Just wondering if you had $1,000 on parts only, ie not including installation, what setup would u go for?

1 headunit, 1 amp, 1 sub, 1 pair of speakers in the fronts doors with tweeters in dash, 6" speakers in the back? what?

I was guessing 6" in the doors, with tweeters where the stock dash speakers normally go for the front. sub and amp, with the sub being in the boot. And 6" speakers in the rear of the car... does this sound okay? I'm still a noob at car audio.

$1000 wont get you that much unless you get sale prices on everything.

$150 for a reasonable HU

$600 for a 12' sub and suitable amp.

$250 for speakers.

Personaly Id recomend a good HU, decent 4 channel amp and some decent 6x9's and 6' splits. this way you wont have crushing bass but everything else will go pretty loud and you can keep an eye on the for sale section of the forum and wait for a cheap sub and amp to pop up.

older 5500 pioneer head unit 200

stock rear shelf 0

entry level splits in the front 200

10 inch sub 200

and a decient amp with the rest ~ 400 odd.

profit?

My sub is going for $80 now. Earthquake 12" DB-12R 600watt MAX.

yep, 1000 bucks will get a great second hand system. i sold my 2 10's and a V12 for 200 bucks about a year ago.

Okay let's now assume the $1,000 doesn't include a headunit because you already have a good one. What would u spend the $1,000 on for car audio?

hmmm ide buy some adjustable strut tops for my in car theatre :D

nah as above pretty much, get the best amp you can afford, the rest will suffice.

Hertz HSK-165 (~$320)
Custom subwoofer box ($200)
My subwoofer ($80) (sorry but im really tryna get rid of it :P)
Amplifier ($400)

for $1000, i'd just spend $500 on decent speakers and $500 on a decent 4-channel amp. no point buying subs for that price

There is a decent alpine package at styln car audio for about 1200 i think. Get's you (from memory) hu, amp, sub and splits. It sounded pretty good.. but then, maybee it was 1400? i cna't quite remember :P

for $1000, i'd just spend $500 on decent speakers and $500 on a decent 4-channel amp. no point buying subs for that price

What he said.

A good pair of HIGH end 6x9's and a HIGH END pair of 6 inch splits driven by a 4 channel amp with enough juice to meet the 6x9's power requirements will give you good clear music that touches on high, medium and low range sounds. It wont give you as much doof as a big sub, but the rest of your music will have more clarity and voice than a system that has sacrificed amping the speakers for a sub.

I have a decent HU (not anymore its ****ed, but it was good) 6 inch splits, 6x9's and a 12 inch sub. Now I have bass galore if i want it (i keep it turned down, but i could really pump it if i wanted to) but my incar speakers let down the show because they distort before they reach good volume levels.

If you do the 4 channel amp and speakers you have a good system to expand from, something you can live with till you have the extra scratch to put a GOOD sub and amp in the trunk. I have a 4 channel amp on my wishlist for future expansion. I wish id bought one instead of a sub.

With 1 Grand...

Headunit : JVC KDG 615 $300 Tops

Fronts: Hertz Dieci Splits $140ish

Rears: Hertz Dieci 6x9's : $140 ish

Amp : 2-Channel Jaycar Amp $299

Sub : JBL 1000W 10 inch Sub :$88

Enclosure: Aerpro 10 inch Ported $ 99 APPROX

Total $1026

Possibly $30 Less on the Hertz Speakers So $998

$1000 wont get you that much unless you get sale prices on everything.

$150 for a reasonable HU

$600 for a 12' sub and suitable amp.

$250 for speakers.

Personaly Id recomend a good HU, decent 4 channel amp and some decent 6x9's and 6' splits. this way you wont have crushing bass but everything else will go pretty loud and you can keep an eye on the for sale section of the forum and wait for a cheap sub and amp to pop up.

:stoopid:

if your not getting a hu, then get a set of twin 10" subs. good bass on a budget :D

With 1 Grand...

Headunit : JVC KDG 615 $300 Tops

Fronts: Hertz Dieci Splits $140ish

Rears: Hertz Dieci 6x9's : $140 ish

Amp : 2-Channel Jaycar Amp $299

Sub : JBL 1000W 10 inch Sub :$88

Enclosure: Aerpro 10 inch Ported $ 99 APPROX

Total $1026

Possibly $30 Less on the Hertz Speakers So $998


Well seen as though you have a headunit i would go with this setup but amp the front splits with the jaycar amp and use the headunit money on a small monoblock to run the sub. Then run the 6 x 9's off the headunit or not at all.

Simple entry level CD player with at least 1 set of RCA outs. - $150-$180

SoundStorm 4x450w Amp $200

for front MTX 6" 2 ways, 100w running off Head unit $100

some decent 6x9'z $150 running off amp

JBL GT4-12 1000w Sub - $80 bridged off amp.

buy a sheet of 18mm MDF for $20 and make a 1.25ftcu box to suit.

Wiring $80 or so.

Total cost about $800.

ok heres your system

head unit - JVC 665 (think thats the number) -$300
splits - moral pulse or hertz -$300 ish (check out fhrx, he will do you some good deals)
sub - get a jbl 12" from strathfield of jb hi-fi for $88
amp- jaycar 4 * 100 (will run splits and sub no problems) - $250 max, grab one off ebay for this price

total = $938

wiring will use up the rest of the $62 easy, and make your own sub box, isnt hard to do and better to get the proper volumn anyways

cheers
jaz

If you already had a decent headunit I'd look at

Midbass/sub bass
2 x Morel Elate 9's - (rrp $305 each from fhrx) Second hand 2 for ~$400
http://www.sovico.co.kr/pds/product/1232_m.jpg
Install behind stock door trims on mdf baffle

Tweeters/midrange
Vifa Ring radiators from www.advanceae.com.au = New $98 for the pair :shock:
http://www.advanceae.com.au/catalog/images/xt25tg30-04big.jpg
Install in kick panels

Door prep
1 litre sound off spray/paint on deadener = $55
for back of door trims and spot rattle finding

1 door pack of stinger roadkill for doors = $135

2 x acoustic tiles from jaycar = $13
place behind the woofers to stop reflections

Leaves $300 for a second hand 4 channel amp and rca's.
Any decent 4x100w rms (better than jaycar, boss, avalanche, sony etc) with good crossovers to allow a highpass of 1.5khz for the tweeter and a lowpass of around 1.5 khz for the midbass. Otherwise factor in a little bit of money for custom crossover using caps n coils.

There you have a kickass system the Elate 9's will happily play full range. You have enough deadening to keep the doors solid too.

All you need is a days labour to get the 9's into the doors. (easily done)

Peace

Tim

theres a great dealer on ebay who sells the jaycar mono for $311 brand new, and the 4 channel for only $237 or something like that. i think there name was "evildeece"
i saved over $100 on the mono through them so if your going to get a jaycar amp, definatly go through ebay.

there has just been a price hike in them as a week ago i got the mono off the same dealer for $268 :cool: