92 honda prelude, stereo suggestions?

Head: Pioneer or Clarion

Amps: Fornt Phenix Gold

Amps sub: Kicker DX700 or JBL 600.1

Front: Mb Quart or Focal

Sub: JL or Alpine, Kicker 12's

Too broad a question, some smart a$$ might try and sell you Sony gear (it's really the best you know ). Are you interested in good sound or just want to be loud? Do you want a light show for a cd player or one that sounds good? What kind of music will you be litening to? How much trunk space do you want to give up? Are you buying from an authorized dealer? Who is going to install it? Lots of people will give you opinions based on what they run or sounds good in their friends vehicle or whatever is the hot thing in the industry at this moment. If you are going to spend this kind of $ on a system, let's get the questions answered first.

For brands known for sound quality, start researching

Head:   Eclipse or Nakamichi
Amps:   Diamond, Zapco, Alpine, Eclipse, Xtant, Memphis, Arc, Linear Power, Audison, Nakamichi
Speakers:   Focal, Image Dynamics, MB Quart, Boston, Memphis, Eclipse, Rainbow, CDT, Adire

As you can see, as Rob has mentioned, it is a broad question, try to narrow it down a little.As in, do you have anything you are leaning towards? What are you looking for, Sound Quality, or are you just trying to be loud??

On her ther are probably a couple thousand people and we all have different opinions on what we like, but if there are certain lines or interests involved in a thread, then you may get a more accurate answer to what you are looking for.

Try going to you local stereo shops and listening and looking at products that may interest you, and let us know what you come up with. 

i'm confused... you say you want great sound quality because you'll be listening to rap music....

isn't that a contradiction in terms??

i have never used Rap and SQ in the same sentence

i was asking in all sincerity.... the nature of rap music is limited.... when did you ever hear someone comment on excessive sybilance in the higher frequencies.... rap music has a tendency to roll off at 10 - 12 K... not to be confused with hip hop ( i've some very well produced hip hop music)

so without you getting your panties in a bunch... i'll ask again... which are you striving to achieve... an SQ system or one that will sound good playing predominantly rap music??

Sorry I do not recognize the name, I might in person though. I'm sure that the members here on this site will agree that you'll be in good hands with me. I am in Nanaimo today, I'll be back on Monday morning. You have a whole pile of options in a 92 Prelude. We have done quite a few of these cars over the years. Kicker has some nice equipment, that said however, if you are interested in listening to your music, I'm quite confident that most people in the industry and on these forums will agree that they are a good loud sub, but not one that has great tonal qualities as compared to other subs in the industry. We are still working on a dual 12" L7 box right now, the fellow has already gone through 2 subs and his JBL amp running them, but now he has a new car and needs a new box. I think that Geoff is working on it later today, stop down if you like.

Well, I'll be the first one to vouch for what Rob has said, though I have been here for a few months, I have passed down a few threads with Rob and can appreciate his knowledge of the industry.

And if you live in that area especially, I would jump on it, lol, its not everyday that you go to your local shop and get the chance to interact with the shop owner, which makes it all the more worthwhile, I would rather deal with the shop owner than a salesperson that sometimes has no knowledge of the equipment he is trying to sell you, only prices.