Opinions please
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Racer
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From: Sarnia ON
Opinions please
Looking to get rid of my stock system and want to stay fairly reasonable as far as price my question is where is the best place to put the components in the door or the rear my car is an frc so the rears are 5 1/4 doors 6 1/2 Also do I need at leat 1 10 inch sub for bass or can I get decent bass from the doors any speaker recomondations would be appreciated.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2000
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From: Sacramento CA
Look at the Focal line of series. Access and Polyglass.
for amps, JBL GTO series is nice
www.woofersetc.com
for amps, JBL GTO series is nice
www.woofersetc.com
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Spring Texas
Looking to get rid of my stock system and want to stay fairly reasonable as far as price my question is where is the best place to put the components in the door or the rear my car is an frc so the rears are 5 1/4 doors 6 1/2 Also do I need at leat 1 10 inch sub for bass or can I get decent bass from the doors any speaker recomondations would be appreciated.
JBL 5x7/6x8 Components for doors: $95
JBL 5 1/4 Components for the rear: $85 (most will say not needed, but personally, I need just a little bit
JLAudio 10W0 (pair): $80
Phoenix Gold 300w Tantrum Amp :$75 (used personally on a 12w3 - sounds great!
Alpine MRV-F302 - 4/3/2 channel AMP: $75 (older, but sounds great)
Amp kits and RCA's: PM me if you want to work something out
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1754535
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From: Guelph, Ontario
For $1000 Canadian it's going to be real tough to build up a good system, unless you're doing everything yourself and buy a lot of stuff used.
I've got a fairly simple system in mine, and had a friend install it so there were no labor costs, and it still cost me close to $2000 Canadian (and I bought most of the stuff on sale at Future Shop too).
I've got a single 12" Infinity sub in the center storage bin, powered by a Fosgate P500-2 amp. Up front I've got Energy 6.5" components in the doors, powered by a Fosgate P200-2 amp. I replaced the head unit with a simple (bottom of the line) Alpine CD player.
It sounds amazing though!
You'll definitely need a subwoofer if you want the music to sound "complete".
I've got a fairly simple system in mine, and had a friend install it so there were no labor costs, and it still cost me close to $2000 Canadian (and I bought most of the stuff on sale at Future Shop too).
I've got a single 12" Infinity sub in the center storage bin, powered by a Fosgate P500-2 amp. Up front I've got Energy 6.5" components in the doors, powered by a Fosgate P200-2 amp. I replaced the head unit with a simple (bottom of the line) Alpine CD player.
It sounds amazing though!
You'll definitely need a subwoofer if you want the music to sound "complete".
Former Vendor
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
You can get all that here for less than your budget. New speakers (components), nice amps, and all the wires needed. You'll just need to build your own box or there are many people here that can do that.
JBL 5x7/6x8 Components for doors: $95
JBL 5 1/4 Components for the rear: $85 (most will say not needed, but personally, I need just a little bit
JLAudio 10W0 (pair): $80
Phoenix Gold 300w Tantrum Amp :$75 (used personally on a 12w3 - sounds great!
Alpine MRV-F302 - 4/3/2 channel AMP: $75 (older, but sounds great)
Amp kits and RCA's: PM me if you want to work something out
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1754535
JBL 5x7/6x8 Components for doors: $95
JBL 5 1/4 Components for the rear: $85 (most will say not needed, but personally, I need just a little bit
JLAudio 10W0 (pair): $80
Phoenix Gold 300w Tantrum Amp :$75 (used personally on a 12w3 - sounds great!
Alpine MRV-F302 - 4/3/2 channel AMP: $75 (older, but sounds great)
Amp kits and RCA's: PM me if you want to work something out
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1754535
I can personally vouch for the older alpine amps. Picked up a MRP series 75x4 from Fleabay and it rocked.
Le Mans Master
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From: Los Angeles Ca
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Spring Texas
Why?
not only cause I'm selling them, but I know for sure it will be a great improvement over the factory bose system. I'm selling them, but not trying to screw anybody. Scott, I think you posted a picture of a door with the 5x7 components, you think you can find that again? thanks...
