Car Speakers
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Yeah, seriously, high end speakers and an amp are totally worth it. I definitely recommend getting a sub. I can't believe I've lived my 31 years without ever hearing accurate kick drum reproduction until now. Mid range woofers in a two or three way just don't cut it. The difference is astounding. And having an amp rules so much, there's like another level that I never knew was there.
Ftr, I have 2 2-way 6x8 Pioneer D-series up front rated for 60W continous each and a Pioneer amp with the same wattage. Branching off that amp is a 250W continuous/800W max mono amp powering a 250W/1000W max Pioneer shallow series sub.
I'm no expert but the whole thing sounds well-matched. If anything, the sub is too powerful for the fronts, but you can't find anything smaller than a 10" 250W anyway. I just adjust the bass from the head unit if it's too much.
Pics forthcoming maybe.
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The amp, sub, enclosure, and cables cost me around $400 from www.audio-warehouse.com
Not bad considering some momos spend $1000 on a sub alone.
Not bad considering some momos spend $1000 on a sub alone.
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LOL, after the last concert I attended I decided I was going to start listening to music at concert volume level. Probably not a good idea for long term hearing
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So, Ken, how do the rear speakers sound? Is that all you have installed? I'm still thinking I might forego the rears; the fronts are amazing enough. Wouldn't do just rears though. Is that what you did?
i did both, just no sub. the rears had crossovers and needed an amp. it sounds awesome. i am itching for a sub though.
i did both, just no sub. the rears had crossovers and needed an amp. it sounds awesome. i am itching for a sub though.
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i did both, just no sub. the rears had crossovers and needed an amp. it sounds awesome. i am itching for a sub though.
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Crutchfield is amazing source of free info on installation. I wish I would've read up more on that site because I would've saved $200 by going to home depot, scoring some wire, and making my own wiring kits. Just one of the Rockford Fosgate amp-wiring kits cost me $110. Ridiculous.
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Update: got flipped off by two redneck teen girls today because I honked at them when they failed to turn left on a green arrow. They didn't turn because there was an ambulance coming down the street that I didn't hear. I didn't hear it because the stereo was turned up to an unbelievable level of volume. That's the second or third time in as many weeks that I didn't hear an emergency vehicle.
Also, I've realized that my very modest home stereo set-up ("100W" per channel Kenwood surround receiver into 2 cheap Sony 3-ways and a "Kenwood" sub) sounds better than my rather expensive mobile setup. Point being: I should've just saved the money and put it into my home system. Kinda sucks. But oh well. Heed my warning: don't bother with mobile systems - you'll have to listen so loudly that it's dangerous.
Also, I've realized that my very modest home stereo set-up ("100W" per channel Kenwood surround receiver into 2 cheap Sony 3-ways and a "Kenwood" sub) sounds better than my rather expensive mobile setup. Point being: I should've just saved the money and put it into my home system. Kinda sucks. But oh well. Heed my warning: don't bother with mobile systems - you'll have to listen so loudly that it's dangerous.
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I cant listen to certain* albums in my car anymore because the high quality speakers bring out every shitty production value. lol
The albums with good, clean production though....FUCK it sounds magnificent. I can hear every tiny little nuance and every note the drummer hits. Prog albums, which tend to have great production due to the type of music it is, sounds ridiculously good.
*most
The albums with good, clean production though....FUCK it sounds magnificent. I can hear every tiny little nuance and every note the drummer hits. Prog albums, which tend to have great production due to the type of music it is, sounds ridiculously good.
*most
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Yes, I was going to say this exact thing. I noticed that my metal albums sound like SHIT but quality production like Rush just sounds better than ever. The most annoying thing I've discovered so far is shitty bass recording. I hate it when the mids, like vocals, are overpowered by an underlying current of bass that just goes, *pppppfffffffffffttttbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmbbbuuurrrrrrrp*
Anyway, yeah, good speakers kick ass.
Anyway, yeah, good speakers kick ass.
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Gaymazingly, I got behind these same two hillbillies yesterday. I was the same distance away from the same driveway that they backed out of last time, causing me to come to a complete stop. They never even noticed me - not that they would've remembered me anyway, considering the vacant look in their Appalachian eyes. Sadly, I wasn't able to blow the horn at them because I turned right instead of left this time.
Just thought that was wierd.
haha ... this is why BM sounds godawful on a good system ... it benefits from being played on a budget box.
try the Cavalera Conspiracy disc on your new rigs
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