Recent content by oldskool79

Will you be installing this yourself? If not, you'll have to figure out how much it's gonna cost to install before you work on the rest. I will tell you this, though, the head unit is the brains of any sound system. The best unit for the money is the Pioneer DEH-80PRS at about $280 online. I...

It worked much better than expected, I must say! My daughter is happy, happy, happy! Thanks for the tips, everybody! That Pioneer HU is the bomb, and I didn't know about until I joined this forum. Before buying my first DEH-80PRS, I had had bad experiences with Pioneer years ago. I can't...

Just wanted to update what I ended up doing... I had a budget of about $1500, so I went with a Pioneer DEH-80PRS, a JBL GTO5EZ amp, a pair of Memphis 15-PR620V2 for the front doors, a pair of Kicker 40CS654 I already had laying around for the rear deck, and one Digital Designs Redline 600...

It's a 2008 Kia Spectra that I inherited from my brother. She's going off to college in 3 weeks, and I want to get her fixed up. I really don't want to have to do much in the way of modifications for speakers to fit. I want it to look factory.

This is a lot to take in at once so let's break it down into steps. Head unit is about $300. Although I definitely not settled on the cab speakers, and I have to have front and back (my daughter's preference). Those two sets of speakers would cost about $190, but the impedance on them would...

I am installing a new stereo in my daughter's car, and I have some ideas in mind. I have a budget of around $1500. My head unit will be a Pioneer DEH-80PRS. I haven't picked out the amps or speakers yet. Here's what I've looked at so far, but don't know if it'll work. Just a little note: I...

150db with SQ? Wow! It may just be me, but it seems it's all about the SPL nowadays, moreso than SQ, in my humble opinion. Finding a balance between the two is what I've always liked. I still like my music loud, but not that loud, lol! I would go deaf in no time.

There you go. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Give me a system that will immerse you in good SQ with a good sound stage, while hitting hard on the low end - tingling the skin and making your hair dance anytime. For that it doesn't take that much power, plus you can keep your hearing well into...

I get your point, and I'm not dissing anybody that wants that kind of system. It's just a little over the top "for me". That's all.

You're right. I was just stating it doesn't make sense to "me". I like it loud, believe me, but that's a bit much, in "my" opinion. The louder your stereo will get, the louder you have listen to it each time you get in the car. Won't that make you go deaf? LOL!

I know, and I stated that it depends on taste. I just don't see the point. Why have so much SPL that it will shatter glass, not to mention eardrums? It's okay. Every man beats to a different drum, but just saying...

That's ridiculous! Why would anybody "need" a system that puts out that much SPL? I guess it's all about taste. I may be in the minority on here, but I like SQ to go along with a high SPL. I like to actually hear the music (all of it), as well as feel really tight low-end bass. Musicality...

You can get this same amp online for $199.94 all day long with free shipping, brand new, with a 2-year warranty. I don't know that much about CDT. Are they CEA-2006 compliant? Are their RMS ratings accurate?

Cheap ones! Pioneer TS-W260D4 I would rather have more power than needed than not enough. I can always bring the gain down.

Which one would be better running two 10" subs at 4 ohms? Or is there a better amp with similar power in the same price range?