System Setup(Which Way)

[Fate710 10+ year member]

Well I'm building a new system for the new car. The car is a '90 CRX. It is being built as a show car. So far the car has some jank *** Pioneer CD player and I just bought today and installed Alpine 2-ways(Type-Ss). I'm wanting to use all Alpine speakers because I get a good discount from the local dealer(small sponsorship you could say). I'm fiberglassing almost the whole installation. Here is what will be going in.

Doors: 2 Pair of Alpine SPS-171A

Rear Panel(Located on each side of the subwoofer space): Pair of Alpine SPS-170A

Trunk Area: Alpine SPS-690A and SPS-130A(Going on the sides of the 20" Flat Screen)

Doors Amp: Crossfire VR602

Rear Panel Amp: Crossfire VR202

Trunk Area Amp: Crossfire VR402 for 6x9s and 5.25s(Should I get the bigger VR602?)

Now on to the subwoofer setup.

Subs: x2 Alpine SWS-1242D

Sub Amp: Crossfire BMF1000D

I was just going to use an Alpine/Crossfire system. Should I drop the Jensen VM-9410 and just get an alpine source unit? Anything else you guys could think or if you think I should change the amps or you think of a better Alpine speaker(s) to go in the place of the ones I have chosen please let me know. I would like to start building this system soon as I will be collecting all of my materials to start my fiberglassing. Thanks!

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[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

What kind of show car is it going to be? Simply for aesthetics? Why not go entirely Alpine if that's the case? Jamming that many coaxial speakers in a little car isn't going to sound very good, especially with all the reflections off of fiberglassed panels and whatnot. If you're not concerned with such things then just go all Alpine. No sense is mismatching components when you get some kind of a deal with a local dealer. *shrug*

 

[Fate710 10+ year member]

well I can only get a discount on the speakers because he makes most of his money of of the Alpine amps. So I just figured go with a reputable amp company and I already had a few crossfire amps layin around.

Well should I ditch some of the coaxs and get comps then? Does Alpine make a dedicated midbass setup? I haven't seen anything @ my dealers catalog.

 

[Fate710 10+ year member]

What kind of show car is it going to be? Simply for aesthetics?

What do you mean simply for aesthetics?

 

[germanyt 10+ year member]

asthetics=looks

why are you doing 5 amps. seems a little weird when only one of thems is for the substage. youd be better off (and probably save some money) by scrapping all the extra stuff, have some door pods made and do a 3 way component system in the doors with a single 2 channel amp. then do the alpine/crossfire substage. it would look a lot cleaner than having all those coaxials and 5 amps.

 

[Fate710 10+ year member]

See this is where I wanted help and some feedback. I wasn't totally sure what to get and where to put it. I think I may end up scrappin the kick panel idea cause I borrowed a set of q-logics today and my feet are freakin big that these things get in the way.

I think Ima go through the list again and take out a few things.

No the car isn't just for looks. Its getting a B18 or B20 hopefully this summer. The car is never going to be trailered to a show either

 

[Fate710 10+ year member]

Should I also looking into getting a graphic EQ?

 

[Fate710 10+ year member]

Ttt

 

[germanyt 10+ year member]

dont know much about eqs. the one on my h/u works for me but im more into the substage than anything else.

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

so like your gonna put on a body kit and chrome wheels and it's gonna become a ricer?