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30th April 2008, 21:19
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sub amp 6x9 argh!!!
so confused......
i want a nice sound system in my car nothin 2 flash but somethin good to listen to and somethin that would turn a few heads 
nothin chavvy (cant stand them just bassline and nothin else) but i do listen to drum and bass 
any help would be nice.... hopefully you lot aint as confused about this as i am
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30th April 2008, 21:22
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whats your budget?
and this is in the wrong section?
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30th April 2008, 21:24
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budget is about £400/£500
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30th April 2008, 21:24
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il be constructive..
here mate this should help...
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78526
give the guy a break im sure everyone posted ina wrong section before and plenty of spammers so shh lol..
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30th April 2008, 21:24
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lol, look at the stickys at the top of the ICE section for some good advice
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30th April 2008, 21:25
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Originally Posted by mattyjones
budget is about £400/£500
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cool... do you have anything already?
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30th April 2008, 21:27
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nothin as of yet
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30th April 2008, 21:41
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Originally Posted by mattyjones
nothin as of yet
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pm'd you mate
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30th April 2008, 21:44
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pm received and replied too
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30th April 2008, 21:56
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Something that will turn a few heads, but not chavvy?? Hmmm Lol
What do you need to buy with the 400-500?
Head unit? Speakers? Sub? Amp?
In other words, what have you got at the mo?
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30th April 2008, 21:59
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got nothin atm i was thinkin head unit speakers sub amp and 6x9's but i have heard bad things about these anyone tell me any more?
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30th April 2008, 22:05
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6x9's are basically crap matey. They are crap crap crap poo bollock wank nipple! They just it in the parcel shelf, throwing the sound stage off every corner of the car, distorting one another, while generally having crap sound quality and flimsy brakcetry, causing them to vibrate.
Are you wanting a sub?
The best bet is to buy some component speakers. These consist of a woofer, which goes in the standard door speaker hole, and a tweeter, which you can put anywhere you like.
This is a suerior set up as the sound from the tweeters is directed towards your ears.
You can pick these up for about £80 a set. You would also benfit from using an amp with these. Around 50-60 quid.
To wire the amp and speakers up you will need a wiring kit. About 20-30 quid.
In the words of my good friend borat... "Ees a Niice"
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30th April 2008, 23:12
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why do you want to draw attention to yaself having loud music on??
get the car sound deadened as much as you can, you really dont want people to know you have subs and amps etc, so try and disguise it the best you can or else your car will be broken into, i always say to get an alarm before even thinking about ice now, best way to do it, speaking from expierience of having both of my cars broken into and stuff nicked
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30th April 2008, 23:52
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Well i only have 2 12" JBL subs, a JBL amp and 2 infinity 6x9's and it turns heads all right, and i got it all (excluding the 6x9's) for only £99 online.
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1st May 2008, 00:16
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yeah the 6x9s must sound good when there distorting with the subs pushing air at there cones
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1st May 2008, 00:33
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Head Unit: Pioneer DEH-P6000UB £120
Amplifiers: JBL GTO1201.1 (Running Sub') £130 & JBL GTO75.2 (Running Comps') £80
Subwoofer: JBL P1222 £ 95
Components: Focal 130A1 £95
That's a touch over your budget, but get a nice big ported box built, some decent wiring and I can guarantee that it will turn some heads.
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1st May 2008, 09:53
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Your link to the Sub amp linkes to the sub!
Also aint that amp way overpowerd for that sub? the subs only 400w RMS yet that amp can output like 1200rms at 2 ohm and 800rms at 4 ohm?
its the same amp i just bought
:edit: heres a link to the amp anyway.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JBL-GTO-1201-1...QQcmdZViewItem for £120, thats the guy i bought mine from, got it 3 or 4 days earlier than stated!
Last edited by Keefo; 1st May 2008 at 10:30.
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1st May 2008, 17:33
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Originally Posted by CSVTR
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Wiring??
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1st May 2008, 18:33
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Your link to the Sub amp linkes to the sub!
Also aint that amp way overpowerd for that sub? the subs only 400w RMS yet that amp can output like 1200rms at 2 ohm and 800rms at 4 ohm?
its the same amp i just bought
:edit: heres a link to the amp anyway.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JBL-GTO-1201-1...QQcmdZViewItem for £120, thats the guy i bought mine from, got it 3 or 4 days earlier than stated!
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My mistake with the link, the sub is perfectly matched to the amp, don't worry about the amp delivering more power than than sub's rated at. Have a read of the sticky "Advice on Power Ratings". So long as you set the gains up correctly the sub will thrive off that extra power. Take a look over at Talk Audio and do a search on the term "Headroom". You'll find some useful information on how to match amps to speakers.
I may not have included this in the recommendations, but I did state to get some decent wiring. Most people that are willing to spend £4-500 on a sytem are more than willing to spend an extra £50 on decent wiring and accessories, I just thought i'd leave that up to the original poster.
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1st May 2008, 18:47
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I have the Pioneer DEH-P6000UB. Its very nice!!
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