Mostly new to car audio, learning as much as I can

[Hic]

I may be able to supply you with some of what you want , Shauna knows me !

My budget for my first upgrade is $300 for a minor sub (just want some deep tone, don't need BOOM or too much bass), then like $300 for an amp. Thanks!

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[awoodby]

Hmm, ok. Yes, at this point I would like to have the wiring done properly for future better equipment, though equipment wise may go cheaper for now. Probably not though, I think I'll do a jl amp and some sub first. Hu can wait.

OR, someone recommended an NVX, that Plus the HU comes in cheaper than the JL, so doing all 3 would be doable...

Or not. I think the jl amp, have good amplification to start, do the HU later.

[awoodby]

Well, I bought the JL 900x5 amp from captainobvious. Looks about unused, great condition.

Also ordered an alpine 10" sub and enclosure from Amazon, arriving today.

I'm here looking up the installer littlemissGTO recommended, see if they'll put it all in. If I get them to, will likely add the HU now, probably a Pioneer 5800BHS. Not that I give a damn about DVD, but double din and ability to show waze or google maps is great. Will also show my backup camera, has timing controls and high and low pass filters. The only difference between the 5800 and 4800 is HD radio, and like $30 bucks, so may as well.

NOW I'm thinking I should upgrade the 6.5" mids and tweeters (component 6.5" pioneers). Everything else is higher end, should probably up them, move the Pioneer's to the back (and keep balance forward)

Would a pair of $150 Hertz or JL's be ok? I think they have a couple options at that price point that can handle 100wRMS (not that I'll often be playing it at 1/4 of that)?

Thanks! ALMOST there!

[captainobvious]

Congrats. It's seen limited use, but that HD900/5 served me well. That thing looked brand spanking new when I boxed it up too. Almost didn't want to let it go lol. You got a good one

Good luck!


Take your time on the speakers. I would recommend trying to integrate dsp before changing the speakers. That would be the best area to spend on as it will make the biggest difference in your sound. Either spend on a better HU with the processing so you're not buying it twice, or go with a basic HU with a clean signal and low price point and a stand-alone dsp. That would be my recommendation.

You can make budget speakers sound great with dsp and tuning. You can also make expensive speakers sound bad without it.

A killer head unit with robust DSP is the Pioneer P99RS.



If you end up interested in something like that, let me know if you need help sourcing something. I do have some used stuff after all. I have a P99rs as well as an older Alpine w505 double din unit and H701 processor with rux display controller.

[Babs]

I have a P99rs as well..

I'll pretend I didn't read that, and keep moving on. Carry on.

[Babs]

Hey if you're looking to acquire gear, I just pulled my SB17 mids (NVX XSP65 version). As it appears I'll have a different set to try, so they'll be shelf bound.


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[awoodby]

I bought a pioneer 5800, has the same high and low pass and timing features, but is double din and has a nerdscreen too. Couldn't figure out what the prs had that it didn't?

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[SublimeZ]

I bought a pioneer 5800, has the same high and low pass and timing features, but is double din and has a nerdscreen too. Couldn't figure out what the prs had that it didn't?

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4 way (3+ sub) and some magic sq dust

[awoodby]

Not sure the outs on the 5800... Ok, its pretty much all magic dust to me right now!

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[SublimeZ]

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...s/AVH-X5800BHS 2+1 active

3+1 headunits are rare critters...