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death is my gift · 09-16-2007, 04:23 PM

Alright guys, I need some input. The girl is giving me a $500 limit for my birthday present. I want to replace my stock system. I'm looking for a nice combo of an in dash cd/aux input and replacing all stock speakers. Nothing too fancy, I just want to hear my music more clearly. I was thinking some place like Best Buy or Circuit City because over 100 bucks they do the install for free. No matter how crappy it is.

Amp and sub will be coming later.

Blenjar · 09-16-2007, 04:31 PM

I go for alpine type R...
But an amp will cost u at least 300-400.

-- Blen

nqd · 09-16-2007, 08:00 PM

infinity basslink?

d2dailly · 09-17-2007, 12:40 AM

he said headunit and speakers no amp no sub...

CompanyXPaladin · 09-17-2007, 01:42 AM

I've had really good experiences with a Dual XDM7610 head unit and Blaupunkt speakers. You should be able to buy that setup for under $500. Get some good OEM replacement speakers and custom mount some tweeters. With that, you should be set. If you are opposed to Blaupunkt or Dual, I've had some luck with Kenwood, as well.

Here is the Dual unit.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-AviMbZa...=300&s=0&cc=01

Here are some speakers
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-AviMbZa...00&I=023GTC652

My .02.

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-17-2007, 01:47 AM

^she, right?

anyway, if you DIY, it'll be a lot cheaper. i got my system for less than 500 bucks. but you don't want an amp and sub yet.

if you're looking for bass, skip replacing the speakers and go straight to a sub. but i'm assuming you want clarity? in order to make aftermarket speakers sound good, you still need an amp to make them good, otherwise, you'll barely hear a change (except for higher volume, i'm assuming). anyway, go with a HU that has a sub output so you can control you're sub when you get one. as for speakers, go to Best Buy and play around with the speakers. there's these Kenwood (if i remember right) that sounded really good. try to match the HU and speaker to suit your musical taste. just be sure the HU has a sub output.

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-17-2007, 01:48 AM

heard Blaupunkt is horrible. personally, i would stay away from Dual and Blaupunkt.

la panique · 09-17-2007, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

heard Blaupunkt is horrible. personally, i would stay away from Dual and Blaupunkt.

Blaupunkt has a few cheap lines of stuff for retail sale in the US, but there are actual expensive high-quality Blaupunkt products as well. All of the top German car companies often use the good Blaupunkt products as OEM accessories. However, the "good" Blaupunkt stuff would be well out of the range for a 500 dollar budget.

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-17-2007, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by la panique

Blaupunkt has a few cheap lines of stuff for retail sale in the US, but there are actual expensive high-quality Blaupunkt products as well. All of the top German car companies often use the good Blaupunkt products as OEM accessories. However, the "good" Blaupunkt stuff would be well out of the range for a 500 dollar budget.

for that kind of money, i'd opt for some other brand.

CompanyXPaladin · 09-17-2007, 02:02 PM

I put 4 Blaupunkt 6x9s, 2 Blaupunkt 6.5s, a Blaupunkt Amp, a Rockford Fosgate Amp, two Rockford Fosgate Punch Stage IIs and that Dual unit in my RX7. I can tell you from personal experience that Blaupunkt sounds far from horrible. The only problem I've ever had with that system (installed for about a year now), was that the Rockford Fosgate amp was DoA. Crutchfield exchanged it immediately. That system sounds very good. But hey, to each their own. IMO, gossip does not make a system good or bad.

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-17-2007, 02:07 PM

true, but i've also read that Blaupunkt uses paper material for their speakers? i was going to go with them until i read that.

CompanyXPaladin · 09-17-2007, 02:27 PM

Heres a link to the specs on the speakers I referenced earlier.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cMpAlwV...=023GTX652#Tab

No paper here. =D I think thats the same material as on my speakers, in which case its a thin metal-like material. I guess Blaupunkt also has a new speaker line out using Carbon Fiber woofers.

Black Yaris · 09-17-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by d2dailly

he said headunit and speakers no amp no sub...

he? death is a female

death is my gift · 09-17-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

he? death is a female

Death does indeed have a vagina.

death is my gift · 09-17-2007, 02:42 PM

So I was thinking about either of these head units:
http://www.cardomain.com/item/PANCQC1335U?vq_id=none

http://www.cardomain.com/item/SONCDXGT410U?vq_id=none

Any objections?? (other than it's not a badass in dash touch screen)

CompanyXPaladin · 09-17-2007, 03:01 PM

No objections on the Panasonic. Avoid Sony car audio like the plague.

death is my gift · 09-17-2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CompanyXPaladin

No objections on the Panasonic. Avoid Sony car audio like the plague.

Damnit! Really? That's the one I really wanted. Have you had a bad experience with Sony? Know anyone else who has?

CompanyXPaladin · 09-17-2007, 03:57 PM

I had a Sony XPlod on my first car. That head unit gave me nothing but problems. It drew a lot of power, but the output seemed really low. I had 2 Sony Xplod 6.5 inch speakers and 2 Inifinity 4x6 speakers and the sound quality was terrible. The audio would not get loud, and simply had no range. The head unit was not user friendly, and took better than a minute to load an MP3 CD.

My friend who has a show truck also has a Sony Xplod head unit - he liked it's flashy looks. He says he will never buy another one again.

If I were you, I would check out Crutchfield. I think you can do better than that for $100-$150.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cMpAlwV...sp?g=300&avf=N

09-16-2007, 04:23 PM	#1
death is my gift wacky broadway nightmare View User's Garage Drives: Willow is a '07 Red Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 621	Got $500 to spend on ICE. Need your thoughts. Alright guys, I need some input. The girl is giving me a $500 limit for my birthday present. I want to replace my stock system. I'm looking for a nice combo of an in dash cd/aux input and replacing all stock speakers. Nothing too fancy, I just want to hear my music more clearly. I was thinking some place like Best Buy or Circuit City because over 100 bucks they do the install for free. No matter how crappy it is. Amp and sub will be coming later. __________________ "it's always complicated and at some point someone has to draw the line and that is always going to be me. you get down on me for cutting myself off but in the end the slayer is always cut off" Buffy

09-16-2007, 04:31 PM	#2
Blenjar View User's Garage Drives: Black Yaris 07 HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Posts: 1,548	I go for alpine type R... But an amp will cost u at least 300-400. -- Blen __________________ http://www.360voice.com/tag/noobblenjar My Car http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4245 My DJ www.PainlessWolf.com

09-16-2007, 08:00 PM	#3
nqd Drives: 07 Yaris LB Absolute RED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 884	infinity basslink? __________________ v

09-17-2007, 02:42 PM	#15
death is my gift wacky broadway nightmare View User's Garage Drives: Willow is a '07 Red Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 621	So I was thinking about either of these head units: http://www.cardomain.com/item/PANCQC1335U?vq_id=none http://www.cardomain.com/item/SONCDXGT410U?vq_id=none Any objections?? (other than it's not a badass in dash touch screen) __________________ "it's always complicated and at some point someone has to draw the line and that is always going to be me. you get down on me for cutting myself off but in the end the slayer is always cut off" Buffy

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