What should I get???

k0rnyfr33k · Post by **k0rnyfr33k** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:29 pm

Ok here it is... I have another car now it is a 97 Ford Focus and its a POS. I mean it runs good but i dont want to put any internal money into it. So I want a system that sounds pretty good. I want it not to be very cheap but not to terriably expensive. I mean i cant tell you how much i have right now becuase it isnt alot. I want to get a new head unit and everything. In my last car I had a sony head unit. A set of boston RC 620's. And 2 Audiobahn's special edition 12's eww. A Cheap amp. And 2 walmart 6x9's. Well the only thing I bought were the bostons and the head unit. They rest were gifts and stuff people gave to me....

What i want is sound quality. Not how loud it is, But yes i would love good sound quality and it to be loud. But i dont think thats gunna happen b/c i have a budget.
By the way i need to start from scratch new speakers,subs,amps,and head unit.

Thx for your guys help and reading this long post

Robby

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:42 pm

Well Robby, you don't give us much to go with :)
A limited budget and sound quality usually do not fit with car audio

I'm sure it can be done though, with some help from the forum.

Maybe try an RE sub and one of the Aura amps Jonathan linked in his post on the Amplifier Help forum. That should be a little less than $200 combined. You should be able to use the front channel of the 4 channel amp to run a set of components. Look for a cheap set used or new around $100.
As far as a head unit, look for one used on here or on elitecaraudio.com. You can get a decent one for $100 or so.

That would be a decent setup for around $500, given you can build a box for the sub and do the install yourself. But what do I know :)

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:46 pm

Escort???? They didn't make the Focus in 97...

k0rnyfr33k · Post by **k0rnyfr33k** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:46 pm

Yea sry for not giving you guys much to go with. But I think i could put about $1000-$1500 into the system just not all at once...

k0rnyfr33k · Post by **k0rnyfr33k** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:47 pm

Sry... It belive its a oct 96 make?

k0rnyfr33k · Post by **k0rnyfr33k** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:50 pm

yea escort... my fault

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:33 am

k0rnyfr33k wrote:Yea sry for not giving you guys much to go with. But I think i could put about $1000-$1500 into the system just not all at once...

You can get a nice system for that much. I would plan out what components you want with your system and go from there. Even if you can't get everything at once have it well planned out so you don't end up buying something that doesn't fit with your other equipment.

You could start with a nice HU and then add the sub(s) and sub amp. Then you could consider components for the front and a component amp. Are you thinking of getting 1 sub or 2?

k0rnyfr33k · Post by **k0rnyfr33k** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:23 pm

i was thinkin 2... maybe 2 12" depends how much they cost and how much bass they put off

k0rnyfr33k · Post by **k0rnyfr33k** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:22 pm

yea my last system costed about a grand and it didn even sound good... it was before i knew anything about car audio or this forum... so you say start out with an HU well i was looking at an alpine from cruchfield... but i dunno... i want an hu that plays cds,cd-r's,cdrw's and mp3 compatable... any suggestions??? and like i said i want 2 subwoofers....12''s i was thinkin...

Vindicate · Post by **Vindicate** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:42 am

I use 2 Resonant Engineering RE 12" in my car, cheap and sound very good. They're in a sealed box, which means they are hella easy to box up. I paid 230$ Canadian for em and have em hooked up to a Kicker KX350.2 amp. The box cost me just under 50$ to make.

Though everyone here seems to recommend that you upgrade yer head unit first and foremost. Since they know their stuff and I just spew back all the info they've told me... For decks all I can tell you is I have an Alpine deck and I really like it, the equalizer is good but not one of those 30 million band ones. Pioneer Premier decks are always recommended by this board so maybe look at a good Alpine or Pioneer Premier since they are such a common brand you should be able to find a dealer for both of those in your city. Just hop over to a local shop and ask em to show you the different decks and whatnot.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com has hella cheap prices of lots of namebrand items also.

Here's some items I found that may be of interest to you as they still fit your 1000-1500 price range.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3814.html - Alpine Deck

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_2117.html - Pioneer Premier Deck

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3720.html - JVC Arsenal Deck

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_2742.html - Infinity Perfect 6 1/2" Components

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_1607.html - JL Audio 6 1/2" Components

If you got a Kicker KX 350.2 Amp (http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_2099.html) and some RE 12" subs that'd be roughly 1010$ all totaled if you got all the most expensive items I listed, and then lets just say another 150$ for shipping... 1160$ for a whole setup with a nice deck and nice speakers, and good starter subs.

The subs are prob alittle to cheap in comparison to the rest of the setup but you still have 340$ to get something else.

Have you considered one 12" sub at all?

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_4010.html - JL Audio 12W6V2 120$ more than the 2 REs

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_2132.html - Kicker KX600.1 Would power the JL Sub alil bit low but it would still pump out the bass. 200$ more than the 350.2.

There's a million more options than this I just picked big name brands and went searchen on Sonicelectronix.