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$75 budget. Anything better than CDT refurbished?
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<blockquote data-quote="stangbanger" data-source="post: 8492364" data-attributes="member: 631665"><p>Finally going to get around to a basic install in my 2012 Focus. I'll be on a fairly strict budget. Here's what I'm planning thus far...</p><p></p><p>HU:<a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158N5100BT/Sony-MEX-N5100BT.html?tp=5684" target="_blank">Sony MEX-N5100BT CD receiver at Crutchfield.com</a> or <a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113KDCX300/Kenwood-Excelon-KDC-X300.html?tp=5684" target="_blank">Kenwood Excelon KDC-X300 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com</a></p><p></p><p>Front stage:<a href="http://cdtaudio.com/shop/viewitem.php?productid=12" target="_blank">Shop CDT Audio - COX-622</a> or???</p><p></p><p>Four Channel: <a href="http://m.ebay.com/itm/Precision-Power-PPi-BA1600-4-1600-Watts-4-Channel-Class-AB-Full-Range-Amplifier-/201327045920?nav=SEARCH" target="_blank">Precision Power PPI BA1600 4 1600 Watts 4 Channel Class AB Full Range Amplifier | eBay</a></p><p></p><p>Can better be found for under $75? The factory speaker location makes for an absolutely terrible sound stage (speaker location is nearly at your feet) so I'm a little apprehensive about using a coax. Would I be better off going with a set of ultra budget comps so I can have better imaging? I'll be bridging the rears of the 4 channel to a sub (probably a JBL GT5 or Infinity Reference or something a little nicer if I can find one used). I'm not expecting big things out of whatever I go with. Just trying to stretch the funds as far as I can and get something decent. I've always gone for soft dome tweets in the past. I do enjoy the detail that metallic tweets provide but I'm concerned about listener fatigue setting in rather quickly and the general harshness that would likely accompany a cheap metallic tweet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stangbanger, post: 8492364, member: 631665"] Finally going to get around to a basic install in my 2012 Focus. I'll be on a fairly strict budget. Here's what I'm planning thus far... HU:[URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158N5100BT/Sony-MEX-N5100BT.html?tp=5684"]Sony MEX-N5100BT CD receiver at Crutchfield.com[/URL] or [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113KDCX300/Kenwood-Excelon-KDC-X300.html?tp=5684"]Kenwood Excelon KDC-X300 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com[/URL] Front stage:[URL="http://cdtaudio.com/shop/viewitem.php?productid=12"]Shop CDT Audio - COX-622[/URL] or??? Four Channel: [URL="http://m.ebay.com/itm/Precision-Power-PPi-BA1600-4-1600-Watts-4-Channel-Class-AB-Full-Range-Amplifier-/201327045920?nav=SEARCH"]Precision Power PPI BA1600 4 1600 Watts 4 Channel Class AB Full Range Amplifier | eBay[/URL] Can better be found for under $75? The factory speaker location makes for an absolutely terrible sound stage (speaker location is nearly at your feet) so I'm a little apprehensive about using a coax. Would I be better off going with a set of ultra budget comps so I can have better imaging? I'll be bridging the rears of the 4 channel to a sub (probably a JBL GT5 or Infinity Reference or something a little nicer if I can find one used). I'm not expecting big things out of whatever I go with. Just trying to stretch the funds as far as I can and get something decent. I've always gone for soft dome tweets in the past. I do enjoy the detail that metallic tweets provide but I'm concerned about listener fatigue setting in rather quickly and the general harshness that would likely accompany a cheap metallic tweet. [/QUOTE]
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