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Sorry, I've been without internet for a few days... that's why there has been no response...
Anyway, back to Hobbes from a few days ago, for speakers, I don't recommend Kenwood or Rockford. If you're looking for a nice sounding and decently priced speaker, you could consider anything from the Eclipse line up. Even better, though possibly a little more pricey, Infinity makes an awesome speaker for the price. AWESOME.
If you're wanting to go all out though, and you're willing to sink some money into it, I recommend stepping up to the plate and going with a set of MB Quart or Focal components in the front, with a set of matching coaxials in the rear deck. That will create a very nice sound stage. You don't need to go high end with those speakers - it's more money and work than it's worth for just a minor system upgrade. I'd say Premium line for MB Quart or Poly line for Focal. The Quarts will be al ittle brighter in the high end, whereas the Focals will deliver a lot more midbass, so it's kinda up to you which sound you prefer.
However, if you're not going to run and amp to the speakers, it isn't really worth your money to upgrade to the Quarts or Focals. In that case, stick with the Infinity's or the Eclipse, but know that your speakers will never meet their full potential just running off of the deck.
As for the argument of why people would modify their car, and is it worth it to do it on your own or just order from the factory - People modify their car because they want to. Plain and simple. Some people have the passion, others don't. It's just part of what makes us all unique.
As for buying cars with all of the features straight from the factory - oy. Yes, if you're ordering a new car you DEFINATELY can do that. But in the long run, it won't be as good as the aftermarket stuff, and it will cost more. A "premium" sound system from the factory typically will run at around $2K. For $2K at a stereo store, you can get a FAR superior system, with more features and better sound. Solid fact.
But to each their own. For a lot of people, it's easier to just order the factory stuff, and that's cool. I'm not even going to pretend for a moment that there hasn't been a LOT of work involved in getting my stereo to the point that it's at. But still... for me, it's worth it.
And my car is not, and will not be, a "ricer". And yes, I AM putting a body kit on it. Why? To fill out the wheel wells the way I want to. Tasteful and satisfying. That's in the spring.
Oh, and one last thing? Guess who is contemplating the world of video......? Ooh, ahh..... Car Toys, here I come!
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Video in cars/trucks is just excessive to me. What's the point? Unless you're frequently hauling many passengers on long, long distances there's not much point in having all that video equipment.
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My brother-in-law wants to get his hands on my Saturn and upgrade the stereo and speakers. He also wants to put in a video system.
The only reason I can think of to have a video system in my car is to show all those drivers' ed films to my passengers.
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I'm constantly chauferring people around, small kids mostly, so a video system would be kind of nice to have. HOWEVER, the main reason I'm considering it is not due to practicality. I'll freely admit it. It's because with the new install per the theft, my system is being catapulted into the relm of SERIOUS competition quality system, but if I'm lacking the video, I won't be able to take home the trophies I'm most interested in. Competition season begins in march, and I need to be ready. So, today I will make the decision on video. There's no better time than the present to get it all set up - I mean, right now the car is GUTTED. No seats, panels, anything... so it's the ideal time to run those wires, too, while they are running everything else. We'll see. I'll keep y'all posted. ;-)
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Well my car will be modified... but it won't show it. Oh yeah... forgive my lil sister's expression in the first pic. My Car My Car 2 My Car 3 My Car 4
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In other words, a sleeper. Meaning everything under the hood that matters has been upgraded with aftermarket performance parts while the outside remains mostly stock.
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Kinda... I actually don't plan on increasing the horsepower that much. Just get a cold intake from TRD or AEM, TRD sports muffler, and the 18 inch TRD wheels. And then the Alpine head unit that has the pulse touch technology that can play my iPod.
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I had a friend who use to work in a car audio shop and said Alpine was the best for players, not so much for speakers. For me though, I went with Pioneer. With maybe Kenwood speakers.
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You know, y'all can go on and on about your "cool" stereo upgrades, your "sleek" video units, your "spiffy" speakers, and all the "powerful" aftermarket crap going on under the hood. How about concentrating on something that's, you know, useful?
How about outfitting those cars with torpedoes? Surely I'm not the only person who spends two hours a day in traffic wishing I could drop a few torps on the street and thin out the traffic corridor? Or how about lasers, huh? You know, target the tires of all those bastards who cut me off and incinerate their tubes. Or, more importantly, a device that let's broadcast a short range on all radio frequencies? That way, I can ream out those assholes who learned how to drive from Atari's Grand Prix Racing. I'm also open to EMPs and battering rams.
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FUck torpedos: I just want a cheap japanese cell-phone scrambler to disconnect all the assholes in south Florida that drive with one hand on their Starbucks latte and the other plastered to the cell against their head.
Ideally, I'd find a way to make the cell phone explode as well.
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The Alpine head unit I'm getting is useful... it plays my iPod mini (which is pink Liz) without static ruining my music.
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Competitions? Wouldn't it be easier, then, just to print out copies of your bank statement and hand them around? I mean, I'm not sure where competition comes into buying stuff. My last trip to the auto parts store did not really resemble an episode of Supermarket Sweep.
Anyway, I'm hoping to mod my car into this:
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