Accurate sound reproduction, minimum requirements?

I will upgrade my H/U later on, since mine only has single RCA Preouts.

I have a 12" sub and Amp combo already that I plan on keeping, see my signature for details.

I'm looking for a decent quality component set and an amp to run it. I personally like crisp highs as I listen to a lot of rap and enjoy it when the crispness pierces the bass, so I would prefer either a "softer titanium" or a "harsher silk" tweeter. Midbass needs too be good but I don't need it to be crazy. They will be mounted in custom kick panels, so mounting depth is not an issue, as I will adjust the kicks accordingly.

I would also like a decent EQ, half din to fit with my deck.

The amp just needs to be of appropriate power for whatever components I run. I run a Hifonics amp now, so I wouldn't mind getting two of the same brand if the value is there.

Head unit just needs dual RCA preouts, one for sub, one for component amp. I don't need an LCD or anything like that. Not really sure what to look for in a deck, as I won't be using too many of the features anyhow. However, MP3 would be nice.

Thanks for your time.

I'd like to keep the components, amp, eq, and H/U under $700 Under $500 would be ideal if there is a nice value setup out there.

Since H/U doesn't matter as much to me as some people, if you know of an EQ that matches a certain H/U nicely (they will be mounted basically together), or of a really nice H/U that has EQ capabilities, then that would be ideal.

T.J.

Sorry, let me clarify:

I have the sub and sub amp

The only items I need are:

H/U

EQ

Comp

Comp AMP

Requirements:

Comp set needs to be a 6.5 or 6.75 set

EQ + H/U Can't be bigger than 1.5 din. Unless I go with a trunk mounted EQ.

Thanks.

T.J.

I came up with $700 just doing a rough estimate, that's not an actual budget. I was figuring:

H/U $300

EQ $100

Comp $200

Comp Amp $100

Those can be adjusted if need be, I'm not picky on price, I'm taking my time with the install, and I have patience to wait around for deals, or to simply wait for more money if it will create noticable gains. Thanks again.

T.J.

Thanks for the suggestions. The alpine unit seems nice, it almost seems to have too much power. Kind of wierd I guess, since I won't really be using any of it.

Thanks for the input, it looks like a real nice H/U.

Thanks for all of your help. I've changed my mind around a bit, so taking what everyone said into consideration, I can probably save money buy purchasing a better H/U with an EQ, and spend the money I save on an amp. Plus, it sounds like since I am working on this project slowly, that will work better anyhow, since I can get the H/U first, the comps next, and the amp last, since a nice H/U will have a semi-decent amount of power for the comps.

I will probably go with the alpine H/U, and just use a mounting kit.

I also decided that my kicks will be too cumbersome to make, and too obstructed for good sound, so I am switching to component drivers in the front doors, and the component tweeters in the A-pillars.

I will look into what mounting depths I am restricted to later on today.

One question about mounting in the doors... What is the best way to shield the rear of the speaker from the door? Just use, say, second skin? Or should I fabricate some sort of box type enclosure? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

T.J.

Another quick question that might be dumb... but can you bridge the L-front/rear and the R-front/rear channels on a deck? In affect to get close to 50w rms?

Not sure if that would work too well, just curious. Thanks.

T.J.