Car Audio Newbie from NC

[gtwo 10+ year member]

Hello! I've been browsing around these forums a bit lately, doing some research and whatnot for my ongoing build, and decided to finally join the ranks. I hail from Charlotte, NC, and haven't been into high-fi home or car audio for too long, but my appreciation for it is growing (along with my debt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif).

I have a 2001 Mazda Protege MP3, which is the slowest car I've ever had the displeasure of owning. Honestly, I can't stand this car, and a Mazdaspeed 3 is on the to-do list in the next year or so. As doing any sort of performance work would be a complete waste of time, I've shifted my focus to audio! The current setup is below:

Headunit: Pioneer Premier P600

Front Speakers: Infinity Reference 6812

2ch Amp for Fronts: Pioneer GM-3300T

Rear Speakers: None

Subwoofer: Alpine Type-R 1042D (Sealed; Box specs unknown)

Subwoofer Amp: Alpine M-450

The focus of this work-in-progress is completely and utterly SQ. I've made a lot of mistakes so far and am just now making them right; if you're curious, they involve paying too much for subpar parts, having Best Buy do headunit, speaker, and Dynamat installations, and generally not understanding exactly what I'm spending hundreds of dollars on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif Anyways, at this point, I'm on a quest for, how should I say it, "bass supremacy". I need clean and powerful bass that doesn't overwhelm the rest of the sound, but is tight and flawlessly accurate (I listen to a lot of Drum & Bass). Hopefully you guys will be able to help me out with that.

Just to wrap up, here's what I plan on doing in the next month or two, if anyone would like to provide some criticism or thoughts:

4ch Amp for Fronts & Rears: JL Audio 300/4

Front Speakers: Alpine SPX13REF or Pioneer Premier TS-C520PRS (I need something with a lot of midbass, and these seem to fit the bill. The Premiers have a much lower RMS rating though...)

Rear Speakers: No idea... Maybe Alpine Type-R 6x9s? Not too concerned with the rear stage right now.

Subwoofer: JL Audio 10w7 or 10w6v2

Subwoofer Amp: JL Audio 500/1

There's a lot of JL Audio in there but I've heard so many good things about them that I figured, what the hey, they must be worth the money. A lot of other brands get thrown around here that aren't at your average big box retailer or even car audio shop that seem good, but I don't think I have a way to demo them.

Welp, thanks for reading, and I look forward to expanding what little knowledge I have about car audio here.

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[Injected54 10+ year member]

Welcome to CA.com

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

welcome to the site

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Hello to you.

 

[Biowaste 10+ year member]

Hickory NC here, welcome!

 

[uncfanforlife07 10+ year member]

Hey im in charlotte too! I have some things for sale if you are interested. check out my sig and let me know( send me a PM )!

 

[gtwo 10+ year member]

Hickory NC here, welcome!

Thanks! We're not too far away, I may need to hit you up some time for advice on local resources. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[gtwo 10+ year member]

Hey im in charlotte too! I have some things for sale if you are interested. check out my sig and let me know( send me a PM )!

Will do!