Looking for thoughts on my audio purchase

[Enellz 10+ year member]

Oh man, that's genius. Ok, I canceled the JL Audio amp and components. I was lucky it hadn't shipped already. Want to make a recommendation?



Fantastic reply. I have the Shaker 500 system in my Mustang. It's just not what I would call great sound. And pretty much anything is better than that. But I do listen to music loud, mainly rock and hip hop, so it needs the full audio range, right?

I like the sub enclosure, it fits perfectly and looks stock. I'm confident that it'll give me plenty of bass. As I mentioned above, I canceled the JL Audio stuff so I'll buy something else for the 4ch amp and speakers. Looking now...

good job playa. Make a recommendation thread with what you want out of the system, budget, car, and etc. It'll help

 

[bamaster 10+ year member]

good job playa. Make a recommendation thread with what you want out of the system, budget, car, and etc. It'll help

Sho nuff.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Amp: MB Quart PAB2100: $170

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=5651

Fronts: Image Dynamics CTX65CS $180

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=6201

Rears: Apine SPS 57C2 $65

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3738

Run the fronts off the amp, and the rears off the deck.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I usually remove rear speakers in all my vehicles...In my Saleen they are gone ...

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Or, if you'd like to spend a bit more...

CDT CL-61 $250

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1088

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

rear speakers are the work of satan //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[bamaster 10+ year member]

Amp: MB Quart PAB2100: $170http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=5651

Fronts: Image Dynamics CTX65CS $180

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=6201

Rears: Apine SPS 57C2 $65

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3738

Run the fronts off the amp, and the rears off the deck.

I like that Quart amp and the Alpine rear fills. And I've heard about Image Dynamics but never CDT.

Hmmm... any thoughts about Diamond Audio D661s? Or Boston Pro60's? I've always heard positive things about them. I can go up to $300 for a set of fronts.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Boston Pro60s get great reviews, but are pretty power hungry. You'll probably want 150x2+ for them.

Both Image Dynamics and CDT make great, clear speakers and are worth checking out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bamaster 10+ year member]

Boston Pro60s get great reviews, but are pretty power hungry. You'll probably want 150x2+ for them.
Both Image Dynamics and CDT make great, clear speakers and are worth checking out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Back in the day, Boston Pros were some of the best. I remember listening to them and loving them. But even then they were power hogs. The only speakers I wanted more were a/d/s. Those were simply beautiful!

But you convinced me to go with Image Dynamics. A couple of searches on here and I decided to go with the CXS64 for $360. Add in the MB Quart amplifier and the Alpine coaxials and it came to $615 shipped.

That is less than the $651 for the JL Audio setup that I canceled. Although I doubt I would have been disappointed with JL Audio, I feel MUCH better about this setup. Kinda excited to hear the Image Dynamics!

So a special thanks for your help today. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

JL's VR series are... meh. They're perfectly average components. Image Dynamics won't disappoint //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Oh, and I owned an MB Quart PAB1200D... splendid amplifier. The 2100 shouldn't disappoint. It's one of the cleanest looking amps on the market IMO.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

One last thing-- WoofersEtc is an authorized retailer for Image Dynamics, whereas SonicElectronix isn't authorized for JL. Lord forbid in the event of something going wrong, you're better off having bought from an authorized dealer.

 

[bamaster 10+ year member]

You good people. I don't care what my fellow messkins say about you!

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[lyttleviet 10+ year member]

You should hit me up... I am local and can help you choose some really nice gear. PM sent.

 

[skateboardkid 10+ year member]

Back in the day, Boston Pros were some of the best. I remember listening to them and loving them. But even then they were power hogs. The only speakers I wanted more were a/d/s. Those were simply beautiful!
But you convinced me to go with Image Dynamics. A couple of searches on here and I decided to go with the CXS64 for $360. Add in the MB Quart amplifier and the Alpine coaxials and it came to $615 shipped.

That is less than the $651 for the JL Audio setup that I canceled. Although I doubt I would have been disappointed with JL Audio, I feel MUCH better about this setup. Kinda excited to hear the Image Dynamics!

So a special thanks for your help today. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

fvck yeah you listened to the forum and got way better componnets - good job mang.