$50,000 and an old tahoe... help me spend it

[big scott]

thats what i was wandering. lol

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Lol this guy cracks me up every time

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Wow, who is that guy????????

I don't think I've heard anything that is bigger bullshit than that

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

What did you search to find this video

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Someone posted it on fb.

 

[els1989]

Lol it popped up searching omega 40k sub

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Wow, who is that guy????????
I don't think I've heard anything that is bigger bullshit than that

I thought it was you on crack

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[weirving]

Uhhhhhh... no.

Why do all focal? Could do so much more with that much money.

If I had that budget, I say first step is get a quad alt bracket. Next get three HO alternators. Excessive is probably the best value, and he might cut you a deal on three.

For batteries, go to the local shop and see if they'll cut you a deal on a bunch of generic "rebadged" group 31 AGM's

A spool of welding cable will leave you more money for other things, compared to "car audio" labeled wire.

For amps, I'd say two Twisted Sounds 8.5k's or find a pair of used amps like M4a's, NS's, Ampere TFE's, DC 9k/10k's, ect.

For subs if you're limited on space, a couple of beefy 4" coil monsters like Sundown "Team" series or possibly three 3" coil subs like Nightshades, Zv4's, or the obvious DD Z's if you want to go all out. There will be lots of headroom with that much amplifier power, and you can always add more subs later if you want more output.

For mids/highs, I like Pro Audio drivers and bullet tweeters. They're not for everyone. Listen to different types of setups and find what you prefer before shelling out money on something you can't stand.

There's a DC 175.4 on here reasonably priced, iirc.

That's what I'd do if I could do it all over again

Agree to disagree on Focal. No, Focal probably doesn't give the most "thump" for the money, but if you want QUALITY audio - well-balanced audio - as opposed to the most deafening within 20 square blocks or the most likely to make you lose bowel control, it's hard to top Focal.

Admittedly, it is pricey stuff. But build quality and performance justify it. If I had a wad of cash to spend, Focal would definitely be on MY short list.

I guess it largely depends on the kinds of music you enjoy. Mostly I listen to rock-and-roll, alternative, folk, country, bluegrass, jazz, blues and classical. Accurate reproduction is more important to me than volume or bass impact. If my tastes were more to electronic, house or hip-hop I might feel differently

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[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I thought it was you on crack

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Never done crack, and he looks older than me.

Agree to disagree on Focal. No, Focal probably doesn't give the most "thump" for the money, but if you want QUALITY audio - well-balanced audio - as opposed to the most deafening within 20 square blocks or the most likely to make you lose bowel control, it's hard to top Focal.
Admittedly, it is pricey stuff. But build quality and performance justify it. If I had a wad of cash to spend, Focal would definitely be on MY short list.

I guess it largely depends on the kinds of music you enjoy. Mostly I listen to rock-and-roll, alternative, folk, country, bluegrass, jazz, blues and classical. Accurate reproduction is more important to me than volume or bass impact. If my tastes were more to electronic, house or hip-hop I might feel differently

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Yeah, our tastes in music are different.

Also, I don't believe there is one brand that has the best of everything. Like you could get the best sub for your appliction from one brand, but the best amp for you might be a different brand. I'm never going to do a single-brand build.

Like I'd get DDZ's with Twisted 8.5k's

 

[weirving]

Never done crack, and he looks older than me.


Yeah, our tastes in music are different.

Also, I don't believe there is one brand that has the best of everything. Like you could get the best sub for your appliction from one brand, but the best amp for you might be a different brand. I'm never going to do a single-brand build.

Like I'd get DDZ's with Twisted 8.5k's

Yes, but it's also important that lows, mids and highs have seemless transitions from one to the other to the other. Whether Focal makes the very best of every kind of driver, I don't know, but their drivers are all of first-class quality and are designed to work well with one another.

Just because manufacturer A makes the "best" tweeter and manufacturer B makes the "best" woofer doesn't mean they will sound good together. I care more about a well-integrated system than about a cherry-picked patchwork of the "best" individual components.

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[heyhi1 10+ year member]

How about sell the Tahoe and buy some old classic car or suv to customize, at least that way you have something that's worth 50k when you're done. Just a thought. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Sounds like the best idea . If your asking how to spend it then i suggest you do zero work yourself and buy something already fully done up. Ive seen some mean rides go for less then 50 k

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like the best idea . If your asking how to spend it then i suggest you do zero work yourself and buy something already fully done up. Ive seen some mean rides go for less then 50 k

Uh oh. You're gonna make him start crying again. He doesn't seem to like that suggestion.

 

[heyhi1 10+ year member]

 

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Well....got me thinking what im doing wrong,wich most likely is alot. Thanks lol

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Wow, who is that guy????????
I don't think I've heard anything that is bigger bullshit than that

That's your brother ins't?! You 2 look alike...

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Agree to disagree on Focal. No, Focal probably doesn't give the most "thump" for the money, but if you want QUALITY audio - well-balanced audio - as opposed to the most deafening within 20 square blocks or the most likely to make you lose bowel control, it's hard to top Focal.
Admittedly, it is pricey stuff. But build quality and performance justify it. If I had a wad of cash to spend, Focal would definitely be on MY short list.

I guess it largely depends on the kinds of music you enjoy. Mostly I listen to rock-and-roll, alternative, folk, country, bluegrass, jazz, blues and classical. Accurate reproduction is more important to me than volume or bass impact. If my tastes were more to electronic, house or hip-hop I might feel differently

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You will never see my stereo play country. Ever. Nor bluegrass....wtf that's for old folks.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

That's your brother ins't?! You 2 look alike...

Not really

You will never see my stereo play country. Ever. Nor bluegrass....wtf that's for old folks.

I lay country when I've got a country girl ridin' shotgun

 

[weirving]

You will never see my stereo play country. Ever. Nor bluegrass....wtf that's for old folks.

Oh, I don't know... I've seen my share of bluegrass festivals on TV and the audiences seem to represent a fairly wide cross section of age demographics. Your view is informed by inaccurate stereotypes.

And be careful when you say never.

I swore I would NEVER own a car with an automatic transmission. Automatics were for old folks too senile, lazy or decrepit to shift for themselves and for young people too incompetent.

Then I got badly injured. After surgery and a year of rehab I could walk again - sort of. But my left knee has not been right since and will never be right again. So it's slush-boxes for me from now on. Karma is - as they say - a *****.

And I once hated country too. Until a girlfriend played ONE country song I found I sort of liked. Like pop music, country has lots of sub-genres within it. Few people like it all. But few hate it all either.

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[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

SNAP I remeber that. ill find it this weekend for ya. wasnt ben from ed in it too?

Found it.