New To Car Audio

[G.Diesel 10+ year member]

Im fairly new to all this, but I've been researching and i know a good amount of info about car audio now. Could you guy's give me some recommendations on a LOUD *** system for around $1,500 a couple hundred more or less doesn't matter, I just want a system that will blow my friends away. I have an 1985 Jet Black restored cutty.

Thanks guys

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[lrgnation 10+ year member]

Sound quality or just want a lot of bass?

Do you currently have anything or all is it all stock?

 

[G.Diesel 10+ year member]

More so bass, but I don't want shitty sound quality.

Everything is stock besides head unit.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

welcome to the site

 

[G.Diesel 10+ year member]

Thanks for the welcome man.

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Welcome to the site and welcome to something that you will be addicted to and spend alot of cash on but it's a great hobby to have.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

It takes more time than it does money //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[G.Diesel 10+ year member]

Haha, can anyone help with my question please?

Thanks for all the insight tho and welcomes haha.. Site is very addicting

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Okay;

$300 First things first. Need a good headunit;

Check out the Premier line from Pioneer, Alpine's better decks, Eclipse units.

Avoid sony, blau, other cheapies with flashing lights.

Pick one with good equalization adjustments and high-voltage preouts (4+ volts)

$200 Second things second; Interior front speakers.

Need a good component set. I'm a fan of CDT, but admittedly haven't used a whole lot of other mids.

Avoid cheapie brands; Kole, PowerAcoustik, Sony.. you'll find in audio that generally speaking, the flashier and more bling a product is, the more it sucks at doing it's job.

Pick a set with passive crossovers.

$600 Third, Amps!

 

There are a zillion good amps. Have a look, and choose wisely.

 

http://realmofexcursion.com/ampguts

 

Pick a 2-channel and a monoblock.

 

$500 Fourth: subwoofers!

 

Again, a zillion quality subwoofers out there. http://realmofexcursion.com has videos of every subwoofer you can think of.

 

The bling rule applies; choose a subwoofer (or multiple) that makes good use of your amplifier's stable impedance. Learn how to wire them.

 

$~100 Fifth: Subwoofer Box.

 

Use one of the designers here or on cajunkyard.com - do not go buy a piece of shit from the audio shop.

 

$70 Power Wire and RCAs

 

Buy them from http://KnuKonceptz.com End of story.

 

 

There. That'll get you started making a bunch of threads about amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers, crossovers, power wire, headunits, and hamster olympics.

 

Please, before you post a thread, use this:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/search.php

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[Max_Power 10+ year member]

Okay;
$300 First things first. Need a good headunit;

Check out the Premier line from Pioneer, Alpine's better decks, Eclipse units.

Avoid sony, blau, other cheapies with flashing lights.

Pick one with good equalization adjustments and high-voltage preouts (4+ volts)

$200 Second things second; Interior front speakers.

Need a good component set. I'm a fan of CDT, but admittedly haven't used a whole lot of other mids.

Avoid cheapie brands; Kole, PowerAcoustik, Sony.. you'll find in audio that generally speaking, the flashier and more bling a product is, the more it sucks at doing it's job.

Pick a set with passive crossovers.

$600 Third, Amps!

 

There are a zillion good amps. Have a look, and choose wisely.

 

http://realmofexcursion.com/ampguts

 

Pick a 2-channel and a monoblock.

 

$500 Fourth: subwoofers!

 

Again, a zillion quality subwoofers out there. http://realmofexcursion.com has videos of every subwoofer you can think of.

 

The bling rule applies; choose a subwoofer (or multiple) that makes good use of your amplifier's stable impedance. Learn how to wire them.

 

$~100 Fifth: Subwoofer Box.

 

Use one of the designers here or on cajunkyard.com - do not go buy a piece of shit from the audio shop.

 

$70 Power Wire and RCAs

 

Buy them from http://KnuKonceptz.com End of story.

 

 

There. That'll get you started making a bunch of threads about amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers, crossovers, power wire, headunits, and hamster olympics.

 

Please, before you post a thread, use this:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/search.php

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well said!

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

welcome 2 an expensive ass hobby