My First System! Please Critique!

[DannyGrant]

What I'm hearing is that this is a **** system. I find this weird because I thought my factory system was ****.

Am I really not going to be able to tell a difference in sound quality and loudness?

 

[The Silverman 10+ year member]

Thinking about it.. 1300$ isn't that bad since he is not installing it himself, there isn't too much choosing when you aren't doing everything yourself.

Ok how's this? For what he's getting its not that bad, but for what he could have it's not that great.

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

What I'm hearing is that this is a **** system. I find this weird because I thought my factory system was ****.
Am I really not going to be able to tell a difference in sound quality and loudness?

youll surely hear a big difference, but for the kind of money you are spending you can get wayyyy better equipment.

do some research on here and other websites.

 

[The Silverman 10+ year member]

honestly, im gonna say there is not a **** thing wrong with the Sony deck. its has 3 outputs sub control and bt built. i sell and install Sony decks all day. everyone on here wants or has spl type installs but for a daily driver you will be happy with that deck. if you want a ddin it will cost a lot more. i am not a fan of buying used equipment, or using online retailers if you are not gonna install it your self and you want a warranty.
where are you gonna buy this stuff at?

Spoken like a true dealer...no offense. That being said to the OP you can save a nice chunk of money doing the extra research and doing the labor yourself.

What I'm hearing is that this is a **** system. I find this weird because I thought my factory system was ****.
Am I really not going to be able to tell a difference in sound quality and loudness?

From your factory to you intended setup - YES you will

From your intended setup to what ppl are suggesting - YES you will

If you're really into this car audio ***** you'll be back for upgrades no matter what you choose, so its best to get the best for your money now. If you wanna bang now with little to no knowledge of what's in your car, your intended set up will do just fine.

 

[xoutofmyheadx 10+ year member]

i haven't seen the OP say he wants to do anything himself. everything in life is cheaper doing it yourself. doing body work, rebuilding your engine, roofing, anything at all. all i read on here is "if you donno what your doing you'll fukitup". who on here has asked what he wants todo? anybody live by him that's willing to do his install for free? i doubt it. obviously he's never had or heard a nice system.

danny, the stuff you have picked out you won't be dissapointed in. it'll sound good and will be alot better than what you have. you're not gonna rattle the paint off your car. i don't get why the marine equiptment. that's extra money you don't need to spend. sony stuff for the most part *****. (amps, speakers, subs) hu's, i wouldn't rank them up with alpine or eclipse, but not a bad unit. what makes a good hu is listening to it and durability. each one sounds different just like speakers and subs. spl is sound pressure level. when you build a system, you either go for spl (loudness) or sq (sound quality) you're system is geared more for sq.

 

[DannyGrant]

Thanks again for all the advice and opinions!

I have to use the 4 inch speakers in the rear because that is what size the factory ones are.

Since I will be going from double din to single, what can I do to make this look nice and fill the gap?

Maybe I could get them to install the EBC there?

 

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

Thanks again for all the advice and opinions!
I have to use the 4 inch speakers in the rear because that is what size the factory ones are.

Since I will be going from double din to single, what can I do to make this look nice and fill the gap?

Maybe I could get them to install the EBC there?

You've heard numerous people say there opinions, multiple people talking about an Alpine headunit and Image Dynamics speakers. With your budget, I got you what I'd get for myself. Installing is not hard at... like at all. If you can match black to black, purple to purple, and green to green, surely you'll be able to install everything yourself. I'd strongly consider the list I gave you and read some stuff about installing everything yourself. I was just barely 17 and installed a complete system, just like yours, in my friends car effortlessly. It's especially easy if you use factory mounting locations like I did.

 

[DannyGrant]

You've heard numerous people say there opinions, multiple people talking about an Alpine headunit and Image Dynamics speakers. With your budget, I got you what I'd get for myself. Installing is not hard at... like at all. If you can match black to black, purple to purple, and green to green, surely you'll be able to install everything yourself. I'd strongly consider the list I gave you and read some stuff about installing everything yourself. I was just barely 17 and installed a complete system, just like yours, in my friends car effortlessly. It's especially easy if you use factory mounting locations like I did.

Does the Alpine you listed have a double din version? My factory HU is a double din.

 

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

Does the Alpine you listed have a double din version? My factory HU is a double din.

Alpine does have doubledins, but I believe they are all around $1000. I also don't think any of them have a 24-bit processor such as the CDA-117 for CDA-9887. I'd stick with a single din and just get a mounting bracket, they usually are cheap and look pretty decent in cars, I'm using one right now actually since my car's stock radio was a double-din.

And if you're buddy tries to throw the "they probably dont have warranty" at you, everything I picked out for you at the price I listed comes with full warranty.

Get the headunit at Best Buy (I only buy headunits from them, they have some good plans and CS for cheaper electronics like this.)

Get the speakers from woofersetc.com

Get the sub from ficaraudio.com

Get the amps from audioque.com

Edit** And anyone will back me up here that the products I selected is better than what your friend offered... You don't have to go with what I said, but just keep in mind, I picked out for you what I'd get for myself if I had your budget.

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

Does the Alpine you listed have a double din version? My factory HU is a double din.

If your not looking for a lot of processing features, you can get decent double dins for under 500$ so if thats the route you want to go then it might be worth it to spend a bit more. But single dins in double din dash holes really dont look bad: