Is this a good package?

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

I am in high school, and I just got a 2002 Monte Carlo. I am looking to give it a little bit of punch, but I am short on money, since I will be going to college soon. Is this package: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Zth9rn0Tiww/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?i=700V123BP&id=morephotos&a=&s=0&cc=01&g=208250

any good at all? It seems kind of cheap, but that is what I am going for? Can someone help me, or help me see the light?

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Its alright for a beginner setup, everyone has to start somewhere.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

I wouldnt waste my money on that. you can put together a decent sub/amp/box for $250-300 if ya go used...maybe even new or refurbished.

 

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

I am not too experienced in this whole car audio thing, and I just don't know if it will give me the bump I want

 

[crazy4ozs]

see if u cant get the subs adn amp sepratly and dump taht crappy banpass box...

 

[crazy4ozs]

what qualifies as "BUMP" for u

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

I am not too experienced in this whole car audio thing, and I just don't know if it will give me the bump I want

It might get pretty loud to you, being your first sytem. Will prolly sound like *** too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Willing to buy used?

 

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

at this point I just want something that will shake my car a little bit, is this enough?

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

If you dont mind used you can probably get better quality stuff for that price.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

at this point I just want something that will shake my car a little bit, is this enough?

Get a refurb 12" L7 for about $130, pay about $90 for a box, and about $120 for a decent amp. Would be about $100 more and sound quite a bit better.....haven't used anything in the link you provided though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif.

 

[Jdizzle 10+ year member]

they have some 12inch infinitys on ebay going for around 50 shipped....i'd go for 2 of those and buy a decent 600-700watt amp and a box

 

[Puppet Master 10+ year member]

I don't think used is for me

to me bump is enough to shake my rearview a little, and make my chest thud a little

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

The one review on Crutchfield for the amp that comes in the afore-mentioned package deal, posted by stangdriver2007, on 10 Jan 2006:

This amp is a pretty nice amp for 119.99 it has lots of dials for tuning it i have it hooked up to the visonik 10inch subs in a 1995 mustang and it makes the subs real clear this amp is also bridgeable which makes it even better the only bad thing is finding a allen wrench to fit the power, remote, and ground isnt that easy its some weird size but i like the amp a lot

I tend to agree with the rest of the respondants that likely if you're willing to buy used gear you could do better than that Visonik stuff. I'll admit, realistically, if you have to have new then that package isn't terrible for the money. It's not great or even particularly good, though, either.

We're not trying to bag on your choice there - but you asked our opinion and I would suggest you'll find most here will have the same opinion of Visonik in general.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Why isnt used for you? If you are worried about foking it up....DONT //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. Unless you buy an extended warranty, many places won't coverage products that failed because of user error //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif.

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

used is fine...if you dont have any type of budget then you can say used isnt for me....otherwise used is for everyone.....used doesnt mean it looks or preforms used....its just used....get the 2 12" cvr's in the enclosure off ebay for 150 ish and get a nice amp and you will have louder then loud bass