Recommendations for the show truck. Fi, Polk, Diamond...???

[Mystic Knight 10+ year member]

Thanks GenXX. I just sent a msg to Aaron for some info on the Rainbows.

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

With everything in my sig I spent about 2400 for everything and some other stuff not listed. So it can be done, if you shop around and spend time to gather it all up. Just have to check with the guys on here, search the sales on here and other places. GOOD LUCK and remeber just have fun. Not everyone is going to like what you buy or how you install it but it yours and as long as you are happy that all that truly matters.

 

[grouchy 10+ year member]

...I'd really like to get suggestions from people that have had the chance to listen to different brands. Maybe someone that competes or owns/works at a shop, as opposed to someone that just says "it's the best because it's what I run".

In your first post you mentioned you liked AVI subs but aren't sure if the quality is still the same. I asked the person who's installing my system for a recomendation on the best SQ subs and he recomended AVI subs so that's what I'm going with. He owns his own shop. Just mentioning this because you already know what they are like and the quality is probably at least as good as you remember.

http://avisound.com/

 

[Mystic Knight 10+ year member]

Cool man. Good to hear they're still keeping up their quality. I've always wondered why they never made it in the US. They really were amazing. Funny thing is, they look almost the same today as they did back then.

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Just checked out Polk's Site....

I'd say go all Polk!!

Comps - SR6500, Amp - C300.2

Sub - SR124 Amp - C500.1

Or..... go active and add this bad boy

Amp - C400.4

 

[SQChevy 10+ year member]

I of course will chime in with my opinion. I would look to see what you can get a full line of Focal in there. The amps are pretty reasonably priced and I believe they are better than Audison, especially if they are used in conjunction with other Focal products. The amps are somewhat underrated from my experience as well. I think you could get a good set of K2's within that price range and the amps. I'm not sure how much the subs run as I got mine during a great deal because Orca overstocked subs. The sound in my truck astonishes people and make it hard to believe they are in a truck. As far as rear fill, I wouldn't do it unless you really have people riding in the back seat with you all the time. Even then, I wouldn't do it. If you have the front end set up it will take care of things for you. Before I lost my back seat I never had complaints of people who were sitting in the back about the music not being loud enough.

 

[Mystic Knight 10+ year member]

Agh... Now I know what I'll be doing at lunch. Studying up on Focal! IF I could find Focal equipment in the same price range it's going to make the choice even harder. I've always heard great things about them. I looked into Focal a while ago and the prices seemed kill my wallet pretty quick. I couldn't tell you the exact models I was looking at though. Any recommendations on where to get the best pricing on Focal equipment?

Funny that you mentioned this now. The guy that's doing the body and suspension work on the truck was just saying last night that he sat in a truck with a single Focal 12" sub and it was the best sounding sub he'd ever heard. I don't know what he's comparing that to though. He's a big Memphis fan.

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Agh... Now I know what I'll be doing at lunch. Studying up on Focal! IF I could find Focal equipment in the same price range it's going to make the choice even harder. I've always heard great things about them. I looked into Focal a while ago and the prices seemed kill my wallet pretty quick. I couldn't tell you the exact models I was looking at though. Any recommendations on where to get the best pricing on Focal equipment?
Funny that you mentioned this now. The guy that's doing the body and suspension work on the truck was just saying last night that he sat in a truck with a single Focal 12" sub and it was the best sounding sub he'd ever heard. I don't know what he's comparing that to though. He's a big Memphis fan.

nm, wrong state.... CONTINUE on

 

[Mystic Knight 10+ year member]

Just checked out Polk's Site....
I'd say go all Polk!!

Comps - SR6500, Amp - C300.2

Sub - SR124 Amp - C500.1

Or..... go active and add this bad boy

Amp - C400.4

Yup. That's about what I was figuring.

Sub - SR124. Amp - C500.1

Comps - SR6500. Amp - C400.4

 

[Corollacrazy42 10+ year member]

I can't believ no one threw out Pioneers new PRS comps..

$250 buxs new... and have been reviewed with great results for the price.

Also would like to add that I like the way Polks Comps sound and I have the DB series... PLus I have no deadening and I have still managed to get some good midbass going with a little bit of fine tuning.

I think for a show car though you should probably try and stick with a brand, it just looks more clean that way.

Even then though, you could probably piece together things and get a really good system going. I would say, tuning whatever you get is going to have the biggest factor on whether it sounds like crap out sounds amazing. You can have some really nice stuff, but if its not set up properly... it'll sound just like your average joe blow car audio.

Thats just my input on it tho.

 

[dakine640 10+ year member]

eclipse, earthquake good stuff

 

[genxx 10+ year member]

I can't believ no one threw out Pioneers new PRS comps..
$250 buxs new... and have been reviewed with great results for the price.

Also would like to add that I like the way Polks Comps sound and I have the DB series... PLus I have no deadening and I have still managed to get some good midbass going with a little bit of fine tuning.

I think for a show car though you should probably try and stick with a brand, it just looks more clean that way.

Even then though, you could probably piece together things and get a really good system going. I would say, tuning whatever you get is going to have the biggest factor on whether it sounds like crap out sounds amazing. You can have some really nice stuff, but if its not set up properly... it'll sound just like your average joe blow car audio.

Thats just my input on it tho.

Actually someone did mention the Premier equipment thanks though. Statment I made already--You could also do an all Pioneer set-up, using there premier lines. He already stated he is trying to stick to all one brand or as close as he can. Read the whole thread.

 

[Mystic Knight 10+ year member]

I've been trying to get a hold of Aaron (PremierAudio) but haven't gotten a reply back.

 

[dirthog 10+ year member]

I love my polks very smooth and detailed. Imaging is out of this world and they get very loud.

 

[Mystic Knight 10+ year member]

I can't believ no one threw out Pioneers new PRS comps..

Ok, these might be added to my list of possibilities. The reviews seem to be as good as some of the others I've been looking at but the prices seem a lot lower. Nothing wrong with that! Thanks guys. The search continues...

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pio/pe/images/portal/cit_3424/383243804TS-C720PRS_camag_eprint.pdf