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I want to get a new stereo and speakers for the Lexy but don't know what to look for. I know I don't want a hidden cd changer. I have one in the trunk now and I've never used it in all the years I've had the car. What are some in dash stereo brands to consider, and what ones should I avoid? Same with amp and speakers. I don't care about radio, there are no radio stations I listen to anyway. Its gotta be mp3 player friendly. Do I need to worry about some high school fuck up installing this in my car? I've penciled in about $1500-$2000, am I even in the right ballpark?
 
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I don't really need the trunk for anything, I have another vehicle if I need space for something.

Definitely will be having someone else do it.
 
I think my stock Bose work just fine! Sorry no help here.
 
Pioneer Premier, Alpine, Panasonic...all their higher end models provide clear, crisp sound. These models also will give you plenty of EQ and tuning options. For MP3 ready just get one with an front aux input. Aside from all the regular stuff, amps, wiring kits, speakers, harnesses, sub, box...you might need an amp bypass kit. That price range sounds accurate. Buy all the stuff on ebay and have your local car stereo place install it...make sure they're certified.
 
PuddleMonkey said:
They'll do installs even if I don't buy it from them?
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they did when i worked at best buy in high school

call 'em up u pussy
 
Ooooohhhhhhhhhh, and there's a Best Buy a quarter mile from where I live. If they take awhile for installation I could just walk home.
 
They'll do the work even if you don't buy from them, just at a higher rate than 'normal'.

Head units to look at are Pioneer, Eclipse, Denon, Kenwood. I've seen some nice Panasonics too. Alpines latest stuff is a disappointment.

What exactly are you looking for out of this system, clean and clear sound? Lots of midbass? Hair-vibrating bass? It's hard to give you recommendations without knowing this.

Is you're local shop capable of installing/fabricating kick panels? Are you willing to pay for such custom work if you were to buy a 3-way component set for your front stage?

You said trunk space isn't needed, so in that case I would definitely recommend a ported box.

Are you planning on keeping the stock battery and alternator in place? Because that will limit the amount of power we can run without causing dimming and other more serious issues.
 
taekwondokid said:
Head units to look at are Pioneer, Eclipse, Denon, Kenwood. I've seen some nice Panasonics too. Alpines latest stuff is a disappointment.
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I looked at decks today, saw a Kenwood that was pretty cool. Not many of the Alpines impressed me, although one that was $300 was nice. The Panasonic name just annoys me so I didn't pay any attention to those.

taekwondokid said:
What exactly are you looking for out of this system, clean and clear sound? Lots of midbass? Hair-vibrating bass? It's hard to give you recommendations without knowing this.
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None of what I listen to is really all that clean or clear to start with. Mid will be pretty important. No need for a ton of bass, I'm not looking to annoy people 3 blocks away.

taekwondokid said:
Is you're local shop capable of installing/fabricating kick panels? Are you willing to pay for such custom work if you were to buy a 3-way component set for your front stage?
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Not sure what 3-way component and front stage are. You meant the front 4 speakers? There are a ton of stereo places around here, I'm sure some do custom work. Within 1 mile of where I work there is a Car Stereo City, Stereo King, Car Toys, Circuit City, and Best Buy.

taekwondokid said:
You said trunk space isn't needed, so in that case I would definitely recommend a ported box.
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Cool, something like 2 10"?


taekwondokid said:
Are you planning on keeping the stock battery and alternator in place? Because that will limit the amount of power we can run without causing dimming and other more serious issues.
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Crap, I just got a new battery a month ago. Its huge though, one of the biggest they make for cars. Not sure I want to fuck with my battery and alternator.
 
Depending on if you need Bluetooth or not, here are a few real nice HU's:
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3-way component simply means three speakers per front door; a midbass, midrange, and tweeter. Instead of the typical 2-way system that usually has a 6.5" speaker doing double duty as a midbass and midrange driver, and the tweeter taking care of the highs.

Find out if you're local stereo shops do fiberglass work, and definitely see if they have example pics from previous customers or a demo vehicle. If they don't I wouldn't recommend you do this yourself since your a car audio newb (no offense).

Which, in that case, we'll stick with a regular two-way system. I can't really start to recommend any speakers unless you tell me what speaker's you've heard and liked. So hit up the local shops, listen to some speakers and note whether they have a silk dome tweeter or a metal dome tweeter. Metal dome tweeters are more vibrant and very clear, but some people prefer silk domes because they find metal-dome tweets harsh.

Yea, something like two 10's will work. If all you need is a little bump to keep up with the front speakers you probably only need one nice 10 or 12" sub.

What kind of trunk setup are you looking to do? Just a regular box tucked in the back with the amps screwed into it, or something more custom with a false floor with the amps showing thru plexiglass?

Since we're not going for a all-out SPL hearing you from three blocks away type of deal don't worry about the batt/alt. The stock units will do fine.

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Oh, and I need to know the mounting depth we have to work with for the front speakers. That will have a big difference with what front speakers I can recommend.

I've penciled in about $1500-$2000, am I even in the right ballpark?
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This system is going to be sick with that budget.

Anyway, here are some speakers I would recommend, some may not fit depending on the mounting depth we have to work with.

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1236
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1078
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3945
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4985
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=4630

One other option not on that site is the new Rainbow Audio SLC265's, they upgraded the mid and crossover and replaced the old tweeter with the CAL25 (one of the smoothest tweeters out there, highly recommended by many people). It hasn't come out yet, my Rainbow rep said they'll be in the states sometime in the next week or two. Price should be around $230-250 I'm guessing. If you head over to Maxima.org, they have a group deal going for $220 shipped once they get 10 people on the list and they have like 7 or 8 right now.

Do you want/need to run amps from the same company, for aesthetic purposes? Or do you not care if they are from different companies?
 
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Do you want/need to run amps from the same company, for aesthetic purposes? Or do you not care if they are from different companies?
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Don't care if the amp matches anything brand wise.

Do I need to rewire everything, or will the wires already running into the door and rear speakers do just fine?
 
I HAVE ALPINE PLAYER
JL AUDIO SUB
ROCKFORD FOSGATE AMPS
Love them all
I'm a real Alpine Fan, had many over the years.

PuddleMonkey said:
I want to get a new stereo and speakers for the Lexy but don't know what to look for. I know I don't want a hidden cd changer. I have one in the trunk now and I've never used it in all the years I've had the car. What are some in dash stereo brands to consider, and what ones should I avoid? Same with amp and speakers. I don't care about radio, there are no radio stations I listen to anyway. Its gotta be mp3 player friendly. Do I need to worry about some high school fuck up installing this in my car? I've penciled in about $1500-$2000, am I even in the right ballpark?
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I had 2 x 12" no-name subs then upgrded to an expensive JL sub 1 x 12"

that single 12" fuggin rocks my truck so spend the money on good names and good installation.

fuck that no name shit
 
heavy_duty said:
I had 2 x 12" no-name subs then upgrded to an expensive JL sub 1 x 12"

that single 12" fuggin rocks my truck so spend the money on good names and good installation.

fuck that no name shit
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Where did I list any "no name shit" in any of my responses in this thread?

The Phoenix Gold Ti's are Morel Elates that are rebadged.

Boston Acoustics and Pioneer are big name companies.

Image Dynamics has been around forever and is heavily used by people that enter SQ (sound quality) competitions.

So where exactly am I listing no name shit? JL makes good equipment, hell I have two 10W3's in the garage right now, I'm not biased against them, but they're not the end-all-be-all like some people make them out to be.

PuddleMonkey said:
Don't care if the amp matches anything brand wise.

Do I need to rewire everything, or will the wires already running into the door and rear speakers do just fine?
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Depends, what gauge wiring is in there right now? If you decide to go with the PG Ti6 Elites we're gonna put a big amp on them, they can take up to 450wrms a side without problems, in which case I don't think stock wiring will be enough. If we go with one of the other sets and throw 150-200w at them stock wiring should be fine. Stock wiring for the rears will be good enough either way, you only need some coaxial speakers in the rear running off of the head unit (~22wrms).
 
lol yea Nakamichi probably. That doesn't clue me in to the size of the wiring though. You don't know any Lexus forums that would have that info in a sticky maybe? Since the shop is doing all this you might as well buy a spool of wiring for them to run through the car, better safe than sorry.

As far as a wiring kit for the amps, I really like the Knukonceptz kits. You can find them on their site or on their eBay store. A 4awg kit should be like $35. You don't need the 1/0 kit since you won't be running that much power.
 
I totally forgot about the lexus owners forum I'm registered to. That should have the wiring info, I'll see if I can find it. Its in my favs at home but I'm at work.
 
Alright, just check that out later. It'll save you a bit of money if you don't have to run a new spool of speaker wiring.

Any preferences as far as number of subs and sizes? How many inches of clearance do you have from trunk floor to the rear deck/speakers, i.e. how tall of a box can we fit in there?
 
My brother has one really nice 10" sub under his seat and it sounds pretty sweet. I don't think I need 12"s, but I wouldn't object to a couple 10"s. not sure I can get away with just one 10" if its in the trunk. Its fairly deep, I'll have to measure to get exacts, I'm not finding the forum I was looking for.
 
PuddleMonkey said:
I want to get a new stereo and speakers for the Lexy but don't know what to look for. I know I don't want a hidden cd changer. I have one in the trunk now and I've never used it in all the years I've had the car. What are some in dash stereo brands to consider, and what ones should I avoid? Same with amp and speakers. I don't care about radio, there are no radio stations I listen to anyway. Its gotta be mp3 player friendly. Do I need to worry about some high school fuck up installing this in my car? I've penciled in about $1500-$2000, am I even in the right ballpark?
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My best bud does marine and car installations for a living. He swears by a brand named FOCAL. He says they are durable and extremely high end speakers. I have 4 6x9's in my truck and it screams at 140decibals. Which in a truck is crazy loud. He got 2nd at a world competition in KC. He has a trophy that is 6' tall. He was only 19 at the time. I spent 1500 but thats cost only, so probably about 2500 in value. Diamond audio is also good, he still preffers focal over diamond.
 
Focal does make very nice high-end gear, but they are also known for their harsh tweeters, which is mostly install-dependent, but since OP is having a local shop install the gear I know they won't bother spending a couple dozen hours finding the perfect install location for the tweets and than tuning them with the equalizer to get them to sound clear and to tune out the "harshness".

And yea Diamond is also good, I wouldn't consider it high-end, but definitely better than mainstream gear you see at local shops and Best Buy.

4 6x9s at 140dB would make you lose a lot of your hearing very quickly. You sure you hit that off the 6x9s?! I'm assuming you had them doing sub duty (<80Hz) because at higher frequencies I'm not sure a human ear can take 140dB at say like 10000Hz without hurting the eardrum real bad.
 
PuddleMonkey said:
My brother has one really nice 10" sub under his seat and it sounds pretty sweet. I don't think I need 12"s, but I wouldn't object to a couple 10"s. not sure I can get away with just one 10" if its in the trunk. Its fairly deep, I'll have to measure to get exacts, I'm not finding the forum I was looking for.
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So you want a pair of subs than? If we're not going with SPL you might be better off spending money on say a single 12" instead of two lower-end 10's. It all depends on the budget I guess. I'll be back on tomorrow to drop in.

You gonna stop by a shop and listen to some speakers

Any preferences as far as amp brands? I was thinking of maybe recommending the Alpine PDX line, depending on trunk space. If space is an issue their small footprint really comes in handy. I also really like Soundstream, never failed me in the past, although some people find the spider logo on the amps ricey.
 
man, not sure anyone's said it, but a 4 channel amp driving your speakers will sound a lot better than just letting the head unit doing it. I don't know your setup well, but I had a 1032 watt tested 4 channel (175 watt RMS) driving my components up front, 6x9s in the back for fill and it rocked my jeep like mad. I had 2 shallow air 12'' subs in a sealed box I built by hand and ran it off of a 2x300 amp bridged down to mono. I ran a pioneer premier 860 head unit, had a custom 185amp alternator, and 2 tractor batteries. I'm not a big fan off bass only, mine blasted old zep as well as it would play any (c)rap...

Of any speakers I've ever demoed for components for front speakers FOCAL's mid range ones, I think they were K2's or something sounded better than anything else I ever tried. I never did justify the cost.

EBAY is where I got all my wiring kits, usually for a lot less than buying a kit from a shop, and the wiring never failed me. I did upgrade to a 150 amp breaker instead of fuse for my 4 channel amplifier...
 
I hope the kid I talked to isn't typical of stereo people. He looked about 18, maybe 19, and of course he's an expert on everything I want (before even asking me what I want). He couldn't get it through his head that I didn't want a navigation system built in to the radio. I don't want a navigation system AT ALL! He kept trying to get me to consider it even though he had no reason to back it up as to why it would benefit ME. I couldn't tell you how many times he would just repeat, "but it would look so cool". And that wasn't even the worst part. I did a little research on what I have in the car now speaker wise before going in. He looked in the car when I got there to see what I was dealing with. Even after physically looking at my car and speakers he tried to sell me the wrong size speakers for the front doors. I let he go on about these incorrect Focal speakers for about 10 minutes and then I filled him in. Of course, he assured me I was mistaken about the door speakers. He then goes over to the computer to look it up and show me. He was wrong. Did he admit to his mistake? Of course not, he just said, "thats weird", "really weird". I'll probably try another place next week and see what happens. The trip wasn't a complete waste though, I did find a stereo I like. Its one of the nicer Kenwoods. And I kinda liked one of the Alpines too. Speaker wise the Boston Acoustics sounded killer.
 
PuddleMonkey said:
I hope the kid I talked to isn't typical of stereo people. He looked about 18, maybe 19, and of course he's an expert on everything I want (before even asking me what I want). He couldn't get it through his head that I didn't want a navigation system built in to the radio. I don't want a navigation system AT ALL! He kept trying to get me to consider it even though he had no reason to back it up as to why it would benefit ME. I couldn't tell you how many times he would just repeat, "but it would look so cool". And that wasn't even the worst part. I did a little research on what I have in the car now speaker wise before going in. He looked in the car when I got there to see what I was dealing with. Even after physically looking at my car and speakers he tried to sell me the wrong size speakers for the front doors. I let he go on about these incorrect Focal speakers for about 10 minutes and then I filled him in. Of course, he assured me I was mistaken about the door speakers. He then goes over to the computer to look it up and show me. He was wrong. Did he admit to his mistake? Of course not, he just said, "thats weird", "really weird". I'll probably try another place next week and see what happens. The trip wasn't a complete waste though, I did find a stereo I like. Its one of the nicer Kenwoods. And I kinda liked one of the Alpines too. Speaker wise the Boston Acoustics sounded killer.
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lol don't let it surprise you man, that's typical of most people in car audio shops, and not just the younger employees. One guy tried convincing my friend that Memphis was the best gear out and it was revolutionary and had amazing SQ, etc. Memphis isn't bad but he was talking it up like it was fucking pure gold in the amps.

Which Bostons did you listen to? Pro60's?
 
My old Kicker Solo Barics where the best subs I ever bought (the square subs), very clear and deep bass.. Now I got Rockford Fosgate 12" P3's, not quite as good but still ridiculous.


Car audio all comes down to quality brand name... like HD said u really can get on 10" that will blow your hair back but its gunna cost a nice penny
 
heavy_duty said:
Go to a place that has been in business for at least 10 years then only deal with the owner.
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Haha shit the guy I mentioned was the owner and they've been in business there for like 20+ years.

One guy tried convincing my friend that Memphis was the best gear out and it was revolutionary and had amazing SQ, etc. Memphis isn't bad but he was talking it up like it was fucking pure gold in the amps.
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borris said:
My old Kicker Solo Barics where the best subs I ever bought (the square subs), very clear and deep bass.. Now I got Rockford Fosgate 12" P3's, not quite as good but still ridiculous.


Car audio all comes down to quality brand name... like HD said u really can get on 10" that will blow your hair back but its gunna cost a nice penny
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Have you heard something like an IDMAX or JL's W6? It kind of surprises me someone would call an L5/L7 a clear sounding sub.

Quality brand name....brand name comes down to marketing, like how Bose has the general public fooled into thinking it's high-end but any home audio enthusiast will laugh in a salesman's face if they try and tell them that. And Alpine Type R's are the shit and Sony Xplod's are good subs for the money. :rolleyes:
 
I think its the blue buttons that suck me in. Same damn buttons they had 20 years ago lol.


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taekwondokid said:
Have you heard something like an IDMAX or JL's W6? It kind of surprises me someone would call an L5/L7 a clear sounding sub.

Quality brand name....brand name comes down to marketing, like how Bose has the general public fooled into thinking it's high-end but any home audio enthusiast will laugh in a salesman's face if they try and tell them that. And Alpine Type R's are the shit and Sony Xplod's are good subs for the money. :rolleyes:
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Well first off Sony and Bose make wack car audio in the first place, anybody that knows a little about car audio knows that home theatres and electronic brands like Sony/Panasonic/JVS/Pioneer don't compete in the car audio market to begin with.. So if they go to best buy to buy Sony Explodes because it's the first thing they see on the shelf then that's their fault.

My Kicker subs where clear and deep as fuck, I had em in my old car hooked up to a 1000 watt kicker amp, 2 6x9 alpines hooked to a alpine amp and a mtx crossover.... That shit blew my hair back almost to a point were it was too loud and I was used to loud music at the time bartending at a club... When I would smoke in the car you could see the smoke in the air vibrate and ripple to the bass. Spent about $2400 alone on audio for that car and it was well worth it.... If I were to buy the Solo X's that would put me at $800 a sub which is just ridiculous. And for some reason I don't think PuddleMonkey is bumpin 3-6 mafia down the street at 90% of the volume up. sooooooo, I wouldn't really recommend him wasting his money on that much bass


if you got $3000-$5000 to drop on a system go with one of these

Hifonics "XX Series"
JBL "JBL/Crown Series"
Kicker "Solo X"
Autotek "MM Series"
Pioneer TS-W5000SPL
Cerwin Vega "Stroker"
Alpine F1
MTX RFL


if u don't have that much then it's fine because you can still buy good speakers/headunit package for under $1500
 
I have been a fan of Pioneer CD/MP3 players. I have a Pioneer Premier DEH-860-MP, has all the right controls (13-band equalizer, crossover freqency filters for front - rear - subwoofer seperated so I can tweak each one). I have Alpine Type-R 5.25" Components in the front and Type-s 6X9's in the back that are ran off a 10 year old Clarion 500watt 4-channel amp that is a beast.

JL Audio 500.1 amp running 2 12" Rockford Power T1's.

JL amps are awesome IMO. Rockford is overrated and not as good as they once were but I have been using them for years and they have always been good to me.
I am always impressed on how well JL subs sound, You can pry throw a single JLw3 12" in and have it sound awesome.

Not a big fan of Kicker and their square subs, there are the most subs that I have seen that have been ceased or blown.

Depending on how much wattage you want to run to your subs, if you want to get the most out of your amp make sure the subwoofer cone is lightweight and moves the easiest as well as having a decent surround.

My Caddy has lots of sound deadening materials between the trunk and the rest of the car, so I had to bump up my wattage and will eventually make a bit bigger box and port it.
 
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borris, I'm not even gonna bother. The simple fact that you listed Alpine F1 Status and Cerwin Vega's Stroker in the same list is enough for anyone somewhat informed to know you don't know the first thing you're talking about when it comes to car audio.

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What can you tell me about Morel speakers? Multiple people have told me they rawk.
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The Phoenix Gold's I linked you to are Morels. And yea they do rock. Going to need a strong amp if you want to get the most out of them, and definitely sound deaden the doors.

Got a preliminary list of choices yet?
 
I'm sold on the Morels for the (two component I guess its called?) front door speakers. Still liking that Alpine deck for whatever reason. I need to decide if I want one badass amp to run everything or two different amps (one for the sub and another for everything else). I'm going to do one 12" sub in the trunk, just need to decide which brand. And I think the Boston Acoustic 6.5s for the back speakers.
 
Two-way, not two component. Are the preouts on the Alpine 2v or 4v? If you're getting the Morels for the front I doubt you can get away with just one amp. They really like and can take a lot of power, and it'll be hard to find a four-channel amp that'll power them and the sub that won't be very expensive.

One 12 than. Sealed or ported box?

PS Did you have that 3mil karma before?! I think maybe I'll just stalk you in karma bookie threads from now on if I start gambling.
 
taekwondokid said:
Two-way, not two component. Are the preouts on the Alpine 2v or 4v? If you're getting the Morels for the front I doubt you can get away with just one amp. They really like and can take a lot of power, and it'll be hard to find a four-channel amp that'll power them and the sub that won't be very expensive.

One 12 than. Sealed or ported box?

PS Did you have that 3mil karma before?! I think maybe I'll just stalk you in karma bookie threads from now on if I start gambling.
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Not sure, it says:
CEA-2006 Power Rating ([email protected] V =1% THD+N), S/N 80dBA (Ref: 1W into 4Ohm): 16W x 4
Max Power Output: 45W x 4

As for sealed or ported box... I think ported, if that means it just gets put into a box and then goes into my trunk.

I won a couple big games yesterday, plus my k bond finally matured.
 
LMAO there is more than a few things I see in that list that need to be changed, if that is where your car audio knowledge comes from, well, I rest my case.

What you failed to realized since you all did was copy and paste the "Competition" gear from that list is that you can't group all of those into one category. They serve different purposes.

You shouldn't be linking people who don't know car audio to that list, because an unsuspecting consumer will say oh okay thats the best stuff and he'll be pissed cause he bought a Solo X or Stroker and they will sound horrible. Rainbow Audio/Alpine F1 shouldn't be in the same list as Atomic/DD regardless if it is under an arbitrary label such as "competition."
 
Looked it up for you, the 9885 has
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. That's good, was hoping it wouldn't be 2v cause that would be funny, never seen anyone pair up nice ass Morels on a 2v preout.
 
So, so far we've got:

Alpine 9885 - $250
PG Ti6 Come Elite (Morel Elate) - $300

What rear speakers you gonna run? Just need some cheap coaxes to fade down.

Looked at any amps yet? A few you might wanna check out for the Morels:

Autotek MM 100.4 (300w x 2 @4ohm)
Kicker 06ZX650.4 (325w x 2)
Soundstream PCA2.760 (220w x 2)

Sub?
 
borris said:
Sorry Puddlemonkey, I guess I shouldn't of voiced my opinion... I didn't mean to take away Karatekids shine. lmao


http://slumz.boxden.com/showthread.php?t=419293
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LOL me too. I been fucking with car audio for 26 fuggin years but I dont want to steal anybody's thunder.

Fuck I have had more shit stolen out of my cars and vans than most people have ever even bought.

here's one that will get somebody going :)

Puddlemonkey just fill your ride with a total Mac system http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/
 
heavy_duty said:
LOL me too. I been fucking with car audio for 26 fuggin years but I dont want to steal anybody's thunder.

Fuck I have had more shit stolen out of my cars and vans than most people have ever even bought.

here's one that will get somebody going :)

Puddlemonkey just fill your ride with a total Mac system http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/
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I have always heard and read good stuff about the mac stuff but never heard or seen it.
They have some kick ass home theatre stuff too.
How much do they run?
 
Big money that mac home stuff man. My Dad has some that still rawks and he got it in the 1970's.

I have only seen 2 or 3 cars totally done with mcintosh, we have a couple dealers here in Toronto.
 
taekwondokid said:
So, so far we've got:

Alpine 9885 - $250
PG Ti6 Come Elite (Morel Elate) - $300

What rear speakers you gonna run? Just need some cheap coaxes to fade down.

Looked at any amps yet? A few you might wanna check out for the Morels:

Autotek MM 100.4 (300w x 2 @4ohm)
Kicker 06ZX650.4 (325w x 2)
Soundstream PCA2.760 (220w x 2)

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I'm gonna be stuck paying whatever they charge for the stuff since they'll be the ones putting it in. The deck is $250, which is cool because Car Toys and Best Buy both sell it for $300. The Morels unfortunately are a little more than $300, if I remember correctly they were $339 or something. The rear I was thinking the Boston Acoustics. I think those were in the $300 range too. I should be running two amps, I looked at Kicker and Rockford Fosgate, I don't recall the price on either. Gonna go listen to subs again tomorrow, I'm pretty sure I just want one 12" though.
 
Apparently they don't make a kit for my car? I've been told that at 3 places I went. I asked why and was told because not enough people replace the system in Lexus for them to justify mass producing one. But not a big deal, I just have to pay for a custom kit to be done.
 
Spending $300 on rear speakers is a waste IMO, at least with a tighter budget. If you have money left over after everything else I guess if you really want them spend the money, but with the rears faded down what's the point of having $300 coaxials in the back?
 
taekwondokid said:
Spending $300 on rear speakers is a waste IMO, at least with a tighter budget. If you have money left over after everything else I guess if you really want them spend the money, but with the rears faded down what's the point of having $300 coaxials in the back?
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That is true, with the front 4 speakers I can't even hear what the fuck is going on in the rear two speakers.
 
Some times I like to replace 1 component at a time to truly appreciate the sound.
I did that with a truck I had and might do it with my wife's little 4x4.
Replace the CD player first, then speakers a month later then add amp and sub a month or 2 after that.

It is amazing the results when you replace that GM player with an Alpine
 
PuddleMonkey said:
Apparently they don't make a kit for my car? I've been told that at 3 places I went. I asked why and was told because not enough people replace the system in Lexus for them to justify mass producing one. But not a big deal, I just have to pay for a custom kit to be done.
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Don't beleive them. There is a dash kit made for your car, it is just that the shops can't get them. I went to 5 different shops looking for a kit for my car, no one could find one. I spent a few minutes on a cadillac forum, found one for $20 that fit PERFECT.

Don't pay for them to custom make one, cuz your dash is not of the "norm" is shape or size would be my guess. If it was anything like my dash then it would take them quite a while to make a decent looking dash kit and that means lots unnecessary $, since they pry charge a bit more for fabrication.

BTW - What year and model is your car?
 
I don't care if I get flamed for this but here goes. I went back and read some of PM's first few posts in this thread so here goes:

DO NOT replace the stock speakers in your car right now!
Buy a new Alpine CD/MP3 Player let that player drive your stock speakers. then get a Rockford Amp to drive a JL sub 12".

See how you like that sound before spending any more money.
 
heavy_duty said:
I don't care if I get flamed for this but here goes. I went back and read some of PM's first few posts in this thread so here goes:

DO NOT replace the stock speakers in your car right now!
Buy a new Alpine CD/MP3 Player let that player drive your stock speakers. then get a Rockford Amp to drive a JL sub 12".

See how you like that sound before spending any more money.
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good point
 
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