit Breaker near the battery, as well as Stinger Fused power Distribution block near the electronics in the hatch, and Ground Distribution block near the electronics in the hatch as well.

All I can think of right now.. Will update if I can think of anything else. Needing to get some sound deadening material VERY SOON. Too much sound escaping the vehicle.

HD

Head Unit: Alpine CDA-9856 Intergrated Ipod. Cant live without my nano in the car.
Speakers: Alpine Type-S 6 1/2 front, 6x9 back. way too loud already (treble turned to lowest), was gonna upgrade to type-r but afraid im gonna be deaf:)
Subs: Dual Alpine Type-R 1500w in Q-logic box
Amp: Kenwood 9102D 1700w.
All wired up w Rockford Fosgate amp kit.

Gonna custom my trunk real soon.

im not much into sound systems but my stock set up HAD to go...so worn out.
headunit: JVC KD-G510
speakers: Infinity Reference Series
i also have a super super old Rockford amp but its not installed, prolly wont install it. I happy with my set up, those infinities pack a good punch:)

2-12' visonik subs in a bandpass box in the rear
1-8' rampage 1.5' bass tube in the front
1-600w visonik amp
1 pioneer dehp4700 head unit
efx wiring kit

and a good cd...along with stock component speakers....

enough sound/bass u gotta keep the rear windows open... and u get a free backmassage..

Rockford Fosgate muthaf...as!

stock pioneer speakers

H/U: Eclipse CD8445
Front components: Infinity Perfect 6.5", custome fiberglass kicks for the mids, custom molded tweeter pods
Rear Fill: Infinity Kappa 6x9's, additional tweets in the rear quarters for passenger enjoyment (mind you no passengers are ever back there)
Subs: Infinity Perfect 12's
Enclosure: custom sealed box facing into the cabin behind the rear seats
Highs amp: Phoenix Gold Ti 500.4
Sub Amp: Phoenix Gold Ti 600.2
Battery: Kinetiks (which ever is there Honda sized one)
Power wire size: 1/0 (thats alot bigger than four gauge for those who don't know)
Distrobution blocks: Phoenix Gold titanium series illuminated power distro, and ground distro
Battery Terminals: drum roll please.....Phoenix Gold Ti series with the fuse holder right in it
Capacitor: this is getting redundant......" " " " 1 Farad capacitor
Interconnects: Yes its Phoenix Gold
Sorry for all the TI series stuff but it all works so dam well together and looks so d@mn sexy when properly installed!!!:D
ALso I have 2 voltage gauges that are what a surprise TI one in my glove in F/G pod and one in the trunk build
Yes its over kill, yes its built theft resistant, yes it took a long time to put together, and yes I will get some pics for you all. :)

Built for Competition, designed for every day use, and still looks good without Fiberglass everywhjere!!! Best part of all is I still have some trunk space and full access to my spare tire!!!

set up in the teg......
clarion 545 cd/mp3/sirius
pioneer 6.5" coaxles at 4 corners
rockford fosgate 360.2 amp
3 jl 10w0 in power wedge box

nothing special just to listen too

well i HAD....

JVC, dont remember the model it was like 500 bucks though
2 10" Kicker CompVRs
Kicker ZX750.1 Amp
1.5 Farad Capacitor

yeah i had all that sh*t till it got stolen about a month ago.

All the stuff outta the explorer is being glassed into the civic as we speak:

Headunit: Alpine IVA-W200
Speakers: JL ZR650CSi's in front, JL TR650CXi's in the rear
Sub: JL 12W7
Amps: Custom Chromed JL 1000/1 and 450/4
Interconnects: JL 18 foot blue series RCA's
Power: Rockford 0 Gauge wire, 2 Stinger batterys
Cleanup: Rockford 3sixty.2 and AudioControl Epic 150
Extras: Alpine Bluetooth Add on and full speed ipod adapter

Sounded kick ass in the explorer, had a different headunit though, wanted to do something with bluetooth, and the D310 didn't have it, so i had to sell it, plus it didn't have the highspeed ipod, it just had the old KCA-420i hookup instead of the 422. Deff cant wait to hear it in the hatch though, should be pretty brutal, but im more about sound quality then just bein loud.

the headunit is a JVC, dont know the model number but its the one with the 3 inch dvd screen in it. i have 2-12 sony xplode subs rated at 1200 watts a piece hooked up to a 1000 watt sony xplode amp. repainted the amp blue to match interior. also have 3 audiobahn dub edition 6*9's. all of this is in the trunk in what i hope is a sweet setup. workin on it off an on. dont have any sound in the car because all of the wiring was gutted inside the car, example, all of the wired for the doors in now ran into the middle console. so i just ran everything in the back. im flippin two of the 6*9 over in the back so u see the nice chrome backing to em, you see people with 10's or 12's flipped, thought it would be different to see 6*9's like that too. i get pics up when its done.

I got the new alpine CDA-9857 and the rest of my system is completely stock. im hopeing to add a alpine amp and a nice Kicker L7-12 subwoofer.

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My Beautiful black betty will have her first upgrade friday morning !
I bought her a new system today to start our new lives together lol .
I have a 2006 Civic Sedan. Today I bought her:

Deck Pioneer DEH-P680MP
C/D Changer CDX -P680

Speakers MC 150 6x9's
Speakers MC 125 6's
Amp #1 PR1000.1
Amp#2 PR 400.4
Subs MC124D

From deck back all Memphis

Well thats all for now folks talk at ya later

CURRENTLY
i have 2 10s RE audio REmodel, ported 34hz 4inch aero port. black carpeted
powered with a kicker 300watt amp, got it dirt cheap from a friend.

and my clarion CD/MP3 player cannt remember model. had it for a few years now. and love that thing!
front speakers REaudio RE 6.5 components.
rear pioneer 6x9s.
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and soon to build a box for my new setup which i already have in my new equipment just have to build a box and trunk setup and wire in my new amp
sub is a REaudio SX 12inch sub, powered with a ORION D2400. 1200watts rms along with the box ported also tuned at 34hz....
should take me awhile to build my trunk setup i want.
i plan on spending quite a bit of time on it. last few times i spent my time on my system i think they turn out great. so far my personal favorite is my towncar setup i built. spent about a week straight on it!
only thing i didnt work out was the swapable port.
http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/217017/2

This is by far not the finished system but its a start
RIGHT NOW:
Sony X-Plod Flip Face head Unit (50x4)
Alpine Front components and 6x9 rears
and in the trunk i got JL W3's
500Watt 2 channel amp

Future plans:
before summer is over i plan to have this in the car...
i need to get my crossfire VR1000D monoblock
and Clarion 7" DVD screen head unit

Harman Kardon produced OEM head unit
Harman Kardon Digital Processor
Harman Kardon 10 channel digial amp
Harman Kardon two way component 6.5" with 1" tweeter
Harman Kardon DVC two way 6x9s

http://www.in2guitar.com/minihkreview.html

well ghetto instaled my new bass equipment.... moddified my old box for the 12 and just threw the amp in thier!
definatly not gonna keep it that way! its just to hot outside to be messen around rebuilding my truck at this time :(

maybe ill use the rest of my weeks vacation and build it next month....
well heres my ghetto instaled new bass.LOL
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short little video..... BUT some sounds dont sound like that! thats just the way my camera picked it up.... tho i do still have alittle bit of fine tunning to do on the amp.
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not bad so far ;) trying to let the sub break in for alittle while before i realy crank it up, plus still have alittle fine tuning to do. would be easier to tune if my amp was towards the rear trunk but my crapy wires arent long enough so i have to extend them :(
crapy cheap amplifier kit! wish i waited for the weekend and went to the flea market! now i gotta replace it all and replace it with my new stuff, which is the brown or black color to hide the wires more! guess ill use my old short power wire for the ground directly to the battery.
i think i got all the wire i need now..... gonna use 8gauge wire for my speaker wires, and good 4gauge wires the rest of the way around.
tho next thing to do is give my radio main power from the battery cause now it fights for power with my amp. also replace factory ground cables with 0gauge cabling that i had on my truck. ;)

basic system jvc deck with pioneer spkrs and 1 12" jl audio 600w sub in a single bandpass box with a pyle 600w amp

Clarion DXZ-655MP Head Unit 53Wx4 (18Wx4RMS) with Aux. Input, CD-Text, MP3 Tag and Filename support, 755 variable color display, and snazzy level meter graphics and "screen savers."

Delphi SkyFi XM Sattelite Radio reciever connected directly to the Aux. input on the deck. None of that FM transmitter crap.

Infinity Reference 4's in front and 6.5's in custom mounts in the rear.

Kicker amp under the driver's seat, I can't remember the model #, but I think it makes about 150Wx1 RMS.

2 250W 8" Boss Riot RT-8 Subs, 90dB Sens. in 3/4" MDF box I made myself with a 3" tuned port.

Well that's about all I've got for now. And yes, it's all very well bolted down in all sorts of funny places. I take the faceplate and the XM reciever with me whenever I'm not in the car as well.

Panasonic MXE CQ-7401 Headunit, Stinger 4 AWG wiring kit (sub), Rockford Fosgate 12" Punch HE2 DVC sub, homemade sealed box (I bought the sub for $20 from a friend who didn't want it anymore), and a Phoenix Gold Xenon 400.1 Class D Monoblock amp...Oh how I love you regulated power supply :-).

I don't have a system yet, But soon im gonna be getting a pioneer Head Unit, 2 Pioneer 12" 800 Watts max 50-150 rms, pioneer 2 channel amp w/ 760watts max. Im also going to replace the 6x8's in the rear and replace the door speakers.. I think it will bump enough for me, I dont want anything too crazy

Pioneer makes some pretty good stuff. Ive had three of their head units and was never let down. I used to have 2 of their IMPP 10s and ran with those for a year or so. Good luck with getting your system started.

head- Alpine CDA-9851
speakers- MB Quart QWD 760 6.5 components all the way around
subs- two JL W3-V2 10"
mids powered by Pioneer 600x4
subs powered by JL 500/1
all wiring is Monster


Have pics in photo album

the components are QWD 160 sorry

Pioneer HU which is fairly old but works great
Clarion 200W amp
2 Rockford Fosgate 12"
replaced the front tweeters (forget the name brand now) only 10$ and the SCREAM!!
and new (used) 6s in the front with tweeters on thm

for just tht setup it sounds pretty good and good bass for only 200W

i plan on putting in newer 6s and new 6x9's in the back fairly soon

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the wood pieces are going to be removed sortly as soon as i get some custom L brackets:D

pioneer head unit

pioneer 6 1.5 doors and back window

2 12" alpine type r

jvc 200watt amp - I won the amp wish i had a nicer 2 cause my speakers are 1500 watts each

You all have insane set ups. This is the head unit that came in the car when i got it, its OK. I have the Sony CDX-L350. I think i have stock speakers but its pretty good for stock. anyway, any of your cars roast mine in audio any day.


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In car number 1, i am running an eclipse 5/4/3 channels amp at 5 channels, eclipse componants in the front and eclipse high trim 6x9s in the back....also 1 JL WO and a 1 farad cap withh an eclipse cd5000 8 volt cd player.....i hit 141.4 decibels with this setup....In car 2 I am running a Coustic 241sc amplifier with 2 kicker comps and an eclipse 4 channel with mb quart highs all around with a panasonic day and night (2005 model)....that believe it or not hit 144.6 decibels and i won a competition with it because i was in the 300 and under wattage class....its not always what kind of stereo **** you have....its how your subs are wired, and how your amp is tuned, along with how many volts a cd player is for a better sound

Here is the system so far:

Pioneer p680
Rocford 325.1
2XRF p212S4 12" subs

Still looking to upgrade the door speakers and the rear speakers.

i got an alpine in dash dvd with 7" touch screen and 20gb hard drive. 2 JL audio w7 subwoofers each with 1000 watt jl audio amp and a 450 watt 4 channel amp for my speakers the backs are boston acoustics and the front are pioneer component systems i also got 2 12" kickers and 2 12" rockfrod fosaget subs laying around and 2 enclosures, and a sony xplode 1200 watt amp and a jensen 600 watt amp, and i got 2 more pairs of speakers and 3 more decks around somewhere

- Alpine CDE 7858 Motorized HU
- Pioneer 6.5"s
- Pioneer 6x9"'s
- 12" Alpine Type-E Subwoofer
- 500 Watt Eclipse Amp
- All wiring is Monster

I also got 3 boxes lying around, a Pioneer head unit, and an Eclipse head unit.

The only thing im really proud of is my head unit because on certain burned CD's it reads the artist and track name. It's dope driving around and looking down and seeing "Wu Tang Clan" on your CD player. :D

I have a Pioneer DEP4800 Head unit.
Replaced the door speakers with pioneer 3 way 6.5"
Pioneer 6 x 9's in the rear.
2 12" Pioneer 800 Watts Max Subwoofers
Pioneer 2channel 760w amp

I just bought a 99 civic Ex and joined this forum to learn more about them. One of the best parts of the car is the stereo. Although these were not my choice, i happen to like the way they sound and perform. The head unit is a Kenwood Exceleon 4.5v preamp, an MTX Thunder 700watt amp powering 4- 12" MTX subs(not sure on the model). I just purchased 6.5" Alpine Type R components for the front and 6x9" Alpine Type R's for the back, and they sound AMAZING! I was looking at a 4ch Exceleon amp to give them the extra power they want, but $ plays a small factor in why i havn't purchased it yet, that and there is absolutly NO room in the trunk or anywhere else for it. I'm gonna have to get creative on that one.

i just wanted to say since i've seen all these sony xplods.. is the only thing sony xplod makes that is good is the head unit and the 6 x 9's are ok. not trying to talk bad just saying .. but anyways i have :

head unit: sony xplod cdx gt-200
front speakers: 6.5" jvc
rear speakers: 6.5" memphis
Amplifier: 18001d t audiobahn amp, which is a true 1800 watt amp. meaning 1800 watts continous.. running 4 gauge wire btw
subs: 3 10" american bass in a custom built ported box. these are some thick subs not any thin weak ones..

i know its all scattered with different brands but all high quality brands haha.

excelon x590
orion 2500d (clamped at 1600+ true)
Areo port box @35hz
150+ @ 44hz
46.3 @ headrest
Kicker 1/0 wire
Type R 15 d2

i run a pioneer basic head unit. i have infinity kappa components in the front and back powered by a alpine multi channel v-series. i also have 2 12" xplode from sony w/ the matching sub amp (best buy was running a sale for only 250). im plan on upgrading the head unit to the avh-p7800dvd from pioneer and purchasing 10" infinity subs and custom fitting them into the trunk.

thought id update my system info just alittle ;)



my clarion CD/MP3 player cannt remember model. had it for a few years now. and love that thing!
front speakers REaudio RE 6.5 components.
rear pioneer 6x9s.
SOON to be amplified with a matching orion 4channel amp......

and my box has been done for awhile if people missed my build thread.
only thing i might change is the rear side panels alittle.... i might actualy fiberglass the ends goind towards the rear just for a cleaner curvature and recarpeting it.. BUT im a lazy person so no clue when i might try that....





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and just a few vids i made awhile ago... havent had the ability to make a new port/foam pieces video...LOL right at the end i cranked up my stereo and my parents came home right then.LMFAO so i had to stop :( next time ill use alot more foam peanuts... more light and more bass ;)
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and best video of all... little if NO TRUNK RATTLE ;)
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also if ya missed the build thread... heres alittle secrete ;)

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alittle hidding spot for anything i want to keep outta sight. ;)

man it seems like everyone likes the r's huh. well this is my setup
Subs : 3 12" type-r 1242d series - 500rms a peice
Amps : alpine MRD-M605, HIFONICS Bxi 1206D- alpine pushes 600rms and hifonics runs 1200 rms
Speakers : 4, 6.5 rockford fosgate power series - about 60 rms per but dont really use them for bass
Head Unit : Pioneer AVIC-N2 in-dash head unit - awesome in dash lol seeing how i got it for 500 brand new

so i'm running a total of 1,500 rms of type r power!! i had to dynamat probably 60% of the trunk and 50% of the roof so it wouldnt rattle so much but you should feel the power of them.

Have:
Clarion DXZ-655MP
06 Kicker L7 15"
Power Acoustik A1800DB
Stinger Custom Pro SWK0
Various stinger interconnects

Need to buy:
MB Quart Premium PCE 216
Kicker SSMB8
Power Acoustik LT960/4

mmm...installs are sex.


2ga wire fused 5 inches from battery with a 150amp fuse, split at 4 way fuse block to 2 8ga wires with 80amp fuse(Incase i decided to add amps later)
Both amplifiers are MTX 2301s bridged running to two mtx thunder 7500s dvcs in a slotted box.
Door speakers = sony xplod(model number unavail. although theyve been discontinued)
Rear deck = mtx(also discontinued)
Deck = I have my new deck sitting in alaska, and my old deck that came with the car(although its aftermarket). The car is in florida right now, and should be here to va on or around the 29th. Then ill grab the model number. But the new deck i have is a Panasonic CQ-C9700U. Its not new new but i had it in my car originally, then it went into my truck, and i took it out of my truck because payments were killin me so i sold it to my brother.


My old system was a memphis amp(500x2) and i had that bridged running an 12" eclipse titanium series from 3 or 4 years ago. Loud as hell and a great speaker IMO.

i am running two JBL W15GTi MKII's and one BPX1100.1 amp. 1100 watts. the incar i have is two P95's 6" x 9" 3-Way Loudspeakers in the rear. and in the front i have P652 6-1/2" (160mm) 2-Way Loudspeakers
for my deck i have a panasonic touch screen dseck, sorry guys i dont have the box anymore for the specs and model number. let me tell you she pounds i need a new amp to power my incar soon and i mgewttign new tweeters soon

Took me a while to get everything on my car. But here it is.

Pioneer Stereo, Kenwood Equalizer, Kenwood 6' Doors, Kenwood 6 by 9's, Alpine Tweeters,
2 12' Cerwin Vega Subwoofers, 1000 Watt Kenwood Amplifier w/ remote, 600 Watt Xplod Amplifier. =)

Pics:

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i have a pioneer head unit i forgot the model. front speakers are pioneer 5 /14 180 watts max. rear speakers are 6 by 9 pyle drivers 220 watts max and a amplified bazooka base tube 10 inch 250 watts

Updated
ORIGINAL: Carlz0r

Have:
Clarion DXZ-655MP
06 Kicker L7 15"
Kicker ZX750.1
Stinger Custom Pro SWK0
Various stinger interconnects
Power Acoustik LT960/4

Need to buy:
MB Quart Premium PCE 216
Kicker SSMB8

UPDATE finished product,
2- JL Audio W3V2's in a custom ported box (31Hz) painted to match the car of course.
Crossfire Vr600D (840ish x 1 @ 1 ohm @ 14.4 volts)
Front: alpine Type-X (spx) components
Rear: crossfire 6x9's ( :( i hate 6x9's but these actually aren bad at all)
Crossfire vr404 (4 channel, i forgot all the specs)
head unit: sony flip face (forgot model number and again :( hate sony audio, but this one isnt too bad)

Great sound quality and can get pretty loud, at last official bass off (metered by an official mic) hit a 144.3 Db (spl)



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I have a Viper 12.2 subwoofer 500Watt RMS. Out of Original Box But Never used. Will sell for $200.00. Original 300.00

As of right now, I am running a

HU: JVC El Kameleon
EQ: Cadence 7 channel
Crossover: Kicker X3I
Amps: Kenwood 50X4 and a Kicker 150X2
Speakers: Clarion 6.5 all around, and Clarion Tweeters up front.
Sub: Cadence 10 (I forgot the model. LOL)

Here are some pics.

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^^ couple questions..

- Whats the ghetto chains for across the speaker
-Was it hard to install the equalizer
-Whats the little switch for next to the e-brake
-Whats that little red piece next to the shifter
-Why dont u have a lighter plug thingy

right nowi got an alpine CDA-9857 HU running 4 SPS alpine Type S speakers, then i got a Kicker zx300.1 amp running two 12" kicker comp subs. bumps pretty good for what i got, im happy with it :)

got pics?

^^ couple questions..

- Whats the ghetto chains for across the speaker
-Was it hard to install the equalizer
-Whats the little switch for next to the e-brake
-Whats that little red piece next to the shifter
-Why dont u have a lighter plug thingy


The chain is welded solid. I did it to make a cover for the sub. That way when I throw my bag in the trunk I dont land it on the speaker. AND ITS NOT GHETTO. It too a really long time to do that!!! LOL Seriously.
The EQ was easy to install. The hardest part was finding a sheet of ABS plastic in my small town. LOL
The white switch is for my fog lights, the knob is the bass control (the crossover sub volume)
The Red thing is the LED for my other shifter. Its a Varad Racerboy, the one that controls up to four things. (little buttons on it.) The LED blinks to let me know something is on.
I had to leave the keyless entry in the car, and I could not get it to fit behind the radio because of all the wiring for the computer I am gonna be putting in. I just have to redo that part. LOL

OHHHHH gotcha...

Stock HU with 6.5" Sony Xplods all around powered by a 600 watt Lightning audio amp.

^^^ Did you use a signal converter or just run it high lever to the amp?

I have no idea I dont do audio thats the one thing I pay people to do lol

ORIGINAL: ryank327

Stock HU with 6.5" Sony Xplods all around powered by a 600 watt Lightning audio amp.


Do ur rear sony xplods have good bass? cuz i got sony xplods 6x9's the 4 way ones and the bass sux.. but idk if an amp will help or not.

My Setup
Blaupunkt Bahamas
Pioneer 6.5's front
Sony Xplods 6.9's rear
No Amp or subs

yea good enough bass to satisfy me without a sub. I mean its not huge bass but its a nice balanced sound. They hit pretty hard on some songs it suprises me sometimes.

damn cuz mine basically suck.. its kinda hard cuz im sick right now and my hearing is all kinds of messed up and my ears are clogged so i cant really tell how good they are cuz as soon as i installed em it was hard to really hear em cuz of the sickness.. but i wanted to see what some other people thought of em

ORIGINAL: phan10m

got pics?


of my system? i dont have any right now, i will in about a week cuz my mom is coming home with the camera, and il post some pics of it when she gets home!

nice

old panisonic head unit...scoschie(sp) wiring kit. 8ga. power 9ga. ground, power acoustik ts980.2 (980watt, 2 channel) amp, and two old MTX thunder 4500 subs... hit 144db in an EF hatch with a 600 watt amp...i should be at around 150db. but i only run one sub on one channel most of the time because thats just overkill, i knocked a picture off my nehbors wall. and for about the last 2 weeks, i havent even had my system in...

also, pioneer (free!!!!) front speakers, and powerbass 6x9's in the rear ($40 cuz my friends new accord has shallow mounts, so he couldnt use them...cutting the bar was roumerd to not let the trunk lid stay up)

My Setup
Eclipse CD5000
Diamond D61000.1 @ 1 ohm mono 800w rms x1
Diamond D615d2
Diamond D6300.4 bridge @ 4 ohm mono 150w rms x2
Diamond Hex S600S, 6.5 Woofer/Silk Tweeters. running @ 4ohm Mono
Running that all off a Optima Yellowtop D34 from stinger 0ga expert

2 Visonik V-408XT 1000W 2CH Amps
2 12" 500 Watt legacy subs -AKA CRAP! (looking to upgrade as soon as possable)
4 Pyle 5ch 425w (rms) 6x9's (pretty good)

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any ideas on some good 12" subs that will bump with 500 Watts...let me know...i've been looking at the Visonik V1268d4's but all my options are open...just looking to step up from my 20 dollar legacies

ORIGINAL: Hailchristian

2 Visonik V-408XT 1000W 2CH Amps
2 12" 500 Watt legacy subs -AKA CRAP! (looking to upgrade as soon as possable)
4 Pyle 5ch 425w (rms) 6x9's (pretty good)

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any ideas on some good 12" subs that will bump with 500 Watts...let me know...i've been looking at the Visonik V1268d4's but all my options are open...just looking to step up from my 20 dollar legacies

Are you running the 6x9's off the same amp as the subs?

no...2 seperate amps.

same amp


but one for the 6x9s and one for the subs

12" audiobahn 1206t 2200watt max
6.5" infinity kappa 3 way speakers
5x7 pioneer 3 way speakers
power acoustik 998 watt 2 way amp
kenwood 200 watt 2 way amp
Panasonic CQ-C9901U head unit

Fli Swat 3 headunit
Fli 400s amplifier, Vibe blackbox 3 amplifier
Vibe space 12 competition sub woofer, Fli frequency 10 sub woofer
Fli 6x9's, Vibe Slick 6x9's
Fli Integrator 5.25 inch comps

:)

In my old Golf (just sold it and the system as well):

Eclipse CD5000 headunit (gotta love the 8v preamp out)
JL 1000/1 amp
Rockford Fosgate P400-4
Rockford Fosgate T215D2
Custom built ported box tuned to 38 Hz
Rockford Fosgate P163c doors
2 Farad Monster cap (didn't notice a difference but had it just in case :eek:)

(tearing up)
well I no longer have much of a system except a head unit and I dont know the specs on it... I REALLY want to upgrade... even though I like the RF, I want a bit cleaner sub... maybe an Adire Audio Brahma, or an RE anything really lol, or even a JL... I have some old stuff in my garage so I might just throw that in the civic if I ever get time... anwyay thats my old system... [X(]

VERY fond of my set up. And I can't wait to put my other sub in.

Pioneer DEH-6600P HU (50w x 4)
Powering Rockford Fosgate T1T tweeters and
Rockford Fosgate Punch P163C speakers (custom mounted in the back)

Rockford Fosgate P450.4 (speaker amp)
450 watts
Rated at 92w RMS x 4. (w00t!)

Rockford Fosgate Power 152C's (front speakers)
60 watts RMS

Rockford Fosgate Power 1693C's (rear deck)
110 watts RMS

Rockford Fosgate P310D4 (10" Sub)
400 watts RMS
Sealed polyfilled box
(soon to be two subs, whenever I get another box and amp)

Rockford Fosgate 360.2 (bridged, sub amp)
Rated at 397 watts RMS

Infiniti Kappa Series front speakers and tweeters
Stock rear speakers
Kicker solo-baric 12" L5 sub
Alpine MRP-F550 four channel amp

I like it, clean bass, nice highs, wires are messy as hell right now but its all good, never open my trunk anyway lol


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Audiobahn-1200w RMS mono block running my 2- 12" Kicker L7's

Audiobahn-50w RMSx4 running my 4- Alpine Type R speakers. 6x9's in the rear and 6 1/2" components in the front

Kenwood Exceleon head unit with built in 7-band EQ

Hifonics 2.0 Cap

Tusnami Power distributer

Installation by- LittleHag

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nice setup littlehag. How are those 2 L7's ridiculiously loud???

HU= Pioneer AVH-P7500DVD, FS= Infinity kappa perfect 6.5 component, RS = Infinity Kappa 6.5 co-ax, SW= Infinity Kappa Perfect 12's x2 Amps Infinity Kappa 402a and 602a for the Subs and Dynamat everywhere. All kept safe and secure with a Viper 550 alarm with a motion sensor for warning chirps.. Alarms usually save equipment, but FYI motion sensors hooked up right save you from the headache of a broken window or busted lock of someone trying to make sure your blinking light wasn't just for vanity.

Thanks, yeah they hit pretty hard. I have them turned down because they tend to drown out my Alpine's on most rap songs. System sounds great with rock!
ORIGINAL: DntH8Me

HU= Pioneer AVH-P7500DVD, FS= Infinity kappa perfect 6.5 component, RS = Infinity Kappa 6.5 co-ax, SW= Infinity Kappa Perfect 12's x2 Amps Infinity Kappa 402a and 602a for the Subs and Dynamat everywhere. All kept safe and secure with a Viper 550 alarm with a motion sensor for warning chirps.. Alarms usually save equipment, but FYI motion sensors hooked up right save you from the headache of a broken window or busted lock of someone trying to make sure your blinking light wasn't just for vanity.


Oh yeah.. forgot to mention there's dynamat in every door panel and the trunk, thanks for reminding me! I also have a 7" kennwood touchscreen monitor right in front of the shifter and then two kennwood 5" monitors in the headrests. I don't have pics of them so I didn't mention it the first time.

Actually I'm thinking about getting rid of the monitors! I get great tv reception and it will come with ps2 wires(a/c and a/v) and the power inverter.