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    Does direct sunlight and heat/humidity affect car speakers

    I was under the impression that pioneer are a good brand.
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    Does direct sunlight and heat/humidity affect car speakers

    Hi. Recently I bought some car speakers from jb hifi, $189 rrp which is not too bad of a price, not the best quality but also better than what I used to use. They are in a toyota carolla sea 1986 hatchback, no window tint. They are in shelves in the boot of the vehicle, and have no grills...
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    Do cheaper head units get dirty inside easier and scratch cd's?

    What do you use for daily driving? Usb or aux in?
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    Do cheaper head units get dirty inside easier and scratch cd's?

    Do you know if scratched cd-r have worse sound quality, not as loud and lyrics harder to hear. Thanks
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    Do cheaper head units get dirty inside easier and scratch cd's?

    Hi. I have been told by a few people that cheaper bottom of the line head units get dirty and dusty inside very easily and scratch cd-rs alot easier. My head unit is a kdc-mp243 (Bottom of the line kenwood) and my cd-r's get tiny scratches on them after use in the head unit...
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    Setting mid range, bass and treble

    Hi. I've got a low range kenwood hu. Kdc-mp243 - http://ae.kenwood.com/Car_Entertainment/1DIN_Receivers/KDC-MP243 I've just got 2 sets of speakers plugged into it and I dont expect much since I dont have an amp. But I'd like to do a bit of fine tuning with the unit until I get my hilux...
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    does a bad ground = less power output from head unit

    Hi all. I've recently went searching for the ground in my car and I believe I may have found it. When I bought my vehicle 2 years ago, I had no clue where any of the wires were/lead to, and to this day I still dont really know. When I bought a head unit and 4 speakers 1 month ago, all I did...
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    What do you think of these?

    Hi. What I like is to be able to hear lyrics clearly, over all the road noise. Thankyou for all the replies so far.
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    What do you think of these?

    Hi. I Found some products on ebay that are really cheap and look good, just wondering if they sound good aswell. Both have subs and amps in the package...
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    Will this be good or will their be problems.

    Hi. This is what I'm thinking of temporarily doing until I can get my hilux back on the road. However, I still want it to sound ok. I dont like bass much at all, I prefer nice clear music with lyrics easily heard. And I only have the radio up loud enough to hear it on the highway. About volume...
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    What 4 speakers for stock deck apline 9813, no amp

    I'm also looking for an answer to this question.
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    how many cc would a 2 channel amp need?

    hi. I was about to buy a kicker kx75.2 but then I was told about cold cranking amps. Im wondering what my battery's cca would need to be for this amp? currently its 270, which Ive been told is way to small. I've also been told that a big 3 upgrade would fix the problem?
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    Been offered an amp for $70 aus - $57 usd

    I've been offered an amp for the time being just wondering if it is worth the price or not. $70 aus or around $57 us dollars. It is a Kicker ZX75.2 it is around 50rms @14.4V I cant find much on google about it, but from what I understand kicker is a good brand? what do you think.
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    Does having different speaker wire affect sound

    I know many people dissaprove of this, but could someone tell me - Out of these 8 speakers, which would be best in my car? 2 4 inch 4 ohms 2 home theatre 8 ohms 2 home theatre 6 ohms 2 6 inch 3.2 ohms. Currently I have the 4 inches and the home theatre 6 ohms, but would the 8's be better...
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