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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8661090" data-attributes="member: 614752">Those old Boston components were awful nice, ran the pro series 3 ways myself for ages.  I used to be able to drive to Peabody and pick up replacements if I broke a driver even.  I had to jump ship on them when they outsourced manufacturing though which was some time ago.  PPI is pretty close to a junk brand these days, I believe they started slipping @ 2001.  They haven&#039;t made anything even remotely close to those great old school ones in well over 10 years.  Not sure if Clarion still makes a good head unit but I don&#039;t see many people use them.   Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine are the big 3.  Sony makes some decent ones plus one super high end snobophile one which seems incredibly nice but the price tag is hellacious.  JVC I believe is owned by Kenwood and seems to be decent. If you don&#039;t even own a car yet, you might consider an SUV or similar.  Conventional wisdom is &quot;space makes bass&quot;.   You will not have enough room in that car to do 3 12&#039;s properly and even a pair will be tight.   12w7 wants about 3 cube net (figure 4-4.5 ft^3 gross) each after wood and port displacement, so filling up the back of that hatch really fast.   On the bright side, Lithium batteries can supply you with an awful lot of energy in small light package and if you look into the Brazilian amps they deliver big power out of a small footprint too.   If you&#039;re really married to the idea of the old Daytona it seems a good body style to get loud but it won&#039;t be as easy as getting say a Blazer or Explorer.... 2 door versions of each are known to get loud pretty easy.If you want a car for the purpose of getting loud consider allowing some space, the ability to hold a fair bit of weight (wood, gear, etc.), and options for alternator upgrade.   Cramped engine areas or oddball motors may not allow any custom alternator options whereas common V8s from the big 3 are super easy to do upgrades and usually come in cars that can take some extra weight and have some room to work. Or if you want to get real crazy you could definitely do a wall with 3 13W7s in something like that provided you beef up the suspension enough to hang with a few hundred pounds of wood, screws, and glue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8661090, member: 614752"] Those old Boston components were awful nice, ran the pro series 3 ways myself for ages. I used to be able to drive to Peabody and pick up replacements if I broke a driver even. I had to jump ship on them when they outsourced manufacturing though which was some time ago. PPI is pretty close to a junk brand these days, I believe they started slipping @ 2001. They haven't made anything even remotely close to those great old school ones in well over 10 years. Not sure if Clarion still makes a good head unit but I don't see many people use them. Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine are the big 3. Sony makes some decent ones plus one super high end snobophile one which seems incredibly nice but the price tag is hellacious. JVC I believe is owned by Kenwood and seems to be decent. If you don't even own a car yet, you might consider an SUV or similar. Conventional wisdom is "space makes bass". You will not have enough room in that car to do 3 12's properly and even a pair will be tight. 12w7 wants about 3 cube net (figure 4-4.5 ft^3 gross) each after wood and port displacement, so filling up the back of that hatch really fast. On the bright side, Lithium batteries can supply you with an awful lot of energy in small light package and if you look into the Brazilian amps they deliver big power out of a small footprint too. If you're really married to the idea of the old Daytona it seems a good body style to get loud but it won't be as easy as getting say a Blazer or Explorer.... 2 door versions of each are known to get loud pretty easy. If you want a car for the purpose of getting loud consider allowing some space, the ability to hold a fair bit of weight (wood, gear, etc.), and options for alternator upgrade. Cramped engine areas or oddball motors may not allow any custom alternator options whereas common V8s from the big 3 are super easy to do upgrades and usually come in cars that can take some extra weight and have some room to work. Or if you want to get real crazy you could definitely do a wall with 3 13W7s in something like that provided you beef up the suspension enough to hang with a few hundred pounds of wood, screws, and glue. [/QUOTE]

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