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[stryfestryfe]

Hey all, I’ve been lurking for a while getting acquainted with everything to know… Appreciate the wealth of knowledge found here.

Recently bought an Audi A4 2006 with bose *premium* (lol) sound package. Of course I’ve never liked bose’s signature and I’m looking to completely redo the system.

My budget is around $2000 CAD and want the best SQ for that price (house/hip-hop my genres) and not concerned with how loud the bass is, instead, wanting it being able to punch – DIY is a no-go as I’m not willing to tinker around with the wiring in the audi eg. In-dash display, steering wheel connectivity, etc.

I went to both Visions and a local shop around here and both built me a system that I’m looking to get comments on:

Visions 2344.90 after tax:

Head Unit: JVC AVX 820

Amp: Alpine PDX-5

Front components 6 ½” JL C-2 650

Rears 6 ½” stock (bose)

Sub&Box 10”: JL10W0V24 (10” JL Audio)

Local shop $2220.00 after tax:

Head Unit: JVC AVX 820

Amp: Aviator AA966 - $525

*6 channel, 2 front 2 back, and bridged to sub

60Wx4 + 90 Wx2 RMS @ 4 oh

90Wx4 + 130W x 2 RMS @ 2ohm

180Wx2 + 260W x 1 rms @ 4 ohm

Front/Rear comps 6 ½ Dragster DSZ-652 $579/per

*90w Rms 180w peak

Sub&Box: 10” AVI (Canadian based company) $100+100 for box

Now a couple comments myself… Dragsters are a Italian based audio company and basically out of reach in America, I believe Canada has the only distributors. They are comparable to Focal. So they’re reputable if the name is unknown to you. Aviator is a sister company of Dragster.

Also, should I go for higher model front comps and neglect the rears (leave ‘em bose?) as I hear it will cause further distortion this way.

Initially wanted a DVD player, as for the larger display to read tracks and visuals while playing music… but that’s not set in stone.. the eclipse head-units look pretty enough imo to justify the increase in SQ and functionality in tuning but would need a removable unit and bluetooth.

MUCH APPRECIATED for any responses.

Thanks guys

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[7ender 10+ year member]

Thats incredibly expensive for what youre getting.

Just leave your rears, and get some nice comps up front. Search around here for whats good, stuff that can be had online is generally muchh cheaper/better than what youre going to find locally.

And that w0 isnt going to give you the "punch" you want. Even if youre not into spl, get something a little bigger than that. Id recommend a 10" Fi Q. Will give you some nice punch and get low while sounding just as good as that JL.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

No.

For $2,000 you can build a respectable system yourself. Seriously, running wire is not difficult. If you must, have someone build you an enclosure and have your gains set by a pro once you're finished.

Car audio is an addictive hobby, and you will not please yourself on the first try. You may love your new "system" for a little while, but you'll eventually want to upgrade. Learn how to do it yourself, man. You'll feel much more accomplished, and it'll give you a greater appreciation for the equipment.

And I agree with 7ender. You're getting very little for your money. You can do MUCH better with your budget...

 

[tr10av 10+ year member]

Sent you a PM but something else I thought of. If you're worried about all the wiring behind the dash just have the shop install the CD player and then you can do everything else. Thats really the only part that you need to be somewhat knowledgable about with all the wires that are back there but everything else just research and you can figure it out yourself. Or get back to me and I can help you out a lil bit.