Best Brands of Car Audio available?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Topic: Best Brands of Car Audio available?
Posted By: alexv305
Subject: Best Brands of Car Audio available?
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 12:34 PM
What are the best brands of Car Audio exquipment available? Post what you think is the best here..
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Alpine HU
Directed 5-Band Equalizer
Two Pionner 6x8 4-ways
Two Pionner 6x9 3-ways
Audiobahn A6004T
Two Kicker L5 15s
Soundstream PCA2000D
Audiobahn 1 Farad Power Cap
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Posted By: sedate
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 1:48 PM
For amplifiers and heavy electronics I'd prolly vote McIntosh and Zapco...for speakers? I dunno ... any of a half-dozen companies... McIntosh maybe.. Morel, Focal... most of the larger manufacturers like JL or MBQuart really don't quite play in the realm of those..
For CD players I woulda said Nakamichi a few years ago but who knows whats happened to them... maybe Eclipse now?
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"I'm finished!" - Daniel Plainview
Posted By: honomichl
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 2:48 PM
Ok first off there is no best . Some sub have advantages over each other like example Kicker L7 and JL Audio w7 Built to spec. boxes the L7 would get louder. But the JL Audio would sound alot better. My favorite is Kicker i just like the way they sound. They don't sound bad to me i just like them some other brands are DD, Really high series by Rockford Fosgate, Mtx ain't to bad, Eclipse, and Bramha is good i heard. ------------- you can't be ahead of the curb if you aren't LIVIN LOUD
Posted By: youngone
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 4:56 PM
that is true there is no best sub in the market. it dependes though there can be a best sub, amp, components, mids for a paticular sicuation it all depends tell us what you are looking for. the money you want to spend. and eny other info you can give would be helpful.
if you were gust asking for the best stuff out there it depends on what you like.
but for the amps id have to go with mcintosh and zapco too they are REALY reliable and have the spec's to back it up
Aaron
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Want to know some good equipment- JL,Adire Audio,Mcintosh,Brax,Helix,Eclipse,JBL,RE,Dimoand Audio,Zapco, pritty much anything DYhon,Forbidden recommend
On the12volt you give some info and you get in
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 5:07 PM
This is like asking a vegetarian how they like their steak.
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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 5:18 PM
MOOOOOOO!
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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: supradude
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 8:39 PM
Go with Audiobahn all the way. Just kidding. There's lots of "good" brands out there. Listen around and judge for yourself is my advice.
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'85 Toy
Posted By: OCURIEL
Date Posted: November 18, 2005 at 9:10 PM
zapco, mcintosh, tru, diamond, high end phoenix gold, eclipse to name a few.
Posted By: menace2sobriety
Date Posted: November 19, 2005 at 12:27 AM
you really forgot a few. like thump, roadmaster, rockwood, and JBC what's high end without them?  -------------
Posted By: Cougar.Modder
Date Posted: November 19, 2005 at 11:12 PM
I truly love my McIntosh amps. I use the PG for my subs and MB Quart Q's for the mid/tweet. I used to use OZ Audio like 10 years ago and they seemed to win me a couple IASCA comps with the PPI amps I used to run. Man there are so many out there its all about the $$$ being spent, and then the install is the KEY!!! Just research and then look in your wallet and decide what you can buy from there.
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Alpine 7830 HU-4X100 W McIntosh -2X110 W McIntosh-MB Quart Q's Mid Tweets-4X10" Phoenix Gold Subs-Phoenix Gold EQ215ix-AC Epi-PG Line Driver-Phoenix Gold 1 Farad Cap -Clifford Avantguard 4-2 Ear Plugs
Posted By: audiocableguy
Date Posted: November 20, 2005 at 6:07 AM
These are my picks in no peticular order. Is one dramatically better than another? Not in this list! Depends on what you want, how much you have to spend and what you listen to.
Head Units: Eclipse, Alpine, McIntosh, The DRZ from Clarion. Older Nak was ok but limited.
Processors: Alto, Zapco, Some AudioControl.
Amps: Zapco, McIntosh, Tru, Sinfoni, Brax/Helix and the old Linear Power(5002,3002), Hifonics Series 7+8, ADS (PQ40.2)
Comp Sets: Morel(Isreal), Dynaudio, Seas Lotus, Rainbow Diamond(Eton Models)ADS. Quarts(QM, QSD)
Subs: Eclipse, Adire, Treo, JL(not W7)and Aurasound (neo)RE(XXX) Image Dynamics (ID Series 3)
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Posted By: speedwayaudio1
Date Posted: November 20, 2005 at 8:13 AM
Let us not forget U.S.Amps
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Big Dave
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: November 20, 2005 at 10:39 AM
How about Denon Head units, they were always impresive to me.
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Posted By: audiobhan101
Date Posted: November 20, 2005 at 12:01 PM
Eclipse and Alpine make some nice HU's. JL, Adire, RE, Kicker and many more make some great subs. Speakers..... hard to say there are so many out there its really left up to taste.
Amps: i have never gone anywhere but orion for my amps. I do own one kenwood and its decent. Kicker has got some good ones. and audiobahn amps look good lol.
So ya this forum cant really go anywhere because there is no best as has been said here about 12 times lol. just thought id post something cause i have nothing better to do at the moment.
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84 Mazda Rx7 GS
4 15" Audiobahn High Excursion
1 2500W Orion Amp
Custom Box
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