Stereo advice: help me piece together a GOOD system!
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I love the L 5 & L 7s if you have an assload of power to push them... but he started it all off by saying he was on a tight budget and I think I gave him the best advice possible.
and this is just "in my opinion" I love ported enclosures in a closed room or car but in a boat /open top I just do not care for them at all.... but everyone ears are different.
at least he's getting some really good advice from everyone
and this is just "in my opinion" I love ported enclosures in a closed room or car but in a boat /open top I just do not care for them at all.... but everyone ears are different.
at least he's getting some really good advice from everyone
BTW, that is a nice looking gun you have there!
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I sold my drives so I could buy some Steelings boxes and Bravo XRs (to make it more reliable) Im so glad my wife does not have and clue....so now im looking for a pair of 8-71s and I started off on a budget too
Thanks for comment...I think it does not look bad ether for a 23 year old
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I did a extremely cheap "budget" stereo a couple years ago using all JL and Alpine, sounds damn good too..... I bought it all used and going on 3 years with no issues at all....
3 JL MArine 10's
JL 1000/1 amp
JL 300/4 amp
4 Alpine 6x9
2 Alpine tweeters
For that amount of parts it sounds absolutely amazing and I have less then 600.00 in whole system, placement of speakers plays a huge role as was stated, get the mids and highs as high as possible.... I have friends that have a chitload more invested and they cannot believe how mine sounds, its not the best but it does a great job and was very "budget" with quality parts....
Sounds better in the Cig then it did the Baja since the Cig is not rotted and absorbed all the sub sounds... LOL
3 JL MArine 10's
JL 1000/1 amp
JL 300/4 amp
4 Alpine 6x9
2 Alpine tweeters
For that amount of parts it sounds absolutely amazing and I have less then 600.00 in whole system, placement of speakers plays a huge role as was stated, get the mids and highs as high as possible.... I have friends that have a chitload more invested and they cannot believe how mine sounds, its not the best but it does a great job and was very "budget" with quality parts....
Sounds better in the Cig then it did the Baja since the Cig is not rotted and absorbed all the sub sounds... LOL
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Ebay is your friend for audio stuff. I hardly use it for anything other than that anymore. Also, sonicelectronix is about half what the local stereo guy wants. Probably some gray-market stuff that fell of a container ship, but it works. Just for reference, I had an alpine pdx 600w amp running 2 Alpine free air 10s, and everything else (12 speakers) was Polk MM 5.5-6x9s run by JL 6 channel amp, and if you stood in the cockpit, it would make your ears bleed with absolutely clean and clear sound. The only thing that sucked was the minute you jumped off the swim platform, a wakeboard boat would come along with 27 spark-o-matic speakers on a tower and blow you out of the water. I'm trying to figure out how to get a couple of really nice speakers (like the JL7.7s) that I can either have in a freestanding encolsure I can store, then throw on the sunpad, or mount on a pole behind the front bolsters.
And BTW 4bus, I'm starting from scratch with a 98 32 Fountain, so any brain power would be appreciated...I don't want to hijack the thread, so send me a PM.
And BTW 4bus, I'm starting from scratch with a 98 32 Fountain, so any brain power would be appreciated...I don't want to hijack the thread, so send me a PM.
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Yeah, 4bus has provided me with some great advice so far!
I've been picking up some stuff already.
-Sony head unit with wired remote CDX-M60UI
-Pair of Kicker L7, dual 4ohm voice coils, 12"
-A ported box (coated with resin) that will fit under my seat
- Kicker ZX 1500.1 to power the subs
-Rockford Fosgate M282 8" 2 way speakers
Am thinking about the polk audio MM 6501 for some highs.
I'm lucky and have an arch (never thought I'd say that lol!), so will probably mount a pair of speakers on the arch so you can hear them OUTSIDE the cockpit. I agree, its hard to have a good system when youre not in the cockpit.
I've been picking up some stuff already.
-Sony head unit with wired remote CDX-M60UI
-Pair of Kicker L7, dual 4ohm voice coils, 12"
-A ported box (coated with resin) that will fit under my seat
- Kicker ZX 1500.1 to power the subs
-Rockford Fosgate M282 8" 2 way speakers
Am thinking about the polk audio MM 6501 for some highs.
I'm lucky and have an arch (never thought I'd say that lol!), so will probably mount a pair of speakers on the arch so you can hear them OUTSIDE the cockpit. I agree, its hard to have a good system when youre not in the cockpit.
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Just adding the tweeters high alone added a ton to hear from outside the cockpit... we can be 50ft away at bar and still hear it...including bass....love good stereos!
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Yeah, 4bus has provided me with some great advice so far!
I've been picking up some stuff already.
-Sony head unit with wired remote CDX-M60UI
-Pair of Kicker L7, dual 4ohm voice coils, 12"
-A ported box (coated with resin) that will fit under my seat
- Kicker ZX 1500.1 to power the subs
-Rockford Fosgate M282 8" 2 way speakers
Am thinking about the polk audio MM 6501 for some highs.
I'm lucky and have an arch (never thought I'd say that lol!), so will probably mount a pair of speakers on the arch so you can hear them OUTSIDE the cockpit. I agree, its hard to have a good system when youre not in the cockpit.
I've been picking up some stuff already.
-Sony head unit with wired remote CDX-M60UI
-Pair of Kicker L7, dual 4ohm voice coils, 12"
-A ported box (coated with resin) that will fit under my seat
- Kicker ZX 1500.1 to power the subs
-Rockford Fosgate M282 8" 2 way speakers
Am thinking about the polk audio MM 6501 for some highs.
I'm lucky and have an arch (never thought I'd say that lol!), so will probably mount a pair of speakers on the arch so you can hear them OUTSIDE the cockpit. I agree, its hard to have a good system when youre not in the cockpit.
What is your budget for the mid high amp? I know of a few 4 channel amps that can be bridged out to run 8 speakers stable all day. Let me know how much you want to spend.
Also....you just have to find a place for a pair of these, just awesome, and they can be heard from I think 2 miles away....hahah
http://www.amazon.com/Lanzar-OPTIBT7...=super+tweeter