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That's just a brand. It tells me nothing about what I actually need to get in order to get the best SQ possible at that price point into my Jeep. What size speakers do they need to be? 2 way? 3 way? Do the speakers need an amp or am I going to get adequate volume out of them using just the head...

I have about $650 worth of credit at Best Buy and am considering using it (and maybe putting in a couple hundred bucks more out of pocket) to upgrade my Jeep Patriot's audio. The biggest limitation is obviously the fact that $650 worth of the comonents (and preferably all of them) have to come...

What do you mean by there not being a problem either way? I assume you mean that there wouldn't be any problems putting in speakers or a new head unit. But what about the subwoofer and amp situation? Where would a subwoofer and an amp fit in such a compact car? or were you including the Bose...

Thanks. That would be great. I haven't started talking to car audio shops yet since I have yet to decide on which car I'll be getting.

I recently started looking into purchasing a sports car and am seriously considering the 2008 Porsche Boxster S1 as my new weekend car. I know nothing about installing car audio and have always simply taken my car to have someone install things for me. I have two questions about installing...

I don't have a copy of the original post, but the process is rather simple and I have memorized it. Here is how I did it: 1. Multiply the maximums watts you want going to your speakers by the ohms of the speakers. The square root of that result is the voltage you want going to your speakers...

Two questions: 1. I have found that my head unit can go to max volume without any audible distortion. Therefore, is there anything wrong with settting my gain with the head unit at max volume and then using the volume control liberally with no worries as to how high I push it? Is there any...

I have the following component speakers and was planning on putting one set in the front and the other in the rear: MB Quart PCE-216 Polk db5250 I currently have the Polk speakers in the front, but am unhappy with the lows they produce. This is why I decided to go with the MB Quart speakers...

Thanks. But I don't fully understand your answer. I understand you are suggesting that I use the hu volume. However, I don't understand the rest of your post. Which of the two volumes needs to be at halfway while I am adjusting my EQ? and what should the EQ volume be left at permanently if...

Great. Thanks a lot. Since I am interested in sound quality far more than volume I think I'll stick to the safest option (0db).

Thanks. Does anyone have a definitive answer for question one regarding the eq volume? What should I set that to, and should I not touch it again after setting it, using the hu volume instead from then on?

I love this guide. Thank you to the original poster. I have a question however. During the tone selection phase (at the very beginning), each of the options (0 dB, -3 dB, -6 dB, and -10 dB) is said to have "better performance" than the one listed before it. In this case, what does the word...

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I'm new to this forum and had a hard time figuring out how the search function works and I am also new to car audio in general. I think I just blew one of my brand new Polk db component speakers, and I want to prevent this from happening again with...

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/ProdComp.asp?g=300&s=0&c=3&cc=01&compareItems=130DEHP490&compareItems=500CDA9883 I am currently considering these two heads. I have a separate EQ, so the EQ difference is not an issue, and I have an adequate amp so the RMS power output...

Are there differences in sound quality between the different radios in their lines? or is it all about the features? What is the difference between premier and pioneer? -------------------------------------------------------------- Keep the advice coming guys (and gals)