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Impossible question to answer. :)

Depends on what you want. Example: Brand X might be great for sound quality, but crap for SPL (Loudness).

Also it depends on what YOU like. You might find that a mate has brand Y, and he says it is sweet, but you might not like it.

If you are going to buy stuff, look around, talk to mates etc. Listen to as much gear as possible, and buy the gear that YOU like the sound of! :)

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In My Opinion,

Head Units:

1. Nakamichi

2. Clarion

3. Pioneer

Subs:

1. Audiobahn

2. JL

3. Focal

Amps:

1. Audiobahn

2. Audison

3. Xtant

Speakers:

1. Dynaudio

2. Boston

3. Morel

That's just my opinion, There are alot more than 3 brands to each i could put though. There's alot of great brands out there, and most of the time the only way to judge which is better is by actually listening to the product or seeing which is best for the money.

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  • 4 years later...

mtx all the way even out of the car in the store they rock your world. thats my opinion after checking out all the stores around brisbane but its all about taste, but unless your just going to sit around and look at it all day dont go for looks tell them exactly what you want ask questions if the person helping you is an idiot ask for the manager and if at any point your not happy say see you later and leave, the customer is always right not the other way round.

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BRANDS MEAN NOTHING

You might as well ask how long is a peice of string. Personal opinions will vary that much that you will never really get a handle on what is good, but more what people have or people consider cool.

Perhaps the question should be, what is the best head unit under $400 or something, then there are some parametres to guide peoples answers.

It is about getting off the computer, going out the front door and visiting places to see what is around.

Even within Australia, the national market prices will vary, availablity of equipment will vary, so shopping around in your area is essential.

Perhaps the approach you could take is.

Decide what type of system you want first.

a - cool street system on a budget

b - audiophile system with unlimited budget

for choice a , the usuals, jb, strathfield, repco, etc will suffice, they have enough quality equipment to build a loud street system.

For choice b, go to a boutique dealer, gcr, gl prosound, hypasound, etc, someone that does get in the higher models and things.

Remember though no matter where you go that sales person is after your money, once you are out the door the dont care, as long as you pay, they just dont care.

Also remember that a good install will dramatically add to the overall output/ quality of sound that you end up with, so paying a few extra dollars for a custom sub box or better cabling is money well spent.

If after reading this you are still looking for a brand reccomendation then try these

- Front speakers - USD WAVEGUIDES ( big $$, hard install, but worth it, nothing else comes close)

- Rear speakers - who cares - you dont sit it the back of your own car

- Unit - something with no built in amp, no mp3, multiple gold outputs and a brass chasis ( expect to pay $4000 or more)

- Cables, - stinger, street wires, they are all made in the same factory, the thicker the better though is always the way to go

- Amp - buy from the US. Go for something like new F NV stuff ( expect to pay $3000+ for a small amp)

- Sub - Sunfire or the likes ( expect to pay $2500+)

- Sub enclosure - custom

- sound deadening - esssential

- skilled installer - hard to find but not worth doing without

As a side note to other posters, some of the brands you have listed, clarion, focal, boston, audiobarn are made in the same factory in china. If you get to go to one of these factorys, and beleive me i have been to many, they are simply awesome in the range of equipment they produce with essentially the same internals.

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For amps you cant go past the Jaycar Response range, they are the best "bang for buck" on the market. I really like the 4 x 100w Digital amps for splits and rears. And the 1500w Monoblock for subs. Much cheaper then the compition and just as good a quality.

This is just from my experiance, others may disagree.

Chris

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Remember though no matter where you go that sales person is after your money, once you are out the door the dont care, as long as you pay, they just dont care.

...

I beg to differ! The guy I deal with at Northfield Moorooka (brisbane) he sent me a Happy Birthday message yesterday (via caa website), asked how the system was going etc. I haven't even been in their shop for 3 months, only ever bought stuff twice and compaired to many of their other customers I havent really spent a great deal of money there.

So I am happy to say some shops do continue to care, they are there for the good of the industry, unlike others who are just parasites (sp)

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Eclipse head units are renound for there sound quality... the budget models aren't as pretty as sony's or pioneers. There also quite expensive.

Digital Designs make great subs ( 1kW rms for a 15 inch !)

Fusion are also quite good.

Speakers are more of a personal taste. If it sounds good to you then its worth buying.

Amps (IMHO) are pretty much all the same except the cheap and nasty stuff. Unless your paying for a class A there all going to be of similar sound quality (ie all class B and AB). If you want big watts for subs than any amp will do aslong as its got enough power on tap. Bass is distortion :rofl:

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