pals ystem opinion please

[ssjwizard]

hey guys im helping a friend and this is what hes about to order what do you think

Kenwood KFC-1787 6 3/4" Custom-Fit 3-Way Speaker (Pair) 1 $64.99
Kenwood KFC-6969IE 6" x 9" 3-Way Speakers (Pair) 1 $59.99
Lanzar VBD1600MP AM/FM-MPX MP3 CD Receiver 1 $129.99
Lanzar VIBE220 300 Watt 2 Channel MOSFET Amplifier 1 $69.99
PrecisionPower PC124 12" 4 Ohms Subwoofer 1 $94.99
Rockwood POWERCAP-T2 .5F Capacitor 1 $29.99
Rockwood POWERKIT-2 800 Watts Amplifier Hookup Kit 1 $14.99

[sr20de4evr]

well he definately won't be needing a capacitor, and I hope he isn't expecting competition SQ from that system. Audio is one of those things where you have to pay if you want a good sounding system. Lanzar is really low on the todem pole, but if he doesn't have the money for anything better then I guess he can't do much better than that. I mean $465 for an ENTIRE system is probably the cheapest you could possibly get....ever. If he has the money I'd say definately go up a couple notches on the cd player and amp, such as pioneer or a low level alpine for the cd player and jbl or us acoustics for the amp. He should probably step up the sub too to something with a bigger name and reputation like jl or fosgate. But again if he doesn't have the money for it then I say just try it out and see how it sounds.

just as a comparison, I have 2 amps, an 85x4 and an 800x1 and I have no need for a cap, no dimming lights, nothing.

[ssjwizard]

this to him is alot originaly he was going to buy all pyramid stuff and had nothing selected over 100 dollars the subs he piced were only 16.99 a piece and i was like humm thats just way to cheep for a solid woffer. he had like 14.95 6.5" speekers, 16.99 6x9" speekers, a 69 dollar 2 channel 800w amp, 2 16.99 12" woffers, and a 98 dollar cd/mp3 deck. it took alot of convincing to get him to budge.

he got on my case cus i ordered pyramid speekers and deck for my car. i had to explain to him its cus i have NO stereo at all and im going to be putting like 1200 into my stereo system in like 6 months i just wanted something to listen to before i do all the work on my ride.

also he picked the lanzar deck beacouse he refused to spend over 150 dollars for a deck and only wanted cd so he could play mp3s. as far as the capacitor i know he wont need it. he wanted it to make sure that there are no problems and incase he wants to add more woffers later.

would you recomend this stuff

Panasonic CQ-DF583U CD/MP3/WMA Receiver w/CD Changer Controls $149.99

JBL P80.2 160-Watt 2-Channel Power Amplifier $79.99

and what brand of subwoffer thats low cost and prety widly avalible would you recomend. other than this he was looking at a pioner sub that was about the same price but its listed frequency response wasnt as low which is why he picked this one.

[ssjwizard]

ok inch by inch im getting him to open his wallet a bit more. he also just read a bunch of negative stuff about kenwood speekers so hes deciding to go with pioneer unless i tell him to keep them. this is the updated list of what he wants now what you think

Panasonic CQ-DF583U CD/MP3/WMA w/CD Changer Controls $149.99
Pioneer TS-A1680R 6.5" 4-Way 220 Watt Speakers (Pair) $49.99
Infinity KAPPA PERFECT 12.1 12" Subwoofer $149.99
Pioneer TS-A6910 6" x 9" 3-Way Speakers (Pair) $59.99
Lanzar VIBE220 300 Watt 2 Channel MOSFET Amplifier $69.99
Rockwood POWERKIT-2 800 Watts Amplifier Hookup Kit $14.99

he needs to know by the morning so if anyone reads this tonight please reply

[ssjwizard]

ok well he placed his order and ended up getting the normal inifity KAPPA woffer beacouse they were out of stock on the perfects. so you guys think that the SQ from this system will be pretty good?

[GSteg]

go on ebay and get the optidrive series from lanzar. by far the best lanzar makes. the quality is seperated from the other series and its underrated. its refurbished but it still works very nice.a friend of mine bought the opti1000.1d for 215 shipped and it puts out over 1000x1@1ohm. opti=good

[BigDanTheMan]

Originally posted by ssjwizard
ok inch by inch im getting him to open his wallet a bit more. he also just read a bunch of negative stuff about kenwood speekers so hes deciding to go with pioneer

do you support pioneer over kappa?

[ssjwizard]

i feal that the good kappas not the value ones are probably better than pioneer. yes i know about the opti drive series gsteg they are quite good. what do you think of the opti drive sl? i plan on getting an opti for my setup later on the opti 450.2

[GSteg]

don't get the SL. it's a bit overrated (the 800 watt has only 2 20 or 30A fuse.) not really enough for it. a friend of mine bought the same amp and it benches around 500 watts. of course he's going to sell it

[ssjwizard]

Originally Posted by GSteg

don't get the SL. it's a bit overrated (the 800 watt has only 2 20 or 30A fuse.) not really enough for it. a friend of mine bought the same amp and it benches around 500 watts. of course he's going to sell it

i c. good to know. im not realy to sure what im doing as far as stereo equipment goes finilised. i have a big list of other major work that needs to be done before i do my stereo. i got some cheep stuff temporarily cus i wont be driving it much for the newxt few months anyways.

[ssjwizard]

ok he tells me it all came in today and they sent him the DVC instead of the SVC. hes worried that he might end up sending to much power to the sub as he tired to find an amp that matched the sub perfectly in rms ratings at 4 ohm bridged. im by far not an expert what should i tell him.

[GSteg]

ok its been a long time and i didn't get to read the whole thread (lazy ) so what sub did he end up with and what amp?

[ssjwizard]

he ended up with the kappa 120.3 DVC
and the lanzar vibe 220