Whats the best...

What would you guys say is a good brand for speakers/amps/subs? How much would u say one of these goes for? I'm new to the whole car-soupe up idea, and im getting some idea/prices for my soon-to-be car.

It all depends on your budget. I mean if you want some good speakers you can get the focal utopia components, but those will run you over a grand for a pair. What are you planning on spending and then we might be able to help you.

for good speaker brands check out

focal
mb quart
boston acoustics
infinity perfect

subs there are so many choices I'll just list a few

elemental designs
JL audio
adire

infinity perfect...

u can put together your own component set. i like peerless for midbass, vifas and scan speaker for their midrange, and tweeter? tweeters i don't use but good ones are morel. of course there are more brands out there. CDT speakers are nice, very nice. i had them back awhile ago and i was very impressive. look into the Stereo Integrity components. pricey, but very nice. :smile:

i like audiobahn speekers there subs are pretty good to but id take a JL audio or elemental designs sub first.

as has ben previously mentioned we kinda need to kno your budget to send you in the right direction.

i would recomend jl audio rockford fosgate and alpine. i would mix and match these brands cause some excell in diff. fields
these are what i have i have 10.000 invested in it so its gotta be worth it

Originally posted by thumpin_cavilier
i would recomend jl audio rockford fosgate and alpine. i would mix and match these brands cause some excell in diff. fields
these are what i have i have 10.000 invested in it so its gotta be worth it

whoa! u have invested too much my friend! what does your system consists of?

i have the......
alpine phantom face xl deck
infinity perfect component system
2 jl audio w7's
2 rockford fosgate bd1000's
2 farad power caps
dynamat
viper alarm system
wiring
neon

can make a price list if interested

From personal experience, I would recommend Alpine and Pioneer for head units, JL Audio for subs, and Fosgate for amps.
But listen to GSteg.... for a 15 year old, that kid knows his car audio shit.:bigthumb:

Originally posted by thumpin_cavilier


can make a price list if interested
that would be nice:biggrin:

if i had known you earlier, i would have hooked u up with things for cheap since my friend is a dealer for may brands.

price i could have gotten it for

alpine deck-400
infinity component-250
2 w7 (12")-800 for both
2 bd1000-700 both (heck..800 for the bd1500)
2 farad caps-200
dynamat-not sure on how much u got
viper-not sure what model
wiring-knukonceptz has everything cheap. lol
neon-don't know how much u got, but u can get cold cathrodes for about $5 per stick and looks much better than neons

but if you're happy with it, then its fine. thats a very nice system right there. those w7's are very loud.:bigthumb: by the way...does your headlights dim?

thanks for the comments
i have invested to much but i worked my ass of to get it and didnt use mommie and daddies money. my headlights do dim while i go down the road but not as bad as before. my car would die. i got a new alternator and a yellow top batterie that is seperate and placed in the trunk :biggrin2:

i'm surprise you get very little dimmings those those monsterous amps. do you have stock alternator? by the way..any pictures?:smile:

i do not have a stock alternator and i do not have any pictures i have a digital camera on my list for things to get when i am done paying my bills. i cant rember off the top of my head but it is like a seperat system with like a stinger alternater and a yellow top deep cell battery. before these upgrades my car would just die

If I had that much money, I would get some of Diamond audio's most powerful 15s or some audiobahn immortals, then maybe a few pheonix gold amps, or a few DEIs

Originally posted by Haibane
If I had that much money, I would get some of Diamond audio's most powerful 15s or some audiobahn immortals, then maybe a few pheonix gold amps, or a few DEIs

yea..diamonds are supposedly very nice. my friend had a 12" TDX, but it blew just last week or so. it was hooked up to an arc audio 1500D. dont' know why the tdx blew. he now has an xxx. but he did say it sounded nice when it worked.lol:lol: