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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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I have already bought and installed this hu, Pioneer Premier DEH-P680MP.

Now I want to replace my speakers add an amp and sub. The guys that I bought th hu from sells JL and Pioneer Premier speakers, subs, and amps. One guy in the shop said I should go with components in the front and another guy said he didnt think it would make that much difference.

So my questions are:

Component or not.

Which JL or Pioneer speaker to go with.

How big an amp.

How big of a sub. (Sub will be installed in center hatch in a box from subthump)

I would love to stay around $1250.00 including install.

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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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Components hands down, i would say go JL it will be much nicer then pioneer, but listen to em all first
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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I just put a Pioneer Premier TS-W3002SPL driven by a PRS-D2000T amp. I just ordered 2 sets of TS-C720PRS components to be driven by a PRS-D4000F amp and ordered a DEH-P980BT with the Ipod interface CD-IB100II. Yes all Pioneer Premier.I have owned JL,Rockford,Kicker,Infinity,Polk and the list goes on. Don't knock it if you haven't heard it. You need to find a dealer that has this stuff and check it out.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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Thanks Guys. It looks like if I stay Pioneer I can hit my budget. Do I need a seperate amp to driove the speakers or just for the sub?
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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You really should amp those speakers... I want knocking pionneer at all its good stuff especially premier
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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Yes, amp the speakers! Stay with the Premier series. Better warranty and better components. I know some people will have something to say about this, but I've heard people in the auto stereo business compare the ts-c720prs components to Focal and they weren't Pioneer salesmen. These things are amazing.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Thats what I am going to do.

Thanks again

Mike
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