So long time lurker over at the DIYMA forums... never actually registered but used it to do some reseach back in the day... Figured I'd post up with a quick little intro and why I came out of the shadows finally.
I have been building systems from the moment I started driving. Of course back in the late 90's I didn't know much more than how to add some bass to a system. Had an f-150 that went through 3 or 4 systems in a few years, lots of polk audio back then. I think by the end of High School I had learned enough that I was at least running some mmatts stuff. Then I got bit by the BMW bug (bikes and cars) and pretty much haven't looked back, I'm on number 20 something... almost all of them got upgraded systems but as I got older and the cars got nicer and newer, the big systems went away in favor of amp and DSP upgrades (helix, match, etc.) As such I haven't even been in the know about this stuff in at least 10-14 ish years. In this time I have grown to have pretty specific tastes... It's gotta look factory or be OEM for the HU, I really don't like the look of most aftermarket units and I don't want to see sub boxes or anything out of place, trunk/cargo area still needs to be functional. I have to use my cars with clients and bosses... no one wants to be the 35-40 year old with the car that can't fit everyone's golf bags because he has an SPL setup in his trunk.
Currently I have a couple BMW's the DD is a wagon with a A/F Match amp, the speakers are all upgraded to the factory BMW Individual Audio ones and a tune for the touring interior. Very similar setup in 2 of our other cars, one a coupe being a BavSound (helix) amp with a tune running the factory HiFi speakers and the other gran coupe got the full Individual Audio system from the factory.
So needless to say, I'm not a bass head or a SPL junkie... I just like a decent stage with good sound all around... Sometime I like it loud but I also don't like to attract attention to myself. My music taste is very ranging... lot of country and rock (classic to metal), some hiphop, some EDM... also a decent amount of spoken word (podcasts and books.)
Anyway I decided to come out here to ask for some help in setting up a little system in my beater car (I'll create a new thread.) I am remodeling and like everything I do, it is mostly DIY and I find myself constantly filthy and grabbing the keys to my old winter beater (back when I lived where there were winters) mitsubishi outlander more and more as I tend to keep my cars pretty pristine. So looking to put a little system that doesn't detract from the cargo space... maybe even search the classifieds for some used gear to stretch the budget a little as this is really just a beater. Like I said I'll create a dedicated thread to it, DIYMA was always a really good spot for informed info back when I needed it, so hoping I can get some similar advice and reviews here.
Cheers!