Sound System Check in

[NiZMo1o1]

Well this Section has been very dull so let me start.


I know most of you guys n gals has to have some sort of system.
I know some of you guys n gals are also worry about the next guy knowing what you have ,so im not going to even ask what's in your ride.

Basically

Pros and Cons :

Of all Headunits, Speakers, Amps that you've encounter or even post some comments or reviews about it..

Where to get the best deals?

We need some more life in this Section and no one seems to even bother here.

Any Installers on this site that works for themselfs or Company?


Come on guys n gals.. I know your all out there.


Thank You
FSS™"SpokesPerson"

[Bumpin' Yota]

"any professional installers?"

*raises hand*

What would you like to know? hehe

[Bumpin' Yota]

Decks

Eclipse 5504 - damn awsome deck, 2nd in the lineup of best sounding decks Ive ever owned. 5v RCA outputs rule. Simple easy to operate, and no cheesy internal amp to make the deck sound like crap. RCA outputs ONLY. 3 sets of RCA outputs

Eclipse 55040 - same as above but is 1st in the lineup of best sound. This deck brings 8v to the RCA table and again no idiotic internal amp. 3 Sets of RCA outputs

Nakamichi 35z - 3rd best sounding deck. Amazingly simple yet effective. Retains stock look and has 1 set of RCA outputs iirc. Internal 45x4 amp that Ill never use.

Alpine CDA 7850 - 4th best sounding deck. Blows all the other alpines out of the water which speaks volumes for how Alpine's quality has gone to sh!t in the past few years. Only 2 sets of RCA outputs so it kinda sucked for pushing subs. Of course the standard, internal 45x4 amp that I'll never use.

Alpine CDA 9835 - 5th best sounding deck. Also what resides in my 4runner now. AWSOME display. In fact the best display of any single din deck I've seen. Time correction is very nice as well as the 6 custom eq curves, 3 way crossovers, bass alignment and 365 different colors. The ONE drawback is that you have to play with the 5band EQ to change the sound and that is a PITA to get to and adjust while driving. (Actually impossible to do so) Every other deck listed above you can change 'bass,' 'mid,' and 'trebble' while driving and not even looking at the deck. 50x4 with an option to turn off the internal amp - me likey this feature since I dont use the deck's output. Also allows you to turn off the RCA outputs going to the sub.

Alpine CDA 9831 - 6th best. All the features of the above (ie - complicated) with a horrible display. Worst display on the market imo.

Alpine CDM 7815 - HA! Dont even bother thinking about it! Your OEM deck is better unless your vehicle is 8 or more years old...



Amplifiers

Zapco C2K-9.0XD2 - THE PINNICLE of high end amplifiers. I have NEVER owned an amp as badass as these things. 2200watts rms x 1 @ 2ohm, 1100 watts rms x 2 @ 1ohm. They have adjustable clip settings, adjustable turn on delays, adjustable thermal protection, power output displays, VAC voltage, battery voltage, etc. And all of these things are displayed on the remote displays and are adjustable at the displays! Selectable 24dB/octave or 48dB/octave cut. High pass crossover, low pass crossover, subsonic filter, and rediculously efficient! The only draw back is that they are squirrely. The will occasionally reset their own gains - gain is controlled by the on board computer, which periodically crashes i guess making the amp return to default settings... Occasionally will jump into protect for no reason, but always comes out. 4 different levels of protect as well. The not only sound the best of any amp I've owned, they are the most powerful, and the most efficient. (Proud owner of 4. :D)

RF 100g2 - Good ole rockford engineering! Even today I can still fry an egg on the heatsink! THIS IS A GOOD THING - it tells you that the heat sink is doing its job! I'd rather have that heat in the heatsink than in the mosfets of the amp! 25 x 2 @ 4ohms, 50 x 2 @ 2ohms, and of course 100 x 1 @ 4ohm. (Birthsheet listed amp out at 156w x 1 @ 4ohm at 12.5v) This amp currently pushes the Orion 63cx's in my kickpanels. Very good very reliable amp. Never has it failed and always sounds good.

RF 800a4 - Another one of rockford's oldies! This amp I have mixed feelings about....more later gtg

MTX 81000d
MTX 1501d
MTX 2300x
Crossfire CFA 1000d
Audiobahn HC1500X


Subs

digital designs 9515a
digital designs 9515c
digital designs 9515d
digital designs 9915b
Kicker L7 12d4
Kicker L7 12d2
Kicker CompVR 10
Incriminator Audio Death Penalty 15
Resonant Engineering MT15
Crossfire XTF15
Lightning Audio CS2 (dont remember the exact designation)
Eclipe 8815.6
Eclipse 8812.6
Eclipse 8815040
RF HE2 8"
RF HX2 8"
Image Dynamics IDQ 12


Speakers
Alpine sps1029 (4")
Boston Acoustics CX5 (5.25")
Orion Cobalt cs63 (6.5")
Orion HCCA 6s

LOTS more coming....

[NiZMo1o1]

^^ do you work for any shops? or do you own your own shop ?

[Bumpin' Yota]

^^ do you work for any shops? or do you own your own shop ?

Installer at CC, and competitor in the dB lanes for 4 years now. :D

Here's my stats page:

http://www.termpro.com/asp/competitorstats.asp?Competitor_ID=18976

And thats just dB drag....;)

[NiZMo1o1]

http://floridastreetscene.com/forum/showthread.php?t=731

Cool you should check in here .. and maybe listed where you live or area so maybe you can brew up some customers for yourself in your area.

[Bumpin' Yota]

One suggestion for others posting in the future.

First hand experience ONLY, none of "my buddy's stuff" please!

[Evan2]

eclipse 8445 or 8455, idk its 8v woot
great deck was costly when it first came out and i got it
mb quart pce 213s - added new life to the s2k since it only has 2 front speakers stock.. i dont even worry about not hearing with the top down going 80

powered by deck and they are still good imo

jl 10w7 bad ass sub but sounded better in the hatch then the s2k...
jl 500.1 - the reviews speak for themselve


ive had lots more over the years but im no audio guru, thats just what I have now

[2kebpsi]

I'm sticking with the Alpine Type R Sub

[HeyY0]

the alpines are hard to find outside of ebay, how about the 9856? and any other recommendations for 6.5 speakers