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Okay, So if i buy a new head unit, and buy decent coax speakers, i wont need a amplifier, is that correct?

Can anyone tell me what brand coax speakers are good, but still at a cheap price?

if you can afford it, pioneer has a great budget deck right now. its the premeir deh-p480mp, and it can be had for about $125 if you look hard and it even comes with 3 sets of 4 volt pre-outs, great for adding amps down the road. this with some decent coaxials will be way better than what you have, and what you have suggested. and then you can wait a few weeks or months, save up like 70 bucks, and get a decent amp for the coax's. if i had next to no money for car audio, this is what i would probably do...

and heres some brands and how they stack up.... http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/s ... d.php?t=32

while you are new at this, all of us were too at one point, and trust me.. most of us ran cheap stuff when we first started, and now we look back at it and laugh because it was so dumb and crappy... we dont want you to have to do that.. we want you to start out with something that last and give you the sound that you want.. so you can look back and be like "well my system wasnt really that crappy".. you dont have to spend a $1000 or more to get a decent stereo.. but thats usually where you need to start... a $1000 isnt alot for a decent stereo, but you can get some alright stuff with that.. anyway... what HU do you have? one of them cheap Durabrand ones or something? save up that hundo and get a cheap Pioneer or even a cheap Alpine from Crutchfield(like the 9845).. it plays mp3 and all kinds of other stuff..trust me, the deck is just as important as anything else.. also, no YOU may not want an amp after you get a better hu... you can run a set of coaxials off of a new deck and they will sound how you like.. as i said before the amp will just give them more power, and they can sound cleaner and louder, but after you get a new deck, you may think you dont need it.. also.. the coaxials the guys listed above for sale are good brands.. but if you arent sure, because you've never heard of them.. go to Wal Mart and check out some of them Pioneers there(most have their little stereo board up and stuff).. i used to run the 6 1/2" 4 ways and they sound pretty good for coaxials.. just let us know what you want to do still.. and i hope we are helping, in the end, thats all we want to do. so stick around and dont think anything you ask is dumb, because we have all been there at one point..

Thanks for the help everyone :)

Can someone here please help me find a cheap but good cd player? i cannot pay no more than like $80 for the head unit...

If i can get a head unit for the cost of a cheap amplifier, i'd be happy.


Also, what do you think of these speakers from Boss Audio:
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio ... ctID=15909

Keep in mind, i just want a system that good about the same, if not a little worse than a stock radio, i dont want anything special.

Oh, i almost forgot, the HU i have is a Durabrand...... how'd you guess

what is keeping you from saving your money? if you saved another $80 you could get a good cheap hu... for that kind of money you have now, check Ebay..

Well i dont want to spend $1,000 on a car stereo system when the car its self only cost $500.....
I'm looking just for something that sounds as good as a stock stereo, thats all...
I dont have any job, and i dont make much money at all, i'm just looking for a stereo system for my car, simple as that, the one i have now is plain shit...
In my home here for a home stereo, i have 2 "Dual 3 way speakers", that only cost $20 each, and a $75 amplifier, and if i could get my car to sound the way that system sounds, i would be MORE than Happy.
Here is what i have for a home system:
For the speakers i have this: http://www.rexstores.com/flexon/site/Audio/Speakers/IFCECW72SXFEXI5SULA7/sku.html
And for the amplifier, i have this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120028064254
What could i get for my car, that would make it sound like that system? hell, even if it sounds 3 times worse, i would still be happy, as that system sounds wonderful to me...

how do you make any money without a job...

i am disabled, and i live off of disability, and SSI...
Because of my disability, i dont make very much money at all, only 690/month... and i gatta make that money spare, to pay for my car insurance, rent, gas, etc.
That is the reason i cant afford much for a car stereo, i just hope you all understand where i am coming from.... ill be honest with you, if i could afford $1,000 for a stereo system, by all means, i would...
But right now, its even hard for me to afford $100 for the system...
And not to mention, i have to pay for repairs for my car, right now it is leaking transmission fluid, and i have to get a new heater core before winter, cuz it gets cold here, so i may as well kiss my money goodbye right there...
I just want a system that sounds better than the one i have right now...
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Now lets move on.
These are the current speakers i have in my car right now: http://www.roadmasterusa.com/speakers_car_rm.php
once you click on that link, search for RS900, as that is the model number of the speakers i have now.
Now do you think those speakers are good enough to be compared to stock speakers?
Because right now, the sound quality is horable, and i am not sure if the cause of that is the speakers, or if it is the Head Unit.

well, im really going to doubt you can get anything to sound halfway decent with that cd player.. a friend of mine used to have a cheap a$$ Durabrand hu and everything sounded horrible... you REALLY need to save your money.. dont be one of them people that says they dont have the money, and buy what they can right then and there.. because that is crap... save that $80, get some more money and get a new cd player.. look into the Alpine 9845.. or a cheap alpine like that.. or even a cheap Pioneer.. from there... you can get you a decent set of coaxials..