system for my car.

[7itanium]

to be honest if your looking to save money..

just but a head unit that has decent power and power the speakers directly off of that.. and then just get a sub and an amp for the subs

you dont NEED an amp on your door speakers. I dont have one on mine and my system sounds good

but they will certainly sound much louder if you add one

 

[tekonus]

to be honest if your looking to save money..

just but a head unit that has decent power and power the speakers directly off of that.. and then just get a sub and an amp for the subs

you dont NEED an amp on your door speakers. I dont have one on mine and my system sounds good

but they will certainly sound much louder if you add one

:iagree: This sounds familiar, huh?

 

[austinpetemo]

yeah. that may have to do if my door speakers even work. i just want really loud door speakers. so i may just buy them and amp them later. idk, it all depends on how much money i can throw together.

 

[abcdefghi]

but why bother with that amp? If its only going to put out 50w per speaker why not just use the built in amp in your average 200w head unit. Same output, and probably won't sound much different if you get a decent unit.

Oh dear.

people on this fourm crack me up

those pheonix speakers are garbage

Oh dear. Those Phoenix Gold speakers are actually some of the best speakers you can get for a cheap price. Just take a look on any of the caraudio forums to get an idea, they might be cheap, but are actually some very good speakers. Personally I plan to use raw drivers in the set up in my new car, and run them in a 3 way active set up. But for a cheap set of speakers the PG RSD's are a good set.

if your gonna buy a headunit by an alpine and call it a day.

About 5 years ago I would have agreed with you on buying an Alpine head unit and calling it a day. But since Best Buy started selling them the quality and features have gone down hill. To get time alignment on any Alpine head unit now you need an external processor, crossovers are not what they once were, pre-out voltages are typically 2V now instead of 4V (not that is a huge deal if you know how to correctly set the gains on an amplifier). The only Alpine head units I would recommend at the moment would be a CDA-9887, or a W505, both need an external processor to get full tuning options out of them.

 

[l3lhsl3]

Oh dear.



Oh dear. Those Phoenix Gold speakers are actually some of the best speakers you can get for a cheap price. Just take a look on any of the caraudio forums to get an idea, they might be cheap, but are actually some very good speakers. Personally I plan to use raw drivers in the set up in my new car, and run them in a 3 way active set up. But for a cheap set of speakers the PG RSD's are a good set.



[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]About 5 years ago I would have agreed with you on buying an Alpine head unit and calling it a day. But since Best Buy started selling them the quality and features have gone down hill. To get time alignment on any Alpine head unit now you need an external processor, crossovers are not what they once were, pre-out voltages are typically 2V now instead of 4V (not that is a huge deal if you know how to correctly set the gains on an amplifier). The only Alpine head units I would recommend at the moment would be a CDA-9887, or a W505, both need an external processor to get full tuning options out of them.

i would agree as my alpine is 4v out ands its a **** nice radio if i may add

 

[coach_z]

just put it on your dash

 

[abcdefghi]

i would agree as my alpine is 4v out ands its a **** nice radio if i may add

Which model do you have? I used to have a 7893 which I loved, almost picked up a 7998 for my last car, but sold the car before putting in a system. I am now debating a W200+H701 or building a carputer.

 

[l3lhsl3]

Which model do you have? I used to have a 7893 which I loved, almost picked up a 7998 for my last car, but sold the car before putting in a system. I am now debating a W200+H701 or building a carputer.

i have cda 9813 its kinda older but i love it and the 7998 is a nice radio



u should so build a carputer

 

[tekonus]

u should so build a carputer

I've actually helped a friend do this, as I love to dabble with electronics and have built computers on a fairly regular basis for the last 12 or so years. The hardest part was finding a spot to fit it where it wouldn't get dusty and would get good airflow.

 

[austinpetemo]

so what should i do. cheap door speakes with no amp, and a good sub? or good door speakers amped with no sub?

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