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I've always been in sales so I don't trust the bastards. Got good replies to my previous audio post so lets see how we go with this one (thanks guys)

98 Maxima.

Goals, guidelines.

Sound quality. (I hate having a big freq gap between the speakers and the sub, that ricey all bass/treb doof setup)

No hard work. This includes making parcel shelves, cutting metal, speakers not fitting into factory positions.

Relatively low cost - I'm not a big audio guy, I just want a decent system that can play anything from punk to electro chunk and sound nice, not trying to win any comps or turn it up so loud the vibes give me a hard on, but I digress.

Don't want shit quality stuff.

Head unit, 4ch amp, front splits, rears for fill, sub in box. front splits and sub amped.

Head unit - mp3 capable, eq adjustment, time delay adjustability to get sub in line with speakers would be sweet and if it had somewhere to plug an ipod into that would be sweet too. Might be asking a bit much on these last 2 points if keeping cost down?

Speakers - something that gives fairly even sound, bit of clarity.

Amp - i got no idea, but we arent going for the worlds loudest car, just need to run the sub. being able to adj the point at which the sub operates necessity (i dont know if they all have this function.

I can get hold of a new (but about 5yrs old) 12" sub for next to nothing so will just put that in a box.

Anyone got brands/models/ideas would be great to hear.

Thanks.

dangerous_daveo Grand Master

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Whats your budget? But I say eclipse or alpine head deck.

Speakers god knows

Amps the jcar ones seem to be pretty good clean power, quite a few guys use them with no problems.

Also if your still in Brisbane dude, go to Northfield at Moorooka, and speak to Brian (or Drew, no on else) they wont muck you about. I was in there one day and Brian spent over an hour answering my questions about anything and everything car audio, when all I went there for was some sound deadening, and which was apparent all I really needed for my system.

siddr20 Grand Master

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You already have a gd knowledge, so why not just go out there and listen to them..

Personally i like my Hertz hsk 165s..

The other day I listened to my friends MBquarts and they sounded really good..

In my room i got a 12inch boston competitor sub running with a jaycar 350rms amp (not car amp) and the bass is just incredible. My fridge door downstairs vibrates as well everything else.. I like my low frequency bass.. not thump bass

So my preference is gonna be a another boston sub (G5)

Also heard friends dynoaudio (i think) sub-10inch and that has a lot of bass..

Amps wise- heard audison is up there.. Rockford for mono amp..

Even heard some basic pioneer speakers and they sounded really nice..

Go out there and listen and then buy..

Edit:

For headunit- i got alpine 9835 and that has all the functions you mentioned and can connnect ipod with ease..

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mr 32 Grand Master

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my pref for say a moderate budget is

a decent head unit with at least 2 pre outs that are 4-6 volts

fronts should be splits of the higher end by most manufactors which you like the sound of

eg pioneer tsc-160r or jl audio XR650-CSi

rears any 6 1/2" 2-3 way speaker that is reasonable as they are only for fill

sub i would recommened a jlw3v2 10 or 12 depends on the music you listen to.

amp i would go for a jl e4300

dangerous_daveo Grand Master

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Really dude you need to go thru the advice on here, as its all different and work out what you want.

The new eclipse decks have the ipod stuff too. Honestly, the SQ of them is just insane.

Speakers, hertz, mb quart, dynas, bostons, focal, alpine, etc etc. You really are going to have to listen. Is the bit that plays the sound, it is important. 98 maxima should have ok rears. Id just leave them.

Amps I still say Jcar, everyone seems to think they are good value.

SOUND DEADENING!!!! You MUST have this. The difference it makes is huge, you will be throwing money away on everything else if you dont do this.

Fry_33 Proficient

Fry_33

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rear speakers are blown :D

what the hell is a pre-out?

sound deadening = pulling out windows and spraying exposed metal surfaces (same in boot)???

I don't know very much when it comes to audio, but I am looking into what to do to improve the sound in my car like yourself. I am going to sound deaden my front doors soon to improve the sound from the front speakers (JL Audio TR-650CSi's, probably could have got something better i know :ermm: ) Will possibly add a bit of deadening behind the rear seat and in the boot to help reduce road noise also.

A pre-out is the output signal from the headunit that goes to the amp to be amplified, as far as i know.

Headunits can have none or different variations, ie 1 front channel and one rear, or front, rear, and sub etc

The links below will show you what sound deadening is and various ways to do it.. it basically turns your door into a box for your front speakers if you cover the cutouts in the doors and do it properly. Stops things vibrating due to resonance too.

http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=73455

http://www.dynamat.com/technical_installat...it_install.html

http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/content.php?contentID=19

Good luck with it slip

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