Looking for High-End and Built like a Tank

[takeabao 10+ year member]

They're out there.. I've been watching them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gifI let the 8240 go though.. some guy wanted it more than I did.

Shame shame, my problem coulda been solved, at least until I managed to wear that one out also.

At one point, I could've bought an 8250Ti for $300 new. **** I'm shooting myself now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

Ya know.. I'm seeing them everywhere on ebay, but if you're like me, I'm skiddish about buying this kind of stuff used. refurbed possibly, but I need a warm fuzzy feeling about it. The nak units strike me as every bit as good.. am I correct?

 

[takeabao 10+ year member]

Ya know.. I'm seeing them everywhere on ebay, but if you're like me, I'm skiddish about buying this kind of stuff used. refurbed possibly, but I need a warm fuzzy feeling about it. The nak units strike me as every bit as good.. am I correct?

I only buy new. Must be an Asian thing.

If it's used, i'll most likely end up selling it. Go figure.

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

Yeah for buying these things, it's almost as important "who" you buy it from as much as "what".. For after-sale support, I'm thinking crutchfield 1st, then cardomain, then possibly some others.. I've only bought from those two before sofar. If anything, maybe the warranty is just a little bit of peace of mind, even if it's really not worth the paper it's written on.. I like that a company puts a longer warranty on a product, which says more of the longevity in the design, maybe?

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

 

http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread.php?threadid=126407&pagenumber=1

 

Didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything so if I did, I apologize.

 

No hurt feelings here man. I am going to run a 4-way setup with MY P9 combo and won't have that problem.

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

So guys, I just made an order.. (drumroll) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

Ok some may say "yeah.. not bad" and some may say "oh eeek, shoo"...

We shall see..

XXV-01D 25th Anniversary Excelon unit...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ulJFV7Ieoi3/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=300&id=detailed_info&i=113XXV01D#Tab

Good timing as it looks like the 06 units floating in put this one on sale.

I liked the dacs, the processing, the sig/noise ratio, the preouts, the 2 yr warranty, the crossover, the time alignment, the availability, and actually the display is tolerable, to me anyway.

With my little midfi system, I'm thinking it's no 9255 or 700II but it will save some bucks on better priorities like dricore, berklines, lumber, drywall and a projector. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Oh, and I'm planning on putting the new garage to use by stripping down and soundproofing.. doors and cabin.. looking at materials for proofing and door sealing. That will make probably a bigger improvement by knocking out the roadnoise. And while I'm there I can put that 16x4 tributaries speaker wire, I've been hanging on to, to good use.

So after all this pain and suffering talking about the beefiest of the beefiest, I backed off to an old Ke'antwoot.. But we've made some great discussion here, and I for one have a new respect and knowledge from some guys out there in the hobby that aren't just all about bells whistles and bling bling.

Whata ya think? I'll promise to post an objective review after good setup.

 

[blue 10+ year member]

So guys, I just made an order.. (drumroll) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gifOk some may say "yeah.. not bad" and some may say "oh eeek, shoo"...

We shall see..

XXV-01D 25th Anniversary Excelon unit...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ulJFV7Ieoi3/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=300&id=detailed_info&i=113XXV01D#Tab

Good timing as it looks like the 06 units floating in put this one on sale.

I liked the dacs, the processing, the sig/noise ratio, the preouts, the 2 yr warranty, the crossover, the time alignment, the availability, and actually the display is tolerable, to me anyway.

With my little midfi system, I'm thinking it's no 9255 or 700II but it will save some bucks on better priorities like dricore, berklines, lumber, drywall and a projector. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Oh, and I'm planning on putting the new garage to use by stripping down and soundproofing.. doors and cabin.. looking at materials for proofing and door sealing. That will make probably a bigger improvement by knocking out the roadnoise. And while I'm there I can put that 16x4 tributaries speaker wire, I've been hanging on to, to good use.

So after all this pain and suffering talking about the beefiest of the beefiest, I backed off to an old Ke'antwoot.. But we've made some great discussion here, and I for one have a new respect and knowledge from some guys out there in the hobby that aren't just all about bells whistles and bling bling.

Whata ya think? I'll promise to post an objective review after good setup.

My opinion ?? After looking at your criteria and current system , I think you may have made THE perfect choice. That's a fine unit , but it does take some patience trying to fine tune it's DSP choices .......

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

So guys, I just made an order.. (drumroll) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gifOk some may say "yeah.. not bad" and some may say "oh eeek, shoo"...

We shall see..

XXV-01D 25th Anniversary Excelon unit...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ulJFV7Ieoi3/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=300&id=detailed_info&i=113XXV01D#Tab

Good timing as it looks like the 06 units floating in put this one on sale.

I liked the dacs, the processing, the sig/noise ratio, the preouts, the 2 yr warranty, the crossover, the time alignment, the availability, and actually the display is tolerable, to me anyway.

Whata ya think? I'll promise to post an objective review after good setup.

Sounds like you made an excellent choice and picked the deck that best fits with the rest of your system.

Oh, and I'm planning on putting the new garage to use by stripping down and soundproofing.. doors and cabin.. looking at materials for proofing and door sealing.

http://www.raamaudio.com

Excellent product at an excellent price. Both the Raammat sound deadener and the Ensolite closed cell foam. Rick, the owner, is a great guy and extremely knowledgeable both about sound deadening and audio in general.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

Nice choice....looks like a great deck.

I don't know how far along you are in the ordering process, but if you use the code PA440 when you check out, you will get $50 off that deck. Also if you are a first time customer, you can use my refer-a-friend code for another $20 off. All said, that deck will run you $329.99 shipped!!

 

[takeabao 10+ year member]

Great choice man.

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

Nice choice....looks like a great deck.
I don't know how far along you are in the ordering process, but if you use the code PA440 when you check out, you will get $50 off that deck. Also if you are a first time customer, you can use my refer-a-friend code for another $20 off. All said, that deck will run you $329.99 shipped!!

aaaaggghhh!!!! tooooo late! aaaaggghhh!!! Ok I'm in tears now. Well, spilt milk I guess.. I'll know better next time. Definitely not a first timer there but that $50 would have been very nice savings.

Indeed, I emailed Rick for info and he was very quick with lots of good info. I'll very probably go with his products.

Same friend that clue'd me in on some of these high end units is working me over to build kick panels but it looks like a ton of work and I'm not sure I've got the space.. The trooper has a fairly narrow short floorboard upfront.. But I can definitely see the benefit of pulling the component kappas over, then filling in with possibly a midbass driver in the doors, after they're done with the soundproofing material... oh, that's another project for another day.

 

[billybrown66 10+ year member]

yeah, in all honesty i'd take foot space and the nice flush look of putting speakers in the door or dash...

nice choice on the head unit, i'm about to buy one myself. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

aaaaggghhh!!!! tooooo late! aaaaggghhh!!! Ok I'm in tears now. Well, spilt milk I guess.. I'll know better next time. Definitely not a first timer there but that $50 would have been very nice savings.
Indeed, I emailed Rick for info and he was very quick with lots of good info. I'll very probably go with his products.

Same friend that clue'd me in on some of these high end units is working me over to build kick panels but it looks like a ton of work and I'm not sure I've got the space.. The trooper has a fairly narrow short floorboard upfront.. But I can definitely see the benefit of pulling the component kappas over, then filling in with possibly a midbass driver in the doors, after they're done with the soundproofing material... oh, that's another project for another day.

Well if the already shipped it I guess it's too late. But Crutch customer service is really awesome and I bet if you called them they would adjust your final price....especially with my code. PM if you need it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

Well if the already shipped it I guess it's too late. But Crutch customer service is really awesome and I bet if you called them they would adjust your final price....especially with my code. PM if you need it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

That's ok FoxPro, I'll let this one slide, but I will definitely get up with you for the next order.. I'm sure I'll be picking up quite a few goodies in the near future.

Wish they had a kickpanel made up for a trooper. Everything but, it seems. The generic is so cheap noone recommends it also.. Better to build, I guess but oh what a pain.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

That's ok FoxPro, I'll let this one slide, but I will definitely get up with you for the next order.. I'm sure I'll be picking up quite a few goodies in the near future.
Wish they had a kickpanel made up for a trooper. Everything but, it seems. The generic is so cheap noone recommends it also.. Better to build, I guess but oh what a pain.

I would still try and see if they can apply it eventhough it might have been shipped...they did it for me once. Also, that code is only good for first time customers on orders over $200. Once you are in their system, you will get your own code. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif I'ts a cool program, I've always liked Crutch b/c they value their customers. Here it is anyway: px246-q3fsp-dj6c4