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hi guys, my names jason and i wanted to know whats the basic things u need for a good sound system, im getting my car like in a month so yea. if u can help me then thx :P dont really know much about this yet so yea im a noob

how much you wanna spend total? and what are you looking for sq or spl?

well about 800 bucks in Australian money and i dunno about SP or SPL :S

SQ is sound quality, SPL is sound pressure level... an SQ system will sound great but won't get so loud. an SPL system will get loud but may not sound so great. i'm going to assume you'd be looking for a SQL system, a mix of the two

jase101 wrote:well about 800 bucks in Australian money and i dunno about SP or SPL :S

does anyone know how much that is american?

800 Aud = 579.219 Usd

yea im looking for both like sound good and loud :P but im thinking that i should maybe keep stock speakers cause they are decent and maybe get a sub woofer and amp? and a new deck? and maybe 6x9? cause the speakers in my subaru rx are decent

you could get like a pioneer 4800, an re se 12" and a kicker 600 for less that 500 all together shipped. well maybe not to australia . . maybe a few extra bucks for shipping

Most aftermarket speakers will sound much better than whatever comes in the car stock. Are the speaks in your car already upgraded? Or are they factory?

I might look into installing an aftermarket head unit, front component set and amp first. And add the sub later.

You could look into a 3 channel amp right off the bat, so that you can use the front 2 channels to power the comps, and save the 3rd to power your sub when you get it.

Kicker makes a nice one, the kx 550.3 i believe its called.

Just my .02

Best advice, read up.

Also have a budget in mind.

More advice to come as needed