Sound system help!
#1
Sound system help!
Ok, I'm interested in getting a sound system for around 800-900 including install. I need details on what sounds best in a fit, and what all I need to get! I don't want it to be so powerful that it sounds bad when it's cranked up. Give me your opinion on what I need! Thanks!
#2
"sounds best" is strictly a matter of individual opinion. As everyone likes their own qualities when it comes to music. Me for instance. I have to have bass. I can't stand flat music at all. It has to have a little bump.
You need a head unit for starts. The stock HU has a built in equalizer that really messes with the way stuff sounds. Depending on how much you're going to push it you may need speakers. I went with a subwoofer since the speakers were plenty loud enough. Sub in a small car means you don't need huge to be loud. My 12" makes my house shake when I pull into the driveway if I have it turned up to 30. 40 will make pictures fall off the walls. I'll probably move to a 8" or 10" shortly to get some space and weight back.
Check out the I.C.E threads. There are plenty of examples of things people have done.
Good luck
You need a head unit for starts. The stock HU has a built in equalizer that really messes with the way stuff sounds. Depending on how much you're going to push it you may need speakers. I went with a subwoofer since the speakers were plenty loud enough. Sub in a small car means you don't need huge to be loud. My 12" makes my house shake when I pull into the driveway if I have it turned up to 30. 40 will make pictures fall off the walls. I'll probably move to a 8" or 10" shortly to get some space and weight back.
Check out the I.C.E threads. There are plenty of examples of things people have done.
Good luck
#3
How in depth in the install do you want to go? I just joined because I am going to post a build log on my sound system install when I get started.
Mine will be pretty intensive because of how long I have been in audio and my preference of high quality sound reproduction. My home theater audio setup was about $4k itself, so I have pretty high expectations. My audio system in my car will consist of a 3 way active front with a 12" subwoofer in a glassed box in the hatch.
I can help you pick out some gear if you want. There are a LOT of very high quality internet brands I bet most people have never heard of that are much more wallet friendly than many mainstream brands.
Mine will be pretty intensive because of how long I have been in audio and my preference of high quality sound reproduction. My home theater audio setup was about $4k itself, so I have pretty high expectations. My audio system in my car will consist of a 3 way active front with a 12" subwoofer in a glassed box in the hatch.
I can help you pick out some gear if you want. There are a LOT of very high quality internet brands I bet most people have never heard of that are much more wallet friendly than many mainstream brands.
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