Anyone into Car Audio??
 

just wondering if anyone else out there was into the car audio world...
ie: subs, amps, in car video, and so on....

I'm into it, but I can't afford it! lol

Im into it :cool: My stereo costs more then my car :drinking:

I used to be in it until i realized that all car audio sounds like crap. I guess it was good when I was a kid, I didn't know any better and the had the typcal teenage call of the wild to be a punk kid. But now that I have a house, I have all the breathing room I want. :lol:

I had an awsome system, up until someone broke into my car, stole the equipment, and lit the car on fire. :evil:

i dunno man, some of those bose systems sound pretty nice, sure they can't compete with say a $5000 pair of B&W speakers, but they're pretty darn nice for in a car.

I was the I started to do Pro audio and DJing so I can afour to hook up my car with toys. I just have a single rockford 10" sub. :confused: I wish I could buy a new MP3 deck I lost the face plate to my $1000 deck :evil: :evil: :evil: oh well some day soon.


Brad

I got about 1800 watts in my truck, mix of rockford and massive, if I did it again I would go massive for everything though. well except the deck.

Steve

I currently have a decent audio system and I love it. You're right though, nothing beats home theatre, you don't have to mess around with space issues!

car audio only sounds like crap if you buy the wrong stuff, I have a home theater and such also but it is to totaly different things, one is for movies one is for music. and who cares about that extra tiny bit of clearness from the home system when the fish tank is humming right behind your head :mrgreen:

Steve

Boy that sounds like that was a BAD day!

are you guys talking about rockford fosgate? they must have entry level and premium, i had a 10" p2 sub and my alpine type r sounds so much better it's hard to believe they're both 10s.

i've always had a hard on for JL audio w7s :D

I have heard about your car Sean. I have also heard its an automatic! :redface:

HEHE

Rockford fosgate used to be a top of the line with all there amps, there speakers have been Ok but it is there amps that made them there name, the problem is they have just riding on that name for the last 10 years, but last year they did bring back there com quality amps but they are so expensive compared to there normal amps that used to be comp quality for cheep till they cheeped out.

Massive I have found is outstanding for both there speakers and amps but they are deceiving for the amp ratings. most amps are rated at a peek power of 14.1V so they will be say 50watt RMS@14.1V but I have found Massive is always rated at 12V so when they say 50W RMS @ 12V they are really much higher when the car is running and they are receiving 14V. so basically they are under rating there equipment. I have two Dual voice coil 10" subs in home made boxes that are to small for the subs in my truck and the sound from them is out of this world, I have a base test CD and I get good response down to 10Hrtz (mind you, you feel that more than hear it :mrgreen: ) so the subs and there amp is massive. I have a 900 watt Rockford fosgat driving 4 Rockford fosgate speakers (switching it to two only to see if it puts out a little more sound soon) so right now I am running front components and rear two ways, but I am taking the rear two ways out as they aren't up to snuff and make the sound funny to me.

I am also thinking about selling the Rockford amp and replacing it with a second Massive amp and going with Massive components with silk tweeters for the front because so far I have not found an affordable speaker that has the projection and quality of the Massive.

Steve

totally forgot about this thread...
anyone interested in, or know someone that is looking to buy a car stereo? i've got to sell mine, i'm starting to go deaf i play it so loud.. :redface:

i have a 12" Rockford HX2, a 500 watt class A rockford amp, and a 1 farad rockford power cap, i'll even throw in the wires if u want,

i'll let it go for a cheap price 2, pm me if ur interested..

oh now you've done it. the mods are gonna be on you like hotsauce on wings