What is the best Brand type?
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Topic: What is the best Brand type?
Posted By: x2jesse1x
Subject: What is the best Brand type?
Date Posted: September 26, 2006 at 10:41 PM
I am building a system for my Impala.
I am currently going with Memphis Car Audio for the speakers. M3 subs, Memphis comp. set, Amps. ETC....I know that they are great quality and sound really good(I buy from a car shop in town). But I recently started working at Circuit City Installing and I can get a great Discound Direct from the factory. I can get things Circuit City cant get for anyone. Kicker Solo X and higher end Eclipse,.MTX, POLK. But anyway.I can get all of this stuff at a super great price.
MY Question, What is a better brand, Memphis,Kicker,MTX,Eclipse,POLK. Basically I wanna be happy with whatever I decide to go with. Some people have told me to stay away from places like CC or BB because the stuff if mass produced and isnt that good, As is buying from a direct dealer (Memphis, JL)
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Posted By: Bmnicolosi
Date Posted: September 26, 2006 at 10:55 PM
i manage the install shop at a cc and kicker is the same kicker as before cc picked it up--- the same that has been battling with jl for a while. anyway i think a really good setup would be the kicker rs components {2 sets -- make plates to repalce 6x9's}, the sx amps and the cvx woofers--i dont like the squares too much for sound quality---if you want an spl car then fine but if u want all around go with cvx's, then take the pioneer test at the store online and order the pioneer z1 for dirt cheep {1200 instead of 2200}. you'll have a bad *** sysytem for a lot cheaper than buying something retail. take advantage of what u can get---things done right will sound good---jensen has demo vehicles that sound good so just order the right stuff to match each other as far as power ratings and you will be good to go
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Posted By: x2jesse1x
Date Posted: September 26, 2006 at 11:35 PM
I want somthing with great quality. Somthing that will give me NO distortion no matter how loud i turn it up. As for base I want it to thump but sound good. if that makes any sence
Posted By: advanced_audio
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 12:14 AM
Out of those I like Eclipse better, but evantually turning it up as loud as it can go can cause distortion and damage speakers. The Eclipse they sell at CC is the same as any other shop, the only thing is they dont carry the top of the line items in the store but like you said employees can sometimes get it direct from dealers. When I used to work at CC, they didnt carry Eclipse but they did have swet deals for employees on Infinity. Best of luck at your new job.
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 12:45 AM
I too would choose Eclipse.....imagine that..... ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: x2jesse1x
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 12:48 AM
I Dont know much about Eclipse but I know I can get anything that they offer. So ill look into them
Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 1:38 AM
If you can get gear at cost, why bother paying retail for something that is comparable.
My competitors claim memphis as a big profit margine so they sell the crap out of it. Go figure.
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Posted By: x2jesse1x
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 2:15 AM
True True. But I didnt know what would be comparable to Memphis. I know Memphis is good quality but dont really know anything about stuff that retail chains sell.
Posted By: jonathancullen
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 7:26 AM
i would get eclipse, ive never heard any memphis stuff so i cant compare eclipse to them. ive heard eclipse and they sound really good.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 9:24 AM
Of the names listed, DEFINITELY go with the Eclipse. FAR better sound quality than any of the stuff you mentioned, with the possible exception of the Memphis... Even then, I'd go with the Eclipse, as I have for years; the reliability has been exceptional, and with the one problem I did have with one amplifier, the local dealer got me an RMA the same day, and Eclipse sent me a NEW amp to replace the one that was still functioning... they didn't have to do that. Customer service goes a LONG way in my book.
Eclipse very carefully screens their smaller brick-and-mortar stores for reputation, and generally speaking, you'll get the cream of the crop when buying Eclipse. While your situation IS different, the fact that you are dealing with a company that cares THAT much about their reputation is also a big plus in my book.
I too, was a bit upset with Eclipse's decision to go with CC as a dealer... I felt the "whoring out" was a bad idea, but I have come to live with the decision... It's just what happens in the world of commerce. I will still buy from my local dealer though, just because that's the right thing to do, IMO...
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Posted By: x2jesse1x
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 3:07 PM
I actually think im going to be going with KICKER, Main reason being is that I can get there TOP of the line stuff that you cant even get at CC DIRT CHEAP! It would be stupid for me not 2.
Posted By: kicker guy
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 3:53 PM
Kicker is a good choice 
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 3:59 PM
x2jesse1x wrote:
I actually think im going to be going with KICKER, Main reason being is that I can get there TOP of the line stuff that you cant even get at CC DIRT CHEAP! It would be stupid for me not 2.
1: If you already knew what you were going to use, why did you ask for opinions? I personally, think that's pretty rude.
2: Only one person mentioned Kicker, as what they would choose. If you are GOING to ask for opinions, you should at least heed some of the responses... the overwhelming opinion is go with the Eclipse, and yet you choose (IMO, and other's opinions as well) an inferior product. Whatever.
3: You mentioned you were interested in quality. I am assuming you meant sound quality. Yet, you choose the Kicker. Good luck with that choice. I am probably not the only person thinking you were interested in sound quality, and again, the overwhelming choice was Eclipse. Again, enjoy your choice in the Kicker, not REMOTELY the sound quality choice, especially compared to the Eclipse. Even if sound quality is NOT what you meant, the Eclipse is still a FAR superior product, when considering just product quality.
I know, it's your money... And, please, by all means spend it on the product you want. But don't ask our opinions, get our opinions, and then tell us you are not even going to CONSIDER our opinions... THAT'S the rude part. ------------- 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: kicker guy
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 4:10 PM
Well personally I think Kicker is better for SPL and can be just as good for SQ (if set up right) but like I say its my opinion but don't get my wrong eclipse is a VERY good product as well I am VERY happy with the 8445 in my dash, either way I am just happy he didn't pick MTX
Posted By: x2jesse1x
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 10:33 PM
haemphyst wrote:
x2jesse1x wrote:
I actually think im going to be going with KICKER, Main reason being is that I can get there TOP of the line stuff that you cant even get at CC DIRT CHEAP! It would be stupid for me not 2.
1: If you already knew what you were going to use, why did you ask for opinions? I personally, think that's pretty rude.
2: Only one person mentioned Kicker, as what they would choose. If you are GOING to ask for opinions, you should at least heed some of the responses... the overwhelming opinion is go with the Eclipse, and yet you choose (IMO, and other's opinions as well) an inferior product. Whatever.
3: You mentioned you were interested in quality. I am assuming you meant sound quality. Yet, you choose the Kicker. Good luck with that choice. I am probably not the only person thinking you were interested in sound quality, and again, the overwhelming choice was Eclipse. Again, enjoy your choice in the Kicker, not REMOTELY the sound quality choice, especially compared to the Eclipse. Even if sound quality is NOT what you meant, the Eclipse is still a FAR superior product, when considering just product quality.
I know, it's your money... And, please, by all means spend it on the product you want. But don't ask our opinions, get our opinions, and then tell us you are not even going to CONSIDER our opinions... THAT'S the rude part.
Dude chill out. The comment that you make are not needed and are the rude thing about this post. Yes I did ask fror help. I didnt know I was gonna let what you tell me to get influence me so much that I would go and spend my hard earned money to make you happy. I really appriciate all the Responce besides this dude. In the beginning I didnt know what I wanted to do thats why I made the post but after a couple days I have got a feal for all of the product brands listed and think kicker will sute my needs.
Posted By: cloak559
Date Posted: September 27, 2006 at 11:48 PM
x2jesse1x wrote:
Dude chill out. The comment that you make are not needed and are the rude thing about this post. Yes I did ask fror help. I didnt know I was gonna let what you tell me to get influence me so much that I would go and spend my hard earned money to make you happy. I really appriciate all the Responce besides this dude. In the beginning I didnt know what I wanted to do thats why I made the post but after a couple days I have got a feal for all of the product brands listed and think kicker will sute my needs.
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Posted By: caraudio904
Date Posted: September 28, 2006 at 2:16 AM
I think kicker is over rated. I've seen things even at shop cost that are cheaper than kicker an will blow it out of the water if you spend the same money for it. I just have a biase against kicker.
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