the hell is compromising, theres no correct option for me to pick =/
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the hell is compromising, theres no correct option for me to pick =/
Depends on which vehicle you are asking about. My 4Runner I have pretty much gone as far as my budget will allow. Especially considering that my wife only let me have a $1,000 budget for it. On my Altima I didn't really go cheap but I am keeping it pretty much factory looking in the front and somewhat simple in the trunk. Space is important for me in that vehicle plus the $500 budget keeps things pretty simple.
I try to stay as OEM as possible. I'm not willing to fill the cargo area with the sub enclosure anymore like I would do when I was a teen.
OEM look all of the way for me too... Hell, I won't even put a sub box in my trunk! As far as I go is a little under-seat sub. :-) I really dislike the look of huge speakers on the a-pillar. I love a good-sounding car stereo, but I'm not willing to go as far as put 3" or 4" mid speakers on my a-pillars that look *so* out of place. I may not get sound quality as good as those that do put huge speakers on their a-pillars, but I'm fine with that... I just use OEM speaker locations and try to keep any audio gear hidden as much as possible.
Yup , jtrosky !
Limits - ( it said ribbed for her pleasure . . . Fuck That , I turned it inside out !)
I have several vehicles. The with truck I drive is old and simple. System will be there same. When it's done. My last one was pretty much the same as this. A couple trucks ago I built a complete custom back seat right down to cushions and speaker boxes that were designed to hold my tools. It was pretty but to much for a work truck. My grocery getter had 4 15"Eclipse ti's. Custom cargo area and back seat in that. I used to get crazy all the time. Now it takes years or stays simple.
Try to stay simple. upgrade speakers next thing you know truck is gutted and starting over.
I think jtrosky is as good as he is going to get , with the approach he's chose ( craves more low end ) .
Same as everyone else that loves music , but is compromising the install ?
Basically , no dedicated subwoofer section ( 125 watt powered 8" underseat model.)
Really wants a 12" with 600 watts at least !
there are always compromises, even in a "no compromise" systems...lol
Im the one that will sacrafice everything for the sound, and I dont care for comments about pillars/doorpanels/subenclosure......how big they are or how somebody dont like the design or anything,... I drive my car, I listen to my system 99% of time, so why bother with comments, the only important aspect for me is safety and sound
I've historically been a K.I.S.S. philosopher and stealthy system guy. By that, I mean, I've tended to use single 5 or 6-channel amps to power everything, and preferred that all speakers be mounted in factory location behind factory grills. I've broken out of this approach a couple of times throughout the past decade or so, but usually trended back to it. What I have gathered is that it's tougher to get it all to sound good with this approach, compared to getting a little more aggressive/elaborate with equipment and install.
For me getting more aggressive/elaborate meant utilizing multiple amps (I'm currently running 3 amps w/7 total channels), separate DSP, custom dash pods & a-pillars, and a custom center-console subwoofer. While my truck build is currently in-progress, I believe that I'll get everything wrapped up before the end of the year. This is definitely the best sounding setup I've ever had.