top 5 Head units, Amps, and woofers
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Topic: top 5 Head units, Amps, and woofers
Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Subject: top 5 Head units, Amps, and woofers
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 12:08 PM
hey guys, this a very open question. I just wanna see what all u guys consider the best. in three main arenas. Head units, Amps, and woofers. Im talkin brand name, not model number. thanks,
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1990 Honda Civic HB:
Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.
2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors
Diamond Audio 600.1 amp
Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII
Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp
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Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 12:23 PM
sticky this so anyone can see whats good and what isnt from now on -_-.
Word of mouth mostly :/
HU: Eclipse or Kenwood Excelon
Amps: great experiance with Soundstream too many others to name that would do the trick as well.
Woofers: Eclipse
Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 12:47 PM
yea, thats actually a good idea. And how did my topic name change??? it always does that
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1990 Honda Civic HB:
Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.
2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors
Diamond Audio 600.1 amp
Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII
Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp
Posted By: chucksnee
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 12:54 PM
a mod got ahold of it
Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 1:09 PM
kenwood excelon hu really? u'd put that up with with eclipse??? be careful, u might get a new one ripped for ya. :) I dunno though, i've never given kenwood the time of day. Just something about them, i dont like. I think its the styling. Im not all about the bling bling dolphins and race cars on my hu, but just the lay out on them, just doesnt do them for me. but i wanna check out some reviews on that excelon now. cool.
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1990 Honda Civic HB:
Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.
2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors
Diamond Audio 600.1 amp
Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII
Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp
Posted By: dedlyjedly
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 3:10 PM
HEY- SINCE ITS A NEVER-ENDING TOPIC ANYHOW, IM GOING OFF TOPIC WHO MAKES SOUNDSTREAM ANYMORE ANYWAY? I KNOW THAT ITS A NAMEPLATE THATS CHANGED CORPORATE HANDS SEVERAL TIMES AND WONDERING WHERE THEY ENDED UP. HOPEFULLY WITH SOMEONE THAT WILL MAINTAIN THE REPUTATION OF THE AMP AND NOT JUST WHORE IT OUT LIKE LANZAR, ORION, AND SO MANY OTHER "GREATS" OF YESTERYEAR. AH... TO REMINISCE ------------- MECP certified, 5yrs experience, you probably otta listen bitch!!
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 3:25 PM
OMG CAPS
These are the brands I'd consider when putting together a new system. There are other nice ones out there, probably better ones, but these comprise the ones I've actually had contact with and have been impressed with. They're in no particular order. Also, these brands spread a wide range of models, not all the models are great. They also span a wide range of prices. I've included the brands I consider to give the best value based on what I've heard and seen.
Heads: Eclipse, Nakamichi, Alpine, Clarion
Amps: Eclipse, Memphis, Zapco, Diamond, Xtant, Alpine, MTX
Subs: MTX, Adire, Image Dynamics, Eclipse, JL, Infinity
Components: Diamond, Memphis, Infinity, Mb Quart
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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 3:32 PM
No sticky...PLEASE! If the thread holds its value it'll stay alive. (As if the mods would consider stickying this topic anyway lol)
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 3:35 PM
I agree.. no sticky.
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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 4:55 PM
Wow, this is easy Head Units: Nakamichi Amps: US Amps Subwoofers: Adire Anything else? lol ------------- "I don't play games. I play Nakamichi and that for real yo" - Probably some japanese kid said this in the early 80's trying to sell stereo out of his trunk lol.
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 7:52 PM
Ill go with Nak Heads, Tru amps, and woofers is way to wide open being that a good SPL woofer is very different from a good SQ woofer. If I wanted SPL I would probally use a MTX driver but if I was gonna do SQ I would probally use a Boston or a Focal Utopia.
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Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: December 11, 2004 at 7:58 PM
Its all good. Surprised no one has mentioned McIntosh or MMATS yet...
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"I don't play games. I play Nakamichi and that for real yo" - Probably some japanese kid said this in the early 80's trying to sell stereo out of his trunk lol.
Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 10:44 AM
hu-kenwoodexcelon,clarion,alpine amps-kenwood excelon,memphis,fosgate,zapco,usamps, subs- fosgate,memphis,eclips -------------
Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 11:13 AM
HU: Eclipse,Alpine,Pioneer,Kenwood Excelon
Amps: Memphis, US Amps, MMATS, best deal: Hifonics Brutus
Subs: Resonant Engineering, Adire, MMATS, Elemental Designs, Digitl Designs
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 11:17 AM
Hu , Eclipse, Alpine, Nak Amps, Eclipse, Alpine, Mcintosh, Zapco, Kicker KX, MTX, Crossfire, JL Subs, Eclipse, Alpine, JL, Adire, Speakers, Alpine, Focal, MB Quart, Morel The best over all.....BOSE  , not ------------- 2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 2:50 PM
And the winners are: (and in no particular order)
Eclipse, Nakamichi (and if pressed into a corner, Alpine) for head units
Eclipse, Adire, JL for subs
Eclipse, Zapco (and with honorable mention, old school Orion and Alphasonik) amps
Morel, Vifa, Scanspeak, Seas, Tang-Band, Adire for mid-bass
and Infinity Ribbons for highs - nothing else is good enough AFAIAC 
But I have to disagree about Blose being the best, the best overall is Audiobomb! NOT - BWAHAHAHA ------------- It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: Paradigm
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 2:53 PM
Kraco all the way baby!
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VEHICLE: 2002 GMC Sonoma ZR2
Alpine CDA-7940
AudioControl EQT x2
JL Audio 1000/1
JL Audio 10W6 (originals) x3
Kicker ZR120
Kicker ZR460
Polk GXR-6 x4
Polk GXR-4 x2
Posted By: Paradigm
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 2:53 PM
Kraco all the way baby! (that's a joke, by the way...)
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VEHICLE: 2002 GMC Sonoma ZR2
Alpine CDA-7940
AudioControl EQT x2
JL Audio 1000/1
JL Audio 10W6 (originals) x3
Kicker ZR120
Kicker ZR460
Polk GXR-6 x4
Polk GXR-4 x2
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 4:51 PM
I am sure that if some of you guys wanted, someone could put up a poll.
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Posted By: Jeffpaulus
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 5:22 PM
HU : Alpine F#1, Denon ZX1, Eclipse Amps: Mcintosh, Brax, Diamond Audio Subs: JL, Focal Utopia, Diamond TDX Speakers: Rainbow, Boston, MbQuart ------------- Deck - Eclipse CD8443 - $475
Speakers - Boston BAZ5 - $1000
Amp - Alpine MRV-T420 - $400
Car - 1988 PLymouth Colt - $450, it's been rolled!
Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 5:46 PM
Sparkomatic
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2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 6:28 PM
Long Live Sparky, I hear he travels by Lear Jet (see how many people get that one)
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double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer
Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 6:30 PM
A poll would be cool. If someone could make one using some of the most mentioned brands. Its been forever since ive seen a poll on this forum....in fact I might never have seen a poll on this forum.
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Posted By: hightek
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 8:32 PM
where would you all put Cadence amps?
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 8:49 PM
Alright, I did a couple of polls. Only have 5 spots for choices so that is all I could do. Also the options are taken from the previous posts in this thread.
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Always check info with a digital multimeter.
I promise to be good.
Tell Darwin I sent you.
I've been sick lately, sorry I won't be on much.
Posted By: mxg7
Date Posted: December 14, 2004 at 9:14 PM
Alpine Alpine Alpine.
Diamond Audio, USA Acoustic, MTX.
Boston Acoustics, Infinity Perfect, Kicker.
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Mxg Electronics
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Posted By: quick4321
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 4:35 AM
HU. Clarion (dual 24bit bur brownmodel), alpine status, old school nak and eclipse. AMPS- zapco, (aarpa of america), a few memphis (that hc-50 still amazed me at 1/4 ohm 25wx2 POUNDING 3 DVC 10" and it doubled as a flat top stove), old school hifonics colosus, and of course all the sick hand made super $$$$ sinfoni, brax, etc. (Ill never own one becuse I love convertibles). Ill let you know how the monitor 1's I bought hold up in a few months after I finish my install. Speakers. DYNAUDIO (wow, I fell in love with them) runner up was MB quart (losers MTX 8000 series seperates). I havent really fell in love with a sub yet. Ive ran memphis, MTX (new mtx is much better than the old stuff), Image dynamics, orion, and JL. (all have been decent). WHAT ABOUT PROCESSORS? Audio control, rockford symmetry, Imagedynamics
Posted By: jaxman
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 6:39 AM
HU : Pioneer , Clarion
SUBS : Orion H2 series
AMP: a/d/s/ all the way
Components : a/d/s/
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Posted By: bizzeh
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 6:39 AM
HU: McIntosh (i`m still waiting for the denon\marantz buy out to complete and some more crazy units to come out / Nak (until i was them for sale in the the UK equivalent of Radio Shack, dirty sell outs) / Denon / maybe even some of the Rockford.......... Personally i`m looking into a McIntosh MX406 right now Amps: JL Audio, Zapco, Genesis (i think they a UK company, do alot of custom Amps) Speakers \ Subs : i`m so JL bias its silly........ Polk, MB Quartz, Boston EQ's and the like : I dont know where i would be without my PG BassCUBE...!!!
Posted By: quick4321
Date Posted: December 16, 2004 at 9:48 PM
I have a low end pioneer head unit that sounds horrible and I wasnt to impressed with their older highend stuff. I see a lot of people like the new pioneer stuff, have they come a long way and they are good now? ------------- Clarion DRX9255
Dynaudio MD130, MD140/2, MD160, MD170
(4) ID V3. 12" Dual 2ohm IB setup
EPX2 Symmetry w/ zapco line drivers
Monior 1 amps (2)MK2.120, MK4.70
Hifonics Colosus VII 1600x1
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: December 16, 2004 at 10:11 PM
Quick, Wow.. did you ever fall in love with Dyn. I'd love to see some picks of your install when you finish. I have to say, quick4321, that has the potential to be one elite setup.
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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
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