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12-24-2008, 10:57 PM | #1 |
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Audio ?'s
Does anyone know anything about Boss Audio? If you buy their stuff straight from them it seem like a pretty penny.
But if you buy off ebay their pretty cheap. I've just never heard their stuff in person. I'm considering this head unit: http://theconsumerlink.com/BossAudio...TCL+BV7970/100 One of these under both seats: http://theconsumerlink.com/BossAudio...L+BASS1200/125 And these speakers all around: http://theconsumerlink.com/BossAudio...TCL+CH6530/117 And these tweeters: http://theconsumerlink.com/BossAudio.../TCL+TW-15/118 Any opinions on this stuff would be awsome guys. Last edited by coheed; 12-28-2008 at 06:34 PM. |
12-25-2008, 01:43 AM | #2 |
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i had their 4 channel amp when i did an audio upgrade in my old car ... i liked it, got it off of ebay also
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12-25-2008, 02:52 AM | #3 |
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Did it ever blow out a speaker or distort sound?
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12-25-2008, 03:09 AM | #4 |
Boss are world renownd for there home entertianment systems,
and i have been told by my step brother there car audio is just as good. but i would take his word like a grain of salt ,as he is the BOSS customer services manager, for the south pacific |
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12-25-2008, 09:19 AM | #5 |
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he said BOSS..... note: this is not BOSE. BOSE is what you find in home sound systems and some higher end cars.
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12-25-2008, 09:51 AM | #6 |
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boss is on par with lanzar, pyle, lightning audio etc.
so......yep
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12-25-2008, 01:06 PM | #7 |
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Boss is cheaply made stuff... SAME WITH BOSE too. One would do well to avoid either like the plague.
Boss: Distorts ratings (that "800watt amp will likely only put out 200w) Bose: There's a reason why they don't disclose any of the REAL specs on their speakers. If they did, nobody would buy their products. Their is also a reason why they spend more on marketing than the rest of the Home Theater/Audio companies combined each year..... If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to maintain the false perception the public has, that Bose is Top of the line. You can produce similar sound out of some $250 JBL towers as you could $800 Bose. |
12-25-2008, 01:10 PM | #8 |
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Spend more for your speakers. The weakness in any system is usually in the speakers. You can save money on the amplifiers.
Stick to brands that have a good reputation. |
12-25-2008, 01:36 PM | #9 |
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you got it the other way around, invest in good amps and less on the speakers, they power your speakers.
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12-25-2008, 03:00 PM | #10 |
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^ agreed
and no it didn't blow out or distort my speakers in any ways
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12-25-2008, 04:19 PM | #11 |
Depends on how much you want to spend, if you're looking to build a budget system there's other brands out there like power acoustik, Kole audio, SPL audio that make okay stuff, they're not kicker or rockford fosgate but sound decent.
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12-25-2008, 06:26 PM | #12 | |
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The order of importance in audio 1:Equipment is installed in correct enclosures, with correct crossover settings & correct amount of eq. (most car setups fall extremely short on this one). 2:Buy reliable equipment 3a:Quality Deck, (virtually any aftermarket deck over $100 is fine, refer to rule #2) 3b:Quality speakers (components are almost always best, see #2 again) 3c:Quality amps (basically, if it works properly, #2 yet again) ... 39:pretty wires |
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12-25-2008, 07:49 PM | #13 |
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So would that setup be good? I'm on a miniscule budget getting ready for college, and it seems that I can get this stuff for pretty cheap?
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12-25-2008, 10:20 PM | #14 |
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Honestly, I think you're better off just going with a deck & some decent components right now, and then in the future adding a sub & amps for the speakers & sub.
That way you will be getting parts that SHOULD be more reliable, and will have a much better chance at getting good sound quality. I've got 2 really big concerns with the parts you spec'd out. 1: The speakers you showed had tweeters already, Unless you plan on clipping the leads to the tweeter on those speakers, I highly suggest you don't add more tweeters. It really won't add more sq, and chances are, the tweets on those speakers are probably pretty bright. 2:Hoffman's Iron Law.... its a physics thing... why do you care about it? To sum it up, it says for a sub to play low it needs either a Big Box with lots of room to breathe, or a ton of power, or else it won't play low. That sub will not be able to withstand a lot of power, and the box is tiny. I'd be very suspicious of how much bass it will put out, and even more so, how low it will actually play. I'd bet a paycheck that it will peak a bit high, and thus the bottom end will roll off prematurely. |
12-25-2008, 10:25 PM | #15 |
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So how does Hoffmans iron law apply to subs with passive radiators? I honestly dont get how they make so much bass.
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12-25-2008, 10:43 PM | #16 | |
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There are some downsides to PR setups, and they still require more volume than a sealed box. |
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12-26-2008, 01:01 AM | #17 |
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how is it wrong, if you were on a budget and can go either amp or speaker, the obvious choice would be the amp hands down, you can have crappy speakers and juice them up to sound ok rather than have good speakers and crappy amp to power it. sure it will sound awesome if he gets awesome everything but bang for the buck putting money in the amp is a way better decision than speakers. imo first upgrade would either be amp and sub or basstube. im totally happy with my setup and i spent more money on the amps than the speakers. everybody has their own brand but different budgets to play with. i do agree if he going with what he looking at that components are the way to go instead of tweeters and a set of coax.
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12-26-2008, 12:58 PM | #18 |
Give us a ballpark figure of about how much you wanna spend for your budget system.
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