Need Help On Chooseing A Full System

[tacomabanga1986]

well i love loud bass but i acually enjoy great sq style sound alot more, i want everything to be in "harmony" as it were, ima sell my kicker comps, kicker coax, memphis amps, mtx 8's and mtx 15's in order to fund this, i want the best i can get for my money but keep it ona really small budget, im not talkin $4000 focals and what knot i mean somethin basic but still yelds great sq quality sound, im lookin for great midbass and sub bass that slips right into each other so the sound will be crisp and what knot, i kno sound dampining will make a huge diff and i will look into doin that also, i wont be competeing with this system but i want it to sound killer on everything from rock, rap, rnb and country, i dont kno how much these types of systems will cost but i want to keep it under $1,000.00 if not lower, im not lookin into hella loud bass i just want a pure clean sound spectrum from 20-20k or what ever they say, i want the best i can get for the money but still be on a budget cause i got a son comein soon and i need money for that and i unno what i will get from sellin my system but i hope i can get enulf.

im lookin into morel, focal, hertz, and what ever brands are also good sq

and audison amps or zapco what ever works best

im not lookin to spend alot of money for this but i kno you guys can prolly help a guy out with this, i think its cause im gettin older that i like to enjoy music than try to see how much louder i can be than someone else (no offence to yall competers in any form), its just not really my thing anymore

so input is more than welcome and im lookin to have the least space taken up in my truck also, truck is a 99 toyota tacoma extended cab 4x4, speaker size are 6&3/4 but i can make 6&1/2's work.

so fellas tell me what u think will work best for me? :matt:

[tacomabanga1986]

nobody got any input on some good comps and amps n what knot?

[Boon]

Not on a budget

Look into DLS for the components. Even their lower end stuff sounds very good but once you get into stuff around the MS6A point they get very nice. The tweeter in particular is phenomenal.

Focal Access gear is also pretty good.

The amps don't really matter, to be honest. These days they all sound about the same (with a few exceptions...)

Depending on how you want to run the fronts (active/passive) you might be able to get away with a single large 4 channel amp like the DD S4 - 100w per side into some mids and 500w+ into a sub.

For the sub you'll probably want a more SQ aligned thing in a sealed box.

Look into the Image Dynamics range, Fi Q, AA Havoc (I think that's it...)

The Atomic Quantum is very decent.

Some of the Euro brands are worth a go as well - DLS again and Rainbow both make some very good SQ subs, as do Focal. If you can find one, a Phase Linear Aliante is one of the best sounding subs I have ever heard.

Also don't skimp on processing power. Ideally you want to be able to control EQ and time alignment for optimum SQ - RF 360.2 works well along with several other high end sources.

IMO you get much better sound from going 'active' - individually amplifying the mids and tweets and using the amplifiers or the headunits crossovers. This allows you to individually time align the mid and tweet. It takes longer to install and tune though, and if you get it wrong it can sound rather poor.

A huge part of the sound is going to come from the install as well. The most critical thing is the installation of your mids - you may want to look into doing a sealed pod of sorts if the driver will play OK in one. Otherwise good deadening and sealing of your door is critical in getting good midbass. Once you have this sorted then getting the sub-bass and treble playing nicely isn't too hard.

[tacomabanga1986]

the headunit i got now will run active from 50-200htz but i unno how to really set the tweets like that unless hp filter on the amp?, and i can set stuff pritty decent but i dont want to spring $500 for a 360 tho, but anyways is dls bout the best i can get for budget? and i was gunna take dynamat and put it over the back of my speakers "pod" thing that mounts into the door or will it work better if i just take that out, trace it into a piece of 1/4'' n then make a small box on back or fiberglass it for a sealed pod/box for the mid? and i want to work with my tweets but i unno how to angle em correctly tho, and i can fiberglass just not all that perfect but im still learning and i dont want to pod out my doors cause im not that good yet to make em clean, but what i posted might work good with the mids i got now but i unno if its a kicker thing or not but my ks 6&1/2 mids cone cracked on one of em and i dont kno how, but i want to do the best i can and if i seal the sub off in door with a pod/box ima halfto bedline coat it or coat it in resin so the water that comes down from window into door it might make the wood rot or what knot, i might try this soon when it gets warmer, and i was thinkin bout this also, and does cdt stuff sound good cause its more within my budget? i was thinkin this for a system?

i was gunna put a set of these in the back on the side in factory speaker pockets but ima dynamat it behind there n prolly built a sealed pod or somethin to if it will fit http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseac...Product_ID=7020

and these for fronts maby these http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseac...Product_ID=4630

these are within my budget, but i unno what would be good for amps and eq/xover? i was thinkin this for an amp but i dont kno if it has enulf power to run all 4 speakers good enulf or not but ive not delt with them befor so i unno http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseac...Product_ID=4282

and for eq/xover i was thinkin this http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseac...Product_ID=5151 but i want to stay under $1,000 for everything, amps, subs, mids n highs and eq/xover, is it possable?

[brewer_brewer]

re audio se for sub. you can get em so cheap on ebay these days (less than $150) that if your looking for budget sq its the best deal imo. great sounding woofers. as far as components and stuff i would go with phoenix gold just from what i've heard for budget sq and again for budget audioque 1200d and 4X90. should be under or close to a grand. its not the best sq stuff out there but its a budget.

[rookie023]

ill sell you my amps and subs.. its loud!

[Ray]

tuning is a must.

imo active is also.

retail prices

I would do hertz hsk165 (fronts) 400.00

sub would be hx250 340.00

amp would be Hertz ep5 500.00

tuning I would use the audison bit one

You could go with 360.2 or dqxs

dun!

[aznboi3644]

what kind of sound dampening have you done?

If you really want PURE sound quality I'd sound dampen EVERYTHING...doors, firewall, floor, trunk, roof