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<blockquote data-quote="philthy" data-source="post: 8250295" data-attributes="member: 660566"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I'm new to this - finally lost patience with road noise and a poor stock stereo, so I'm overhauling my car and installing sound deadening and a new stereo.</p><p></p><p>I have an old 1990 VW Caravelle (the US model was the Vanagon), which is a pretty huge 7 seater van. I'll be taking it apart and installing dynamat/CCF/MLV to reduce exterior noise before installing a new stereo. I'm looking for a bit of advice on the stereo components I have been looking at purchasing. Bear in mind that I am in Australia and so am somewhat constrained in what I can purchase due to international shipping costs. I am also most interested in delivering good sound to the <strong>front seats</strong> - it's such a big van that I'll work on the rear at a later date, funds willing.</p><p></p><p>- I have already purchased and installed a <a href="http://www.pioneer.com.au/au/products/25/121/61/MVH-X565BT/page.html" target="_blank">Pioneer MVH-X565BT</a> head unit, which includes 3 RCA pre-outs.</p><p></p><p>- I'm looking for a component 6 - 6.5" woofer/tweeter system for the front doors/dash. At the moment I am leaning towards the <a href="http://intl.jlaudio.com/c3-650-car-audio-c3-convertible-systems-99022" target="_blank">JL Audio C3-650</a>, 75 watt RMS, which I can get for around AUD$300. I would love the C5, but at $200 more I think it's out of my reach, and I've heard the C3 is pretty close in terms of SQ.</p><p></p><p>- I'm thinking an <a href="http://www.alpine.com.au/showItem.php?item_id=259" target="_blank">Alpine Type R SWR-12D2</a> or SWR-10D2 (both 1000w RMS) in a sealed box on the floor behind the drivers seat, tucked out of the way. I prefer tight/accurate bass to boomy sounds, so I think the sealed box is the way to go. It'll be roughly $250 once I've put it in a box.</p><p></p><p>- I am hoping to power it all with an <a href="http://www.alpine.com.au/showItem.php?item_id=273" target="_blank">Alpine PDX-V9</a>, which has 4x100 watt RMS + 1x500 watt mono RMS. I can pick it up for around $600. <strong>Will this be enough power for the Type R sub (1000w RMS) - from what I've read it powers it fine, and it appears that one of Alpine's recommended setups includes this combination of amp/sub (or would a Type S with 500w RMS be better suited?)</strong>. The amp should also leave me 2 free channels if I decide I need more speakers in the front, or if I decide to power better speakers in the rear...</p><p></p><p>I havent delved into what wiring to use at this point, or how best to wire the amp/sub, but I'll get to that. Or is it worth getting an auto elec to do the install? I'm not a dummy and have happily installed the head unit and a remote central locking kit in the past...</p><p></p><p><strong>For that budget of around AUD$1100-1200, am I spending the right ratio of money on the right things? Will those outputs match up ok?</strong> It's hard for me to get a gauge, and nowhere near me stocks all these components to have a listen.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts/advice welcome! Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="philthy, post: 8250295, member: 660566"] Hi all, I'm new to this - finally lost patience with road noise and a poor stock stereo, so I'm overhauling my car and installing sound deadening and a new stereo. I have an old 1990 VW Caravelle (the US model was the Vanagon), which is a pretty huge 7 seater van. I'll be taking it apart and installing dynamat/CCF/MLV to reduce exterior noise before installing a new stereo. I'm looking for a bit of advice on the stereo components I have been looking at purchasing. Bear in mind that I am in Australia and so am somewhat constrained in what I can purchase due to international shipping costs. I am also most interested in delivering good sound to the [B]front seats[/B] - it's such a big van that I'll work on the rear at a later date, funds willing. - I have already purchased and installed a [URL="http://www.pioneer.com.au/au/products/25/121/61/MVH-X565BT/page.html"]Pioneer MVH-X565BT[/URL] head unit, which includes 3 RCA pre-outs. - I'm looking for a component 6 - 6.5" woofer/tweeter system for the front doors/dash. At the moment I am leaning towards the [URL="http://intl.jlaudio.com/c3-650-car-audio-c3-convertible-systems-99022"]JL Audio C3-650[/URL], 75 watt RMS, which I can get for around AUD$300. I would love the C5, but at $200 more I think it's out of my reach, and I've heard the C3 is pretty close in terms of SQ. - I'm thinking an [URL="http://www.alpine.com.au/showItem.php?item_id=259"]Alpine Type R SWR-12D2[/URL] or SWR-10D2 (both 1000w RMS) in a sealed box on the floor behind the drivers seat, tucked out of the way. I prefer tight/accurate bass to boomy sounds, so I think the sealed box is the way to go. It'll be roughly $250 once I've put it in a box. - I am hoping to power it all with an [URL="http://www.alpine.com.au/showItem.php?item_id=273"]Alpine PDX-V9[/URL], which has 4x100 watt RMS + 1x500 watt mono RMS. I can pick it up for around $600. [B]Will this be enough power for the Type R sub (1000w RMS) - from what I've read it powers it fine, and it appears that one of Alpine's recommended setups includes this combination of amp/sub (or would a Type S with 500w RMS be better suited?)[/B]. The amp should also leave me 2 free channels if I decide I need more speakers in the front, or if I decide to power better speakers in the rear... I havent delved into what wiring to use at this point, or how best to wire the amp/sub, but I'll get to that. Or is it worth getting an auto elec to do the install? I'm not a dummy and have happily installed the head unit and a remote central locking kit in the past... [B]For that budget of around AUD$1100-1200, am I spending the right ratio of money on the right things? Will those outputs match up ok?[/B] It's hard for me to get a gauge, and nowhere near me stocks all these components to have a listen. Any thoughts/advice welcome! Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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