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    So I'm looking into upgrading the sound system and looking for ideas and suggestions! I don't have the boss setup so just the deck, twitters, doors and the 6x9s. Throwing in a small amp to have alittle more boom but nothing crazy just enough to feel it. Ideas which way I should lead?
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    buy a different car. I paid like 600 for new speakers, deck and a 1500 watt subwoofer, and a year later, bought a 2014 Chevy Cruze with the upgraded Pioneer stereo, and the Cruze stereo is about 1000 times better.
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    Go big or go home
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jnibbs24 View Post
    Go big or go home
    it was only 18K
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    So go and get a loan on a new car getting 5 years in debt is better than spending maybe 800 bucks on an aftermarket system and not driving a car that is paid off is the better way to go?
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    Quote Originally Posted by buschegt View Post
    So go and get a loan on a new car getting 5 years in debt is better than spending maybe 800 bucks on an aftermarket system and not driving a car that is paid off is the better way to go?
    if you want a stereo that sounds half decent, then yes. because no amount of money is going to make a stereo in a grand prix sound better than the one in a newer car. just my $0.02.
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    Marshal doesnt know what he is talking about

    Quality equipment+tune= excellent sound system

    You cant just get a boss amp, legacy speakers, crunch subwoofer in a prefab sealed box, put the headunit on LOUD and have great sq.



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    Right! Thank you! I know to stay with the same maker but like component systems and things like that. Are they worth it or just grab things individually?
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    A amp'd comp set would be great, tweeter in the face vs singing to your shin.
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    SGT I like you but that is some way out logic! the dude just wants to improve his bumps not go 18k in the hole. I paid 600 bucks for a nice deck 10 inch woofer upgraded all the speakers and 2 amps and to run everything. Is it high quality sound.. no but it still sounds nice and clean and im not making payments and anything. just my 0.02
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    See I've been looking at some Rockford sets and get like maybe a 300 watt amp to power everything
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    i simply installed 4 new speakers a 12 inch sub and a 500 watt amp for the woofer, night and day difference.

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    My Kenwood deck runs the doors. I put in a 200watt amp to run the 6x9s and whatever those other ones are back there 300watt to run the sub. sound stream doors and package tray speakers jbl 10 inch sub and jbl amps bought a wiring kit and boom. Its clean enough to impress the neighbor kid who spent thousands on his slowbalts system.

    just get some decent equipment and take your time putting it in no short cuts and you will be happy
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    I'm running the stock 04+ nav into a processor. Love it, from there its my sundown audio 4ch to kicker resolution mid and tweets all the way around. Sundown audio saz-2500 pushing 2 sa-15's. 2 runs of 1/0 awg to the rear batt. dual inputs for power any where I can.

    And who ever thinks you cant make the stereo sound good is a fool and has no idea what audio is.
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    That's the dumbest thing I've heard, all stock systems are trash, idc if it says Jbl, Pioneer, Kenwood, if it's stock it's crap. I have 6.5 kappa components in front with tweets in the stock location, Alpine deck, 6x9 kappa 2 way, all hooked up to a 4 channel jl amp, p3 sub in trunk to its own mono block. By far better then stock and didn't cost near 18k. Lololololololol
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    I have a flip out pioneer, pioneer amp paired to MTX terminators. It hits harder than I thought it would and sounds great too. I have JBL speakers all around. My complete setup cost me $700 self installed.

    I can provide a link if you wish.



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    This is what I was looking for! Not a brand new car. I don't think I want subs just because I think if I get speakers and powered by a amp I think it would give enough bump that I'm looking for even though I can always add to it. But a good head unit will power the door speakers and the twitters right? So if I would get a 300 watt amp for the 6x9s would be good right?
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    a good head unit is only going to be able to put out like 50 watts max, so my advice would be to find a set of speakers that can handle X amount of watts, then pair them with a amp of same or slightly higher wattage. also, depending on how many speakers you are going to amplify, you will also need that many channels. you might be able to bridge some of the speakers, but I'm not sure how to do that.
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    Get a decent 4 channel and hook up the 4 speakers. HU fronts and amped backs will throw things out of wack.
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    /\ /\ /\ That. I run Doors off a head unit but hurts way is better

    Vet posted this some time ago i woulda got this if i knew befor i made my purchase

    http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...X-XB100BT.htm
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