What to get?

[Kinky Monza]

This isn't owt to do with a Nova, don't own one now lol

But i'm after doing an install in a car and wanna know if anyone can reccommmend subs/amps etc?

Budget would be roughly ?400 ish so nowt over the top lol

[Jack]

Is that ?400 for a complete system? i.e. head unit, speakers, amp, sub?

[Kinky Monza]

TBH Jack, after seeing some stuff today i think it'd be more like a grand for the lot lol

[peester]

as long as you stay away from the 'jetsound 10000watt / ripspeed wmamp3ghd.comdvdrac / spl 9channel/biogradable/xover' cheapy stuff and go with known brands, there isnt a need to spend ????'s..
Just, just for a guide... good bundle, really..
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_cate goryId_103165_langId_-1_topCategoryId_31265_parentcategoryrn_31396_crumb _31265-31371-31396_topcategory_31396
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_cate goryId_98186_langId_-1_topCategoryId__parentcategoryrn_33921_crumb_3126 5-31371-33921_topcategory_33921
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_cate goryId_79351_langId_-1_topCategoryId__parentcategoryrn_31371_crumb_3126 5-31371_topcategory_31371
work your way up from that kinda thing; till u see summat you like..

[Jack]

Ebay is your friend. I'm looking at <?350 for two amps, sub, component system, and additional midrange speakers. Thats good quality stuff as well, not budget junk. Ok so that doesn't include a HU, but you ought to be able to pick up a decent Alpine or Pioneer jobbie for ~?100.

[edit] Only on of the amps I bought is second hand btw, the rest is new stuff.

[Kinky Monza]

Cheers Jack, Peester i've been looking at stuff like that from halfrauds, but none of it takes my fancy!


I'm fussy as hell when it comes to speakers/HU's etc lol

[Welsh Dan]

A friend of mine owns 2 of these amps, and they seem pretty good: http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/1180.html

I've got one of these, and although its not the best sub I've ever heard, I really can't fault it for the money http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/2924.html

[FUSION X16XE]

I've got one of these, and although its not the best sub I've ever heard, I really can't fault it for the money http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/2924.html

good piece of kit that,cheap and sounds good and involves no inclosure building :)

[goldengraham]

A friend of mine owns 2 of these amps, and they seem pretty good: http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/1180.html (http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/1180.html)

I got this amp to and cant fault it. I was shocked that it actually sounds quite good. never had a problem with it either in the 10 months i have had it :thumb:

[Jamienova]

mate if u have got a grand to speak go to theloudest.com or even better go onto ebay an search the shops for theloudest, they got some heavy stuff on there

[blackjack]

the loudest.com stuff if overpriced, crap, they lie abut the power of amps and the power there stuff takes, as well as crossovers on amps that dont work, play treble through subs etc, no thermal protection,, crap efficiency (about 4 times less efficient (quieter) than any amps rated to the supposid power tthey profuce and fire hazzards... ill show u pics some time of what happened to one of the amps i did a test on,,,,, not pretty!

halfords stuff is all crap and very overpriced... other than the high end fusion kit shich they dont sell (yes fusion do actually make some VERY good kit)


with "400 for a sub and amp, look for a phoenix gold 15.0.1 amp and a 15" jlw3v2 sub

then a pioneer 5600mp / 5630mp head unit and a set of cdt compnents up front!

dont be afraid to buy second hand!

also bear in mind power isnt everything, its how you build the sub box and about the efficiecny and power supply





ps... yes i am an ice boffin. feel free to contact me on msn: info@skatermag.co.uk if you want some proper indepth advice mate

[Matt Pickering]

i'd look for something like this for a sub, 10" in a box with built in amp,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOCAL-POLYGLASS-BOMBA-27-V1-SUBWOOFER-BNIB_W0QQitemZ320213186119QQihZ011QQcategoryZ18799 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Focal are a high quality speaker, even these being at the lower end of there range, you'll find them better than other makes top end speaker,

Don't buy 6x9's a good set of components will do just fine again i'd recommend focal maybe access or polyglass range, these would run fine using a 2-channel amp

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Focal-Access-165-A1-Car-Comp-Speaker-120W-RRP-99-99_W0QQitemZ320153281973QQihZ011QQcategoryZ18799QQ rdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcm dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOCAL-POLYGLASS-BOMBA-27-V1-SUBWOOFER-BNIB_W0QQitemZ320213186119QQihZ011QQcategoryZ18799 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But it really depends on what you want from a system, ie, just to play music as loud as possible, you may as well buy cheap crap and just pop sub after sub!! then buy vibe or fusion from halfords,



Matt..

[sr jack]

i recon the best value for money sub and amp on the market is a 12" 1000w jbl sub wich comes with a gto 600w amp(jbl) there only about ?80 and they realy do pound. i have these in my doors
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii74/srjack/l-blackairspeakers.jpg
this sub with amp(the 1200w one)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii74/srjack/l-slicksubwoofers.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii74/srjack/l-mb.jpg
with this massive wiring kit
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii74/srjack/basskit.jpg:thumb: