Hey Car Stereo members, soon I will be purchasing an entire car stereo system from Online Car Stereo, once I have received the system I will have it installed by Best Buy. I have came here today asking for advice/feedback for my upcoming system. Do note I am driving a 2000 Chevy Blazer S-10. Here is the equipment I will be purchasing: Deck: Alpine CDE-100 Mp3 CD Player (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_25237_Alpine_CDE-100.aspx) Dash Kit: Metra 99-3043G (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_22538_Metra_Electronics_99-3043G.aspx) Speakers(Front): Alpine SPS 609 (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_18866_Alpine_SPS-609.aspx) Speakers(Back): Alpine SPS 406 (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_18868_Alpine_SPS-406.aspx) Amp: Soundstorm EV4.2000W (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_24637_SoundStorm_EV42000.aspx) Subwoofer: Sony XS-L120B5D (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/r_18770_Sony_XS-L120B5D.aspx) What do you guys think? Any suggestions/advice?
Pedro is right, get something different for the amp and subs. You are only showing a 4 channel amp, what are you planning to use to power the subs? Dont confuse Soundstorm (swapmeet stuff) with Soundstream (good quality).
i like that you went with alpine, that deck is there entry level stuff. but w\e its alpine so i cant argue. if you want cheap power, get this MA audio 4 channel. i think it might be right up your aly http://thedeepdiscount.amazonwebsto...froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle and for your usb http://www.thedeepdiscount.com/p-23...urce=googlebase&utm_medium=comparsionshopping these amps aren't very clean power, but they're better than junk powerl ike the ones your looking at. and i'd never put anything sony in my car, especily a sub or deck. for a sub, stick with MA and match it up with something. http://www.thedeepdiscount.com/p-20...12-car-sub-2-ohm-dvc-subwoofer-1500w-rms.aspx think you would be happy with that stuff and not break your wallet. oh and unless you chnage your speakers you'll want your gains on that MA 4 channel set pretty low to now put to much on them. it says 200 rms but its really more like 120.
I to like everything except your sub and amp choice. What are you looking for from your system? And what do you want to spend on the amp and sub?
Around $500 for the Sub and Amp is my price range, Im looking for a quality sound system without breaking my wallet. Alright, after looking through the site a bit I chose new a new Amp and Subwoofer, here is what I came up with. Subwoofer: Kicker (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_23277_Kicker_07DC104.aspx) Amp: Boss Audio (http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p_25323_Boss_Audio_NX25004.aspx) What do you think?
Boss is still not that good. Can you build your own box? If you can it will open up many more options.
yeah, you need more research on brands to find out whos good and whos not, alota stuff will look good out there that is garbage. they'll ciam 2000 watts for under 100$ or 150$ its going to be junk :|
Everything else looks good to me I just cant find a good Amp, I want something that will throw enough power for the subs and speakers. Any advice?
always go good with amps. you never want cheap power, at least thats how i roll but i roll big on everything. let me have a look around see if i cant find ya some nice amps, i take it you didnt much like the MA audio ones? also, dont buy it all form one site you'll never pull it off. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_11795_Kenwood+KAC-9104D.html that amp will do ya nice, you can find it probobly for around 150 somwhere, and it's nice decent power, i had one for a bit, its rated at 900+ at 1 ohm, and its 1 ohm stable, it's a very nice unit for the price. and something like the KAC-8405 or the KAC-8404, the 8404 is about 50 watts rms, and for another 50$ you can get 60 watts rms per channel, and its kenwood so you know it'll be decent, and it's good price range, 200$ for the 8405, and 150 for the 8404.
I actually like that amp, is that site trust worthy? I didnt quite understand why you dont want me to purchase everything from one site, Online Car Stereo seems to have unbeatable prices.
Yeah sonicelectronix is a very reputable site, OCS is too. If you want to cheap, legit power also look into the Power Acoustick BAMF Series, the 20001D would be great for you.
Is one channel enough? I need to power six speakers as well. Im not exactly sure what the multi-channels are, could you help explain?
No, I posted an amp just for the sub. I was supposing you'd want a 2 amp setup. A multichannel amp is one that has at least 2 channels that are set to run full range speakers and a separate, dedicated channel for the sub. They usually come in a 2 + 1, or 4 + 1 configuration where the 2 or 4 is the number of channels for full range and the 1 is the sub channel. If you want to go that route the PDX.5 would work perfect for you with the Kicker setup but may be a bit over your budget, also the PowerBass ASA 1100.5x would work really well. If you want to stick with the Kicker theme they also have a multichannel that would work, but they are back ordered at sonicelectronix. If you go the multi route then just wire each speaker to it's own channel and you'll be set. Some people don't like going with multi but I like to stand out and be different, I say go for it. It consolidates everything you need into one package so you don't have two runs of power wire and whatnot. If I were to rank the ones I listed in the order I would buy them (as far as quality) I would say Alpine, Kicker, PowerBass. I've had great experiences with Alpine and PowerBass but Kicker makes good stuff as far as other installs I have seen. There is one more that if you could find reasonably priced, used I would say jump on and that's the elemental Designs Nine.5, but I have no idea what they are going for.
