Help choose component speakers + 4ch amp combo for ~$450

[1968]

What I have currently:

Alpine CDA-105Ei head unit

Pioneer TS-W258D4 10" Sub + pioneer monoblock amp

Music: Hiphop+electro/dance type stuff

Will most likely be buying off ebay. (dynamicautosound or the like).

Was looking at a set of Pioneer TS-A1702C for the rear ($160). Not sure about the front. not sure about amp.

Speakers mounting:

• Front door panels (not sure on depth but not a lot of room- could use spacers)
  
• Rear side panels (plenty of depth avail).
  

I am thinking 2 sets of components with 4channel amp as this system will be for a long wheel base van.

Looking for SQ over volume.

Suggestions?..

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[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

With the type of music you listen to you want to get components designed for strong midbass. Unless you want to be hearing the beat coming solely from the sub you'll have the high pass crossover set under 100 Hz. Another suggestion I have is to get coaxials for the rear instead of components. Use the money you'll save to get a better amp. You could do maybe $150-175 on the front components, $75-100 on the rear coaxials, and have $200 left for the amp.

$175 shipped Massive Audio CK6 6.5" components This guy's a legit seller and that's an awesome price.

 

[1968]

Thanks for the suggestion.. those massive audio speakers look nice.. I am located in australia so am waiting to hear back on suppliers for them..

Any other suggestions?.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

I'D suggest one set of decent splits in the front, dw bout rears

 

[1968]

need rears for the passengers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

I could go second hand with the amp but need to know what to look for..

 

[graydodge14 10+ year member]

Coaxials in the rears will be just fine for passengers, they probably wont be able to tell the difference at all and youll mostly be hearing the components up front so if you wanna save a little money definietely go with coaxials.

 

[1968]

ok im sold on coax for the back but more specifically- which ones? Need ideas for whole setup //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bugflipper 10+ year member]

Diamond Audio D662S 6.5-Inch D6 Component Speakers

Diamond Audio D363.5 240W 6.5-Inch D3 Component Speakers

Diamond Audio D600.4 600W RMS 4-Channel Class AB... - eBay (item 130387570974 end time Feb-24-11 16:57:43 PST)

Should come out to under $450 with shipping to AU.

 

[bugflipper 10+ year member]

Diamond Audio D662S 6.5-Inch D6 Component Speakers

Diamond Audio D363.5 240W 6.5-Inch D3 Component Speakers

Diamond Audio D600.4 600W RMS 4-Channel Class AB... - eBay (item 130387570974 end time Feb-24-11 16:57:43 PST)

Should come out to under $450 with shipping to AU.

 

[1968]

thank for the links! the guy selling the amp wont ship international.. still looking around somewhere else.

both the diamonds are components.. are there any coax of other brands on that website I could look at also (for the back)?

 

[bugflipper 10+ year member]

Yeah they have coax as well. Diamond Audio D3 6.5-Inch 2-Way 240W Stereo Speakers

If you can't find an amp elsewhere, may save on shipping. MB QUART DSC4125 1000W 4-Channel Amplifier These are pretty well entry level for the price not a bad amp. But you can catch deals on better amps in the same price range. Try ebay for arc, audison, mccintosh, diamond, rainbow, mmats, zapco, zed etc.

 

[1968]

Ok some updates.. caraudiomix.com wont ship international.. I cant seem to find any other diamond audio retailers for reasonable prices.. any other ideas for brands? preferably available on ebay..

 

[Bassin Buick]

crescendo 1000C4 for the amp.

 

[sound giant 10+ year member]

if running the diamond d6 comps upfront and the diamond coax in the rear powered by the diamond amp d600. wouldnt the rear be louder? just adjust the fade to compensate? sorry if its a noob question. Im thinking of running this setup in my TL.

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

The fader setting is typically adjusted to make the front louder than the rear, so yes, that would take care of that.