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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 438216" data-attributes="member: 550915">For that money, you should be looking at Dynaudio speakers as well as Macrom and a few other really high-end brands.&nbsp; Money is not much of a concern, obviously.&nbsp; I would try to match the center channel as closely as possible to the front left and right speakers.The 8V balanced outputs might sound good on paper, but really aren&#039;t needed.&nbsp; Not all amps will accept the balanced signal, and 8V will overdrive most input stages, even with the gain at min.&nbsp; BTW, balanced inputs compare the pos and neg sides of the RCA input and not the left and right.&nbsp; Anything that is the same on the pos and neg of the same input must be noise and it is eliminated.&nbsp; Balanced signals are generally not needed in the car.&nbsp; It takes AC to induce noise in AC and there is not a high current AC source in you car that would pose a noise problem.&nbsp; Most noise problems in car audio are caused by bad grounds on one or more components, not noise induced into the signal transmission cables.Depending on the volume at which you listen to the system, it is not likely that you will need more than a 150A alt.&nbsp; If you really crank it, you might want a bit more.&nbsp; The battery is not a major concern as long as the alt is up to snuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 438216, member: 550915"] For that money, you should be looking at Dynaudio speakers as well as Macrom and a few other really high-end brands. Money is not much of a concern, obviously. I would try to match the center channel as closely as possible to the front left and right speakers. The 8V balanced outputs might sound good on paper, but really aren't needed. Not all amps will accept the balanced signal, and 8V will overdrive most input stages, even with the gain at min. BTW, balanced inputs compare the pos and neg sides of the RCA input and not the left and right. Anything that is the same on the pos and neg of the same input must be noise and it is eliminated. Balanced signals are generally not needed in the car. It takes AC to induce noise in AC and there is not a high current AC source in you car that would pose a noise problem. Most noise problems in car audio are caused by bad grounds on one or more components, not noise induced into the signal transmission cables. Depending on the volume at which you listen to the system, it is not likely that you will need more than a 150A alt. If you really crank it, you might want a bit more. The battery is not a major concern as long as the alt is up to snuff. [/QUOTE]

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