So I spend way too much time in my daily driver, apx 21 hours a week
So I decided that is too much time to listen to a lousy factory system. I figured with the sale of my wheels and income tax refunds I can afford to do a cheap system in the car. I am an audiophile so it was gonna be tough considering $750 was gonna be my limit for everything including wires, sub, amp, front speakers, deck and sub box. I figured on Kenwood or Pioneer for the speakers and MTX for the amp as they are cheap and fairly decient stuff.
Well I ended up pushing the budget another $50 cause I found some deals that were really good. With this setup it will prolly be the best sounding system I have built for myself
I wanted an accurate repoduction of my music with good mid-bass repoduction and a good low end kick. So here is what I am getting for some killer prices
Boston Acoustics Z6 6.5" components:
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The low frequency duties will be handled by Boston as well. The 10" G5 was the sub of choice
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And the amp will be from Rockford Fosgate. Its the Power series T400-4 and is a very clean and powerful amp
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Should have 120 wrms for the seperates and another 400 wrms for the sub.
The deck is a generic deck that appears to be made by Panasonic.
Its a DVD/GPS deck with an eq and SD card reader. 7" touch screen and should be fine. My buddy has the same deck in his Toyota and its really nice and sounds great
So what do you all think? Decient setup for under $800?
So I decided that is too much time to listen to a lousy factory system. I figured with the sale of my wheels and income tax refunds I can afford to do a cheap system in the car. I am an audiophile so it was gonna be tough considering $750 was gonna be my limit for everything including wires, sub, amp, front speakers, deck and sub box. I figured on Kenwood or Pioneer for the speakers and MTX for the amp as they are cheap and fairly decient stuff.
Well I ended up pushing the budget another $50 cause I found some deals that were really good. With this setup it will prolly be the best sounding system I have built for myself
I wanted an accurate repoduction of my music with good mid-bass repoduction and a good low end kick. So here is what I am getting for some killer prices
Boston Acoustics Z6 6.5" components:
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The Z's are all about sound- and Boston has done a superb job in making a system that will image better than just about anything out there. First, we must all realize that an automobile's interior is hardly the optimal place for good acoustics- The Z system lists at a WHOPPING GRAND per set. At this price, chances are you can not only afford electronics which compliment such a high quality setup, but will probably demand them. THe Zs are not cheap- in fact they exceed just about anything else I can think of, including the Focal systems- focal are my second favorite brand next to upper-level Boston - In my opinion, these are the only speakers that are reminiscent of the wonderful Cantons, will I miss ALOT.
OVerall sound is smooth and accurate. Let me make one thing VERY clear- the output of the Z2 is undisputably LESS than the pros. The Z2 are aimed at purists looking for the clearest and most accurate sound characteristics- NOT bass heads. Even for non-bass-heads who want to listen to rock and pop at higher volumes, you may be dissapointed with the lower and flatter (TRUER) output of the Zs- and may VERY much want to stick with the pros, which are also HALF the price! Don't mistake this is simple efficiency either- it is just an inherent trait of the Zs with their construction- their quality is much flatter and more accurate- Many people may find that on identical power, the Zs sound more uninteresting, while the pros are punchier and more lively. At the same time, the pros can't reproduce tones as accurately- it all comes down to your prerogative in your system and your goals- If you listen to jazz, funk or ANY genre for that matter, but want accuracy as opposed to volume or simple bass output, the Zs are the ticket.
The low frequency duties will be handled by Boston as well. The 10" G5 was the sub of choice
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i went into the store with the intention of buying 1 JL 12w7. i'm a SQ guy, and have always heard great things about JL audio. So i get to the store, and listen to one. its pretty good, but i was a little disapointed. so then the sales guy asked what i thought about 2 w6's. i said i'd listen to them and they sounded better then the w7, but i'd need 2 in order to get the volume i wanted. so then i asked to hear the Boston g5. i was amazed. it sounded better then the w6's by far. the bass was more accurate, and very crisp. it sounded just like it was suppose to. the cool part was the w6's were in a custom made box for them. the Boston was thrown into a box that was too big for it, and it still sounded great. so i bought 2, at $400 each. yeah thats a lot of money, but 1 w7 is $900. so i really saved money, on IMO a better product.
in the car it is no differnt. got them into the right box, and they just pound. anther sweet thing about this woofer is that if you get the DVC subs, you dont have to mess around with wiring. there are only 2 terminals instead of 4. all you have to do is remove the fuses, and put one in, instead of 2. thats it. and the fuses protect the woofers from power serges. Boston has the only line on the planet that does that. the last cool thing is if you do blow it, which you have to be a real idiot to do so, the voice coil is really easy to take out. you dont have to take them in for repair.
And the amp will be from Rockford Fosgate. Its the Power series T400-4 and is a very clean and powerful amp
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Should have 120 wrms for the seperates and another 400 wrms for the sub.
The deck is a generic deck that appears to be made by Panasonic.
Its a DVD/GPS deck with an eq and SD card reader. 7" touch screen and should be fine. My buddy has the same deck in his Toyota and its really nice and sounds great
So what do you all think? Decient setup for under $800?