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<blockquote data-quote="Slow Ride" data-source="post: 6519316" data-attributes="member: 617286">OK, I picked up a new daily driver.&nbsp; It is an &#039;05 GMC Sierra 1500 regular cab base model. Manual everything with rubber floors!!! The door speakers do not work, I don&#039;t know if it&#039;s the speakers or the head unit.&nbsp; Either way I&#039;m replacing both. All of the stereo shops around here ****!!!&nbsp; I went around to them and most did not even talk to me, I walked out of 5 of them after 20-30 minutes, because all I got was the &quot;someone will be right with you sir&quot;.&nbsp; Actually Best Buy and American were the only places I got any help, and then I was explaining how stuff worked and schooling the kids on car audio.Here is my situation.&nbsp; I used to be into auto sound pretty hardcore, but got sick of it in the late &#039;90&#039;s when it got to be less about the sound/install and more about how many TV&#039;s and other crap you could put in your ride.&nbsp; I sold pretty much everything I had.&nbsp; I know - STUPID!!!&nbsp; What I wouldn&#039;t give to have my numerous 225HCCA and 250HCCA amps, the Series 1 and 2 Orion 10&quot; and 12&quot; DVC subs, the Coustic XM-5e crossover, PPI 30 band 1/3 octave EQ&#039;s, Fultron Aria mids/tweets, OZ comps and all the other stuff.&nbsp; The only things I have left from those days is an old Eclipse 5302 head unit and some PG interconnects.&nbsp; I lost a awesome set of Eclipse 6.5&quot; point source components when my wife traded in her car without telling me.About 7 years ago I had a BMW that I did a crappy little system in.&nbsp; I have that stuff too.The speakers are Image Dynamics CXS52 2 ohm 5.25&quot; components that I have set up as point source.<a href="http://www.imagedynamicsstore.com/idstore/image-dynamics-cxs52-component-system-p-124.html" target="_blank">http://www.imagedynamicsstore.com/idstore/image-dynamics-cxs52-component-system-p-124.html</a>The subs are a pair of 10&quot; Memphis 15-PR104&#039;s.The amps are a Memphis 16-ST100 for the highs(2 x 50 @ 4 ohms/2 x 75 @ 2 ohms) and a Memphis 16-ST250D for the subs(125 x 1 @ 4 ohms and 250 x 1 @ 2 ohms)I also have an older Alpine CDA-9805.<a href="http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_12963_Alpine_CDA-9805.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_12963_Alpine_CDA-9805.aspx</a>HEAD UNITThe opening in the dash is for a double DIN.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need NAV or DVD.&nbsp; I need i-pod , but I want it to be built in and to plug into the back.&nbsp; I want to keep it a CD player and not just media with a changer. I&#039;d like to have Blue Tooth, but it is not mandatory. RDS would be nice. I want 3 sets of high voltage preouts, so I can add another amp/speakers if I have to.&nbsp; Built in crossovers and an EQ are required.&nbsp; The Alpine sounds good, especially the imprint sound processor, but it&#039;s $300 then you add imprint and bluetooth for another $300.&nbsp; Too much.&nbsp; The Eclipse 5030 looks ok, I love my old 5302.&nbsp; The JVC Arsenal line appear to be decent, but none of the single DIN stuff has all of the features I want.&nbsp; The Kenwood 693 or 993 would work, but can&#039;t decide.&nbsp; What else is out there?FRONT STAGEThe doors take a 6.5&quot;/6.75&quot; speaker.&nbsp; I think because mine is a base model the door panels do not have provisions for a tweet.&nbsp; I&#039;ll probably have to surface mount one, or get a coax/point source setup.&nbsp; I listen to mainly metal and classic rock.&nbsp; I do however dig out the old school rap and techno.&nbsp; A bass CD or 2 has been known to be played LOL. So, I need tight and powerful midbass.&nbsp; The small ID&#039;s I have now do not provide what I want.&nbsp; Would the CSX62&#039;s do the trick?&nbsp; What are your suggestions with the width and length of a reg cab truck and the low power I&#039;m running?I found this sub box on the internet.&nbsp; Not many prefab boxes for later reg cabs. I&#039;ll get mine with the SIERRA on it.<a href="http://www.subthump.com/gmre.htm" target="_blank">http://www.subthump.com/gmre.htm</a>I really don&#039;t want to spend much more than $1500 for the HU, comps, box, power distribution and interconnects.I&#039;m open to everyones suggestions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slow Ride, post: 6519316, member: 617286"] OK, I picked up a new daily driver. It is an '05 GMC Sierra 1500 regular cab base model. Manual everything with rubber floors!!! The door speakers do not work, I don't know if it's the speakers or the head unit. Either way I'm replacing both. All of the stereo shops around here ****!!! I went around to them and most did not even talk to me, I walked out of 5 of them after 20-30 minutes, because all I got was the "someone will be right with you sir". Actually Best Buy and American were the only places I got any help, and then I was explaining how stuff worked and schooling the kids on car audio. Here is my situation. I used to be into auto sound pretty hardcore, but got sick of it in the late '90's when it got to be less about the sound/install and more about how many TV's and other crap you could put in your ride. I sold pretty much everything I had. I know - STUPID!!! What I wouldn't give to have my numerous 225HCCA and 250HCCA amps, the Series 1 and 2 Orion 10" and 12" DVC subs, the Coustic XM-5e crossover, PPI 30 band 1/3 octave EQ's, Fultron Aria mids/tweets, OZ comps and all the other stuff. The only things I have left from those days is an old Eclipse 5302 head unit and some PG interconnects. I lost a awesome set of Eclipse 6.5" point source components when my wife traded in her car without telling me. About 7 years ago I had a BMW that I did a crappy little system in. I have that stuff too. The speakers are Image Dynamics CXS52 2 ohm 5.25" components that I have set up as point source. [URL="http://www.imagedynamicsstore.com/idstore/image-dynamics-cxs52-component-system-p-124.html"]http://www.imagedynamicsstore.com/idstore/image-dynamics-cxs52-component-system-p-124.html[/URL] The subs are a pair of 10" Memphis 15-PR104's. The amps are a Memphis 16-ST100 for the highs(2 x 50 @ 4 ohms/2 x 75 @ 2 ohms) and a Memphis 16-ST250D for the subs(125 x 1 @ 4 ohms and 250 x 1 @ 2 ohms) I also have an older Alpine CDA-9805. [URL="http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_12963_Alpine_CDA-9805.aspx"]http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_12963_Alpine_CDA-9805.aspx[/URL] HEAD UNIT The opening in the dash is for a double DIN. I don't need NAV or DVD. I need i-pod , but I want it to be built in and to plug into the back. I want to keep it a CD player and not just media with a changer. I'd like to have Blue Tooth, but it is not mandatory. RDS would be nice. I want 3 sets of high voltage preouts, so I can add another amp/speakers if I have to. Built in crossovers and an EQ are required. The Alpine sounds good, especially the imprint sound processor, but it's $300 then you add imprint and bluetooth for another $300. Too much. The Eclipse 5030 looks ok, I love my old 5302. The JVC Arsenal line appear to be decent, but none of the single DIN stuff has all of the features I want. The Kenwood 693 or 993 would work, but can't decide. What else is out there? FRONT STAGE The doors take a 6.5"/6.75" speaker. I think because mine is a base model the door panels do not have provisions for a tweet. I'll probably have to surface mount one, or get a coax/point source setup. I listen to mainly metal and classic rock. I do however dig out the old school rap and techno. A bass CD or 2 has been known to be played LOL. So, I need tight and powerful midbass. The small ID's I have now do not provide what I want. Would the CSX62's do the trick? What are your suggestions with the width and length of a reg cab truck and the low power I'm running? I found this sub box on the internet. Not many prefab boxes for later reg cabs. I'll get mine with the SIERRA on it. [URL="http://www.subthump.com/gmre.htm"]http://www.subthump.com/gmre.htm[/URL] I really don't want to spend much more than $1500 for the HU, comps, box, power distribution and interconnects. I'm open to everyones suggestions. [/QUOTE]

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