I have now decided to get Sony Sub & Speakers... Just want to know what you guys think of sony.

Here is what I plan in getting.
12" 800 Watt Sub
6" (For the front)
6x9's for the back.

Do you think it will pump?? :bowrofl: :rant:

i think around here youll get a very mixed opinion. i believe that there are better brands on the market, however it is whatever your ears (and wallet) like the most.

Whilst Sony equipment is nicely put together, I must be honest in that I can name about thirty brands off the top of my heaed that will sound better, deeper, stronger and more lifelike. Some include:

Boston
Rainbow
Phoenix Gold
Focal
Morel
DynAudio
Diamond
Hertz
Eton
Phass
Kicker
Adire

Check them out too. :)

i woudl not recommend sony gear. it is ok for sum1 who is just afetr a cheap system but i comparison to just about any other brand tehy are behind the 8 ball

In all honesty Sony are just plain **** for car audio! no self respecting car audio enthusiest would even touch the stuff, I think the only reason people buy them at all is because they are misinformed or just havnt done any reasearch into what to get!

if you want to do your ICE do it once and do it right, save your your money until you can afford a decent brand. never go halfway on this one :)

Sony gear would look right at home on the shelf of Toys R Us, and that's about it... Likewise most of those brands which FHRX listed are good for similiar prices. What would you rather pay for, the equipment that you're receiving, or extravagant promotional campaigns?

have a look at ur local jaycar if u wanna have cheap stuff in ur car, best bang for buck :) if i was u look at kevlar splits from jaycar, 12" carbon fibre woofer in a 90l ported with a jaycar 2x84w channel amp bridge to 230w to pwoer ur sub wouldnt worry bout ur 6x9's splits should be fine

Response 6.5" Kevlar splits - $199 (RRP)
Response 12" Carbon Fibre Woofer - $229 (RRP)
Response 2x 84WRMS Amplifier - $225 (RRP)

heard the sub before in a mates car it pumps pretty dam hard! dont know much on splits had a listen but the display wasnt set up very well at jaycar (well most displays arnt like cars are they) but they go alright and response amps i think most ppl agree are bang for buck, get urself a wiring kit n u will be all sweet :)

If you can afford top end stuff go for it, :D

if you cant, stick with what you have decided and be proud of it. :cool:

And i have seen few sony demo cars at auto saloons and they go pretty good.

Do remember no matter what you buy, do check with your insurance company if they will insurance it or not. Coz u might have to chagne the companies if you spend over few $$$$.

kewlsolara has probably put it better.

Sony equipment is good value for money but there are many brands around which are just as good if not better. Audition the Sony equipment first and put it up against the others listed in this thread. If you like the Sony sound better then go for it. :D

Forget about Sony. You could do much more for your dollar. Sony products have headed donwhill over the last few years, especially on the products that USED to be made in Japan.

Now a days nothing is made in JApan any more unless other wise very very high end and same goes for some USA mnufactured stuff as well.

But almost everyhtign is being made in Korea, Taiwan , china etc and its all about quality control and maintaing the std.

Whats wrong with SONY ??

I have Sony gear in my car and i am happy with it.

It is good quality gear at a good price.

Even the sub and the box are SONY and they are light, easy to move around and fit well in the boot.

Not like the big, heavy subs from other brands.

Cranks hard too.

Nothing wrong with SONY, im happy to demonstate my equipment for any one if it means they will purchase SONY. :D

And, no, im not biased because i work for SONY

Whats wrong with SONY ??

I have Sony gear in my car and i am happy with it.

It is good quality gear at a good price.

Even the sub and the box are SONY and they are light, easy to move around and fit well in the boot.

Not like the big, heavy subs from other brands.

Cranks hard too.

Nothing wrong with SONY, im happy to demonstate my equipment for any one if it means they will purchase SONY. :D

And, no, im not biased because i work for SONY

I cant imagine why sony gear is both cheap and light!!!! Heavy usually means thicker stronger material that can take more power.

Its funny I have found that most people with sony gear dont seem to think there's anything wrong with sony gear, untill they hear just about anything else!

No offence intended but I just really dont like sony gear!

I inadvertantly put together a system in my bro's car, made from second hand stuff I sold to him from the few cars Iv had/worked on. We looked at it one day and he slapped me round the face and screamed "You (expledative deleted), youve given me a full Sony system!

Now I know that Sony arent the best (Im an Alpine kinda person myself) but the car doesnt sound too bad for the cost (Going from the original cost not secondhand). My impression of Sony is theyre not the best but they definatley do the job at a decent cost. Although I wouldnt touch the amplifiers for fear of an electric shock and being sent to hell, but thats just me.

We put 2 12" Xplod subs facing away from eachother (same phase aswell, isobaric...but not) in either end of a 700mm long piece of 12" galv heater flue. The bass produced by that thing on a crappy Fly800w Supercheap amp is unbelievable, it may not be the clearest but it sure is loud. And it has lasted for 2 years and still sounds the same.

Also being in tassie when the HU chucked it in (CD loading mech died) it sorta sucked only having one place to take it and having to wait ages for it to get fixed, but on the mainland its prob better.

Iv got some Sony (not Xplod) 3way 6.5s in the front of my magna, they do a nice reproduction, but as with any single front speaker, they are blown away by components, and thats why I'll prob sell them to my bro to replace his sony 5" ones that are nearly dead. Iv decided on the R-types cause theyre in my price range, look nice, sound nice, and are easy to get in Tas.

But yeah, in the end I rekon that you could spend your money better on some slightly more expensive equipment. Buy if Sony takes your fancy looks and sound-wise go for it...just make sure U shop around and test lots of other gear to make the best choice.:)

Whats wrong with SONY ??

I have Sony gear in my car and i am happy with it.

It is good quality gear at a good price.

Even the sub and the box are SONY and they are light, easy to move around and fit well in the boot.

Not like the big, heavy subs from other brands.

Cranks hard too.

Nothing wrong with SONY, im happy to demonstate my equipment for any one if it means they will purchase SONY. :D

And, no, im not biased because i work for SONY


Agree totaly...

i have sony xplod 6X9 in the rear and xplod 4" 3ways in the front all hooked up to a xplod head and it sound good sound for the price that i paid(around $600, got it all dicounted at my local JB-HIFI). they have a good loud sound that has sent me half deaf....

so im the light, if you want cheap bang for your buck, get your sony equipment, when there all up loud, they'll all sound the same(a nice rinning in your ears)

Pretty much from experience, Sony Subs suck, but their 6" and 6x9's have been alright. My Boss sub goes harder than any sony sub i've heard, but i must say that 6" and 6x9's do go alirght my mate has them in his car and the midrange/treble sounds unreal. Of course there are better brands, but it all comes down to how much you are gonna pay.

Sony speakers and subs are going downhill I like there headunits but after doing research sony charge more and you could get better quality out of another brand for less money.

/////Alpine would be the way to go. :cool:

I wonder if the people here with negative comments about sony actually have owned it. How else can you form an opinion on it? Based out of sound magazines biased towards whoever is paying the most for advertising?

I have owned Clarion, Pioneer AND sony systems. I have had friends with MTX, Boston Accoustic and many other "high end" brands including Alpine.

Compared to the sony, only the Alpine comes close in my opinion. I currently have a sony system which is not even wired in properly due to some snipper happy idiot at the NRMA. But it still thumps and makes people ask "do you have a 15inch sub". No it's a sony 12.

I used to have an EA falcon. I put sony in it. 131db powered by a 4x50 amp. My friend with his 2 12inch earthquake subs with 2000watt rms amp in his excel got 134db.

Sony is a good brand. They don't have useless gadgets no "off the street" user can't use like Pioneer does with their frequency adjusters. My only advice is to get a good set of splits for the front, and forget the 6x9's in the back. They will not be able to keep up with the bass your sub will produce and will either distort, or be made useless and unheard by your sub.

Sony headunit, sony or alpine splits (pioneer comp standard splits i have heard in a TE and they sound good) and whack your sony sub in the boot. People can name 100 different car audio brands, but unless you have had contact with them you're just talking through your ass.

In summary, stop talking **** if you don't have anything constructive to say ...... and go the sony gear for sure.

If you think about it, sony does not just produce car audio equipment, it makes TV's hifi's playstations, in fact pretty much anything you might find in your home theatre, therefore it would only dedicate a small percentage of time to their car audio equipment. Where as company's like rockford and alpine for example, only built car audio equipment, therefore more time is taken to build higher quality products.

Furthermore, my bro's opinion (he is a car audio installer) on sony Xplode stuff is a low one, and he says they generally do like their name says, they XPLODE!

I have to agree with Sony not being the best.. Ive had an amp and sub before, and for the same cost pretty much i upgraded to a rockford sub and jaycar amp which ****ted all over the sony set up (which was recommended by a sony specialist!)

Since then ive steered clear of them..

In summary, stop talking **** if you don't have anything constructive to say ...... and go the sony gear for sure.

He asked us what we thought about Sony gear so we told him. I have never owned anything Sony except for a cheap head unit, because I have heard Sony gear and refuse to own it. Just the look of their ugly, gruesome colored moulded plastic casings makes me dry reach.

BTW I don't judge a system by how well it "pumps" or "thumps" or "cranks" etc etc, for those people who judge a system by purely how loud it sounds then maybe Sony will suit their niche.

had a mate who had a Sony head unit and two 6x9's in the back put in 2 years ago. He was loving it back then. 2 years later (ie. now), he has asked me to re-do his sound system specifically not to use any Sony components :P .

I judge my systems on their clarity. And their ability to hold that clarity as they are turned to a higher volume. I love music, some music is best heard loud. For example. Put me in a crappy mood with a Limp or Linkin Park cd and I will turn it to the limits of the gear.

Sony leave my ears ringing with no distortion. What more can you want? I also just my systems by what they sound like IN the car, who cares what everyone else outside hears.

In the end mate it going to come down to personal choice and your budget. As a sony owner of their last 2 models for subs, amps and headunits. I can only speak highly of them. Not one problem in 3 years.

I wish you luck in your quest. Just don't get sucked into the fancy brands just cause people will say how cool they are.

Nothin wrong with SONY. Never had it but seems to hold up in girlfriends car and she hammers the ****e out of it.