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<blockquote data-quote="Plutoman" data-source="post: 6188681" data-attributes="member: 601528"><p>You're getting a lot of random crap thrown at you.</p><p></p><p>Well, for a shop. Installation prices won't be cheap. If you've included that in the budget, good, but otherwise, that'll be a good bit to add on. It'll take them a while to install everything. It's going to be at least $200, likely, imo, maybe even more.</p><p></p><p>For the head unit, what you'll use is a Line Output Converter (LOC) that is tapped into a current speaker line. The shop should know how to do this - it takes the signal there and converts it to a signal the amp can read.</p><p></p><p>For the speakers, my recommendation goes to Image Dynamics. Good overall speakers, excellent for the price. They'll run you a little under $200.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/p6201/CTX65CS--Image-Dynamics-65" target="_blank">http://www.woofersetc.com/p6201/CTX65CS--Image-Dynamics-65</a>"-Component-Speaker-System.htm</p><p></p><p>For the subwoofer, I'd also recommend the same brand for a SQ install -</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.woofersetc.com/p2033/IDQ10V2D4--Image-Dynamics-10" target="_blank">http://www.woofersetc.com/p2033/IDQ10V2D4--Image-Dynamics-10</a>"-IDQ-Dual-4-Ohm-Subwoofer.htm</p><p></p><p>For the prices there's not a lot of good options for an SQ install, and these are among the better options out there.</p><p></p><p>As far as amplifiers go, the way I would do this is get a good 4 channel amplifier, and bridge the rear two channels to the subwoofer, and run the front two channels to the speakers. Five channel amplifiers are quite a bit more expensive, and you don't honestly need to run rear speakers off an amp. You can leave them wired into the HU just fine.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, the speakers can handle quite a bit of power, so if you wanted a four channel, bridging it to them, and a second mono amplifier for the sub, it would be a good match.</p><p></p><p>As far as amplifier recommendations go... There's a lot of options. Hifonics would be the budget minded side, kicker is a middle of the line good brand to go with, JL and Alpine are good brands but I've always seen as quite a bit more expensive than others. Zapco is one of the top of the line. Quite a few options to look for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plutoman, post: 6188681, member: 601528"] You're getting a lot of random crap thrown at you. Well, for a shop. Installation prices won't be cheap. If you've included that in the budget, good, but otherwise, that'll be a good bit to add on. It'll take them a while to install everything. It's going to be at least $200, likely, imo, maybe even more. For the head unit, what you'll use is a Line Output Converter (LOC) that is tapped into a current speaker line. The shop should know how to do this - it takes the signal there and converts it to a signal the amp can read. For the speakers, my recommendation goes to Image Dynamics. Good overall speakers, excellent for the price. They'll run you a little under $200. [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/p6201/CTX65CS--Image-Dynamics-65"]http://www.woofersetc.com/p6201/CTX65CS--Image-Dynamics-65[/URL]"-Component-Speaker-System.htm For the subwoofer, I'd also recommend the same brand for a SQ install - [URL="http://www.woofersetc.com/p2033/IDQ10V2D4--Image-Dynamics-10"]http://www.woofersetc.com/p2033/IDQ10V2D4--Image-Dynamics-10[/URL]"-IDQ-Dual-4-Ohm-Subwoofer.htm For the prices there's not a lot of good options for an SQ install, and these are among the better options out there. As far as amplifiers go, the way I would do this is get a good 4 channel amplifier, and bridge the rear two channels to the subwoofer, and run the front two channels to the speakers. Five channel amplifiers are quite a bit more expensive, and you don't honestly need to run rear speakers off an amp. You can leave them wired into the HU just fine. Alternatively, the speakers can handle quite a bit of power, so if you wanted a four channel, bridging it to them, and a second mono amplifier for the sub, it would be a good match. As far as amplifier recommendations go... There's a lot of options. Hifonics would be the budget minded side, kicker is a middle of the line good brand to go with, JL and Alpine are good brands but I've always seen as quite a bit more expensive than others. Zapco is one of the top of the line. Quite a few options to look for. [/QUOTE]
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