06Ralliart

whats a good brand name nowadays for head unit/speakers/subs in terms of sound quality.

im obviously looking to upgrade but want to go the sound quality route at about 400-600 rms say.

any suggestions? thanks in advance.

sly

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depends on bames surprisingly they dont count for me anymore i go for specs - My only suggestion is go for a headunit with a flash drive Tons Easier than burning cd`s or buying them with flash drives u can load your own music.

TheTumblerIX

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Depends on what you're talking about. The best brand for head units may not be the best brand for speakers, amps, whatever. Pioneer/Pioneer Premier are good for head units. Alpine and Eclipse have started catering more toward the Best Buy/Circuit City car audio customer, and have since started downgrading in terms of quality. Alpine still makes a pretty good sub, though, and their components are pretty good for what you can buy them for. You can put a good package together with just about anything, what are you looking to spend?

LayinLo

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I would say to keep it to 1 10" sub, 2 amps (1 for sub, 1 for mids/highs), components for the front, delete rear speakers, and Premier/Expensive Alpine/Kenwood headunit.

benny_ralliart

ive got an alpine headunit, alpine components in the front and an alpine amp, and it sounds amazing. Quality is awsome never had any problems even when it was -30 in the winter.

fkdrcrs

setup i had in my old focus was alpine headunit, 500watt kenwood amp, 10'' mtx t8000 series subs, stock speakers and loved the whole setup. hope this helps.

Realistic

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2 Diamond Audios subs (10") and Diamond HEX series components..
Kicker 400.1 mono amp runnin the subs, and alpine v12 runnin the speakes

otter

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I've always been fond of Polk subwoofers when it comes to pure sound quality.

Myszkewicz

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Why on earth would you want to do that?

Redline-Z

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I would have to recommend JL Audio or ED (Elemental Designs) subs running off an Xtant Amplifier(pre-MTX buyout) with good components. you can't go wrong!

otter

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On SQ systems, you generally want the soundstage to be in front of you, so rear speakers aren't needed. Personally, I prefer to be surrounded by the sound, even if it is only 2 channels.

Redline-Z

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A mid behind you is fine, generally you don't want a tweeter behind you or above your ear level.

Myszkewicz

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I still don't understand why they would say it sounds better with the soundstage in front of you. I think it sounds like ish if I turn off my rear speakers. Better to be immersed in it, than sitting back like you're watching it from a distance. Perhaps it's too complicated to get surround sound to sound good in a car. It's far from a perfect acoustical environment, but the soundstage BS sounds like just that to me.

I'll keep my rear speakers, TYVM.

LeftysRule22

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polk speakers FTW.

i have 11 of them in my boat. (2 front, 2 mid, 2 rear, 4 tower, 1 sub)
amazing sound even with 50mph wind

TheTumblerIX

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+1 on the rear speaker delete. If you have a good deck with time correction it'll sound even better. But . . . for SQ setups, this is common practice. You're listening to a stereo signal, and the rear speakers interfere with the fronts and muddy it up. If you want technical info, there's graphs out there that show exactly what happens. But . . . it's preference. Most people don't like it, but since I had it that way in my 350z, I've stuck with it.