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<blockquote data-quote="nyclio" data-source="post: 4050902" data-attributes="member: 586148">Hi all,This is my first post here at CA.&nbsp; I recently purchased an 07 Acura TL Type S.&nbsp; The car although beautiful in a lot of ways, is seriously lacking in the audio department.&nbsp; My previous car was an &#039;05 G35X which had the Bose (or as the Infiniti guys constantly called it Blose) Premium system in it.&nbsp; It sounded pretty good to me, but I am no audiophile.I definitely appreciate good clear bass, but I don&#039;t like it when all you hear is bass and the rest of the music is drowned out.&nbsp; I listen to all types of music; literally; everything ranging from classical to hip hop to reggae to alternative to techno to international you name it.I need the best of both worlds; clarity along with good strong bass.&nbsp; However, I don&#039;t need to let my neighbors know I am home from 2 blocks away.&nbsp; The TL has a built in AUX port which is nice and it has Dolby 5.1 built into it.I would like to keep the stock head unit, add DVD capability to the navigation system (DVDNav2Go I think?), add an alarm and remote starter, possibly a Valentine 1 radar, and really improve overall sound quality in the car.I do not want to sacrifice too much trunk space, so I supposed I would be looking for some sort of custom enclosure for the sub in the trunk.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t know what to look for or ask for; I don&#039;t know what the difference between a ported and (sealed?) box is or which I would need for what I want.I also don&#039;t know what a good/reputable/dependable brand for any of the above items are (i.e. Kicker? JL?&nbsp; something else?)I suppose I would also need things like wiring, dynomat, and whatever else.&nbsp; (maybe additional power supply?&nbsp; i don&#039;t know)I am trying to keep my budget for everything within a $3k range, but I am flexible.Any advice or input or recommendation in the NYC area for an installer is most welcome.Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nyclio, post: 4050902, member: 586148"] Hi all, This is my first post here at CA. I recently purchased an 07 Acura TL Type S. The car although beautiful in a lot of ways, is seriously lacking in the audio department. My previous car was an '05 G35X which had the Bose (or as the Infiniti guys constantly called it Blose) Premium system in it. It sounded pretty good to me, but I am no audiophile. I definitely appreciate good clear bass, but I don't like it when all you hear is bass and the rest of the music is drowned out. I listen to all types of music; literally; everything ranging from classical to hip hop to reggae to alternative to techno to international you name it. I need the best of both worlds; clarity along with good strong bass. However, I don't need to let my neighbors know I am home from 2 blocks away. The TL has a built in AUX port which is nice and it has Dolby 5.1 built into it. I would like to keep the stock head unit, add DVD capability to the navigation system (DVDNav2Go I think?), add an alarm and remote starter, possibly a Valentine 1 radar, and really improve overall sound quality in the car. I do not want to sacrifice too much trunk space, so I supposed I would be looking for some sort of custom enclosure for the sub in the trunk. But I don't know what to look for or ask for; I don't know what the difference between a ported and (sealed?) box is or which I would need for what I want. I also don't know what a good/reputable/dependable brand for any of the above items are (i.e. Kicker? JL? something else?) I suppose I would also need things like wiring, dynomat, and whatever else. (maybe additional power supply? i don't know) I am trying to keep my budget for everything within a $3k range, but I am flexible. Any advice or input or recommendation in the NYC area for an installer is most welcome. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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