Decent sounding system with $500?

[Gentoo 10+ year member]

I would really like to replace the worn out factory system in my 99 F150 supercab. My budget is $500 for everything, I know that isn't much, but its all I can afford right now. According to Crutchfield, I have 6x8 in each location. I would like to just drop something in if at all possible, but I am willing to make modifications if need be, as long as they are within reason.

I listen to different kinds of music, and just want it to sound good. Loud is nice, but quality comes first if I had to choose.

I would be very grateful if anyone could give me some help choosing what parts to get. Head unit, speakers, and whatever else I need.

Thanks alot.

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[williams22 10+ year member]

Are you looking for subs too?

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

go for 6.5" comp's up front with adapters... amp em with a decent 2 chan... rest of cash goes to nice headunit

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

one of these:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_8931_Kenwood+KDC-MP335.html#

two sets of these:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6153_Infinity+Reference+6812cf.html

theres a headunit and all around speakers for about $250. you lookin for a substage as well?

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_9351_--+BUY+ONE%2C+GET+ONE+FREE-+--+Kicker+07CVR82.html

Amp:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6470_Alpine+MRP-M450.html

Sub and amp: $250

Headunit and Speakers: $235

thats up to $485

Then, ya need a wiring kit for the sub amp:

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLM-K8

And it'll cost ya $30 to build your own subwoofer box (tons of info on this website for that)

So, $485 plus a $15 wiring kit and $30 in box materials is $530 for an all around good system!

Tah dah!

of course, there are another million different combinations you can design yourself lol.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com

http://www.woofersetc.com

if your looking for subs, sonicelectronix currently has a buy one get one free deal for new 2007 kicker subs.

 

[Gentoo 10+ year member]

Probably going to have to say no to subs, only because I don't see where I could put them. Losing the backseat or any space there is not really an option.

I have no clue how to choose a headunit / amp / speakers that will work well together.

My requirements are really flexible. All I need is an 3.5mm aux in so I can connect my mp3 player.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

if your not going subs, do what twisted said an get a nice set of comps with somewhat decent midbass.

What i would do is get some 6.5" comps in the front and a 2ch amp for them (like twisted said). then, get a decent headunit over the top of that, preferably with some kind of equalizer. i wouldnt worry too much about the rear speakers. some cheap 6x8's running off the headunits internal amp would be dandy.

 

[Gentoo 10+ year member]

Thanks for that Supergumby5000. Thats the kind of info I am looking for.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

if you get nice enough comps and deaden + seal them up, people wouldent know the difference if you had subs or not... many good comp's can go down to 20hz like any subwoofer

 

[Gentoo 10+ year member]

Could you recommend a set of comps / amp / headunit?

I was told by a friend to get infinity kappas, but then I did some reading and it seems that they are the wrong ohms? I didnt really understand that

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

cdt m6's... the pair i heard were extremly loud + low

although they are on the pricey side and will most likely make you exceed your $500 budget... you will be extremly pleased though

http://cgi.ebay.com/6-3-4-CDT-Audio-HDM6-mid-bass-sub-bass-M6-1-pair_W0QQitemZ150099048816QQihZ005QQcategoryZ32819QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

you will still need tweeters + crossover too

 

[Gentoo 10+ year member]

thats starting to get a bit over my head //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

you can go with a pair of dayton rs180 7" woofers + rs28 tweets ... partsexpress.com

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=234606

someones selling some m6 woofers + tweets ... decent price i suppose

 

[Gentoo 10+ year member]

I am sure that is good, I just worry about getting in over my head with trying to piece a system together from various parts. I am really, really new at this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Would anything from here be good to use?