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Old 12-05-2013, 11:25 AM   Topic Starter
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Need some car audio help/advice
For now, let's say I have a budget of $1000. That is fairly flexible.

I'm spending more and more time in my car driving to and from work, so I think I want to invest some money into building myself a nice stereo system. I've had some experience with this type of stuff before, but am looking for help picking out a head unit, as well as an affordable option for subs and amps.

I'd like to have 2 amps. One for the subs, one for my mids and highs. I'm thinking I'd like to go with a pair of 12's or 10's.

When I buildt a system for my Mustang, I used almost all Kicker equiptment. I'm leaning towards using Kicker again, but am open to new brands. Also keep in mind I'll be doing all the installiaton, so no need to factor that into the budget.

Thoughts and advice would be appreciated!
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Old 12-05-2013, 11:26 AM   #2
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Old 12-05-2013, 11:30 AM   #3
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Old 12-05-2013, 11:40 AM   #4
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JBL over kicker any day of the week and twice on sunday.
Why such a preference for JBL?
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Old 12-05-2013, 11:54 AM   #5
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Why such a preference for JBL?
Clarity imo. We built a car that had a full kicker system in it, most of it was sponsored by Kicker and it sounded great, got real loud and thumped hard. It was about $3,000 worth or product they gave us.

Then we built another car that featured JBL equipment and the clarity was impeccable no matter how loud you turned it up. It just sounded more crisp. Didn't get as loud though but that's because we didn't use a series of huge subs like the Kicker system had.
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Old 12-05-2013, 12:15 PM   #6
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I've built or helped build some impressive budget systems. I don't know what kind of music you listen to, which is an important factor in the setup you choose. I would like to suggest you check out Eclipse for the amps. Pioneer for the head unit, and CDT for speakers/subs. KnuKonceptz for your wiring. There's obviously tons of options but these brands have never let me down in their respective areas.
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Old 12-05-2013, 12:53 PM   #7
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Those are the same radio knobs I had in my 1971 Chevy Chevelle.

I've always like Alpine stuff. Very reliable and long lasting. I have Focal front speakers and Polk Audio rears. I don't need a sub, because I think it's rude to make all fifteen cars around me listen to the same thing I'm listening to....

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on a serious note;

*I don't use much EQ because most car stereo EQ's are dog poop sounding, but... Alpine EQ's sound musical to me

*JBL high end speakers are good because they are very "flat" across the audio spectrum and their mfrg is second to none
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