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My dad has been working on my envoy for about 3 months and still hasent finished it, so feeling guilty he baught a 1995 camaro convertible for me to drive until he finishes it. I get my liscense July 15th and i want to do some upgrading. The car came with an upgraded front and rear stage. It has Alpine type E coax's in front and Type S coax's in the rear. They sound decent so i dont want to upgrade them. I dont know the power handling for these speakers but i would like to replace the headunit and maybe run these off of an amp to improve s/q. What type of headunit is engineered to obtain great s/q for under $300? Also, what amp would properly handle these speakers under $250? I am wanting to obtain a very nice s/q setup. I am considering adding 1 sub for a little added help, but with VERY limited trunk space I dont know what sub will work good. I need something that has nice s/q and requires a small amount of space, more than likely in a sealed box. A sub amp combo i don't want to spend over about $400 if even possible. With the money I am allowing can i get anything that will be even remotely close to nice? Thanks

I'd go with a Kicker 50x4 amplifier, Clarion head unit, and for a sub/amp setup look at a JBL amplifier or even hifonics if ya want a good power to price ratio, and match that up with a single 12" sub, like the compVR from Kicker, like NorthQuad chose for his new project.

$300 for hu
$250 for mains' amp
$400 for sub and amp

hmm

hu:I think you will probably get the most features and whatnot from Pioneer for under $300, but great SQ, maybe Alpine would be a better choice.

amp: http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio ... ctID=12088
(to save money on buying a separate sub amp basically)

sub: a Boston G2 would work well, really anything for 200 rms at 2 ohms.

yeah a 5 channel amp mihgt be a good way to go..
then just use channels 1 thru 4 for front/rear and use a single 12" dual 4 ohm CVR. that'd do it. less to wire up, too.

Just my 2 cents... I have all jbl amps 1201.1 on subs and 75.2 on highs. total of 1500 watts rms. And I only have a total of about 490 into both of them. You can get a 4 channel jbl fairly cheap. I got both mine off Ebay(indo audio). The 1201.1 was like 280 and the 75.2 was about 120. I've heard varied things about indo audio, but personally I've had nothing but great service from them, unlike onlinecarstereo and a few others.

Wow, I'm a damn retard I guess 280 and 120 equals more like say 400 huh.. well I never claimed to be a rocket scientist....

well.. if ya factor in shipping, wiring kits... all that could be about 490 :)

Honestly, the way some of the online dealers bend you over on shipping could be higher than that!. Shipping on either from them wasn't to bad. the 1201.1 was 312 shipped. And the 75.2 was about 145 shipped. Plus the $100 dollars for the 1/0 gauge kit with all the distribution, digital volt.. etc...oh well.. it costs to play....

breakjunki wrote:Just my 2 cents... I have all jbl amps 1201.1 on subs and 75.2 on highs. total of 1500 watts rms. And I only have a total of about 490 into both of them. You can get a 4 channel jbl fairly cheap. I got both mine off Ebay(indo audio). The 1201.1 was like 280 and the 75.2 was about 120. I've heard varied things about indo audio, but personally I've had nothing but great service from them, unlike onlinecarstereo and a few others.

I'm glad that Indo audio didnt screw you over too...I've been fighting them for 2 months or more over an amp. Supposidly they are sending me a call tag to send the amp they sent me that was wrong back. I wouldnt give there company 5 more cents of my money im so pissed. Been a week and a half since i get after them for a call tag the 2nd time...still no call tag!

As for JBL amps...I've herd good things about them and considered them for my last purchase. Money is running short right now because my insurance on the camaro is $604 a month for liability so im selling off all of my stereo stuff for now...but it will be back later im pretty sure.

audiofreak12 wrote:my insurance on the camaro is $604 a month for liability

My god kid, find another insurance company.... $604 a month for liability is just CRAZY!!!!!