04SolaraGirlie wrote:I was leaning towards the clarion anyways, it's the middle priced one and I heard clarion is pretty high quality... I'd love to hear some tips on speakers amps etc... I'll be buying it all seperate, so my budget is kinda irrelevent, I just want something that will sound clean and be REALLY loud!
1st thing I can reccomend is check out
www.elitecaraudio.com It's a very good forum with alot of knowledgeable people there.
I know you say your budget is kinda irrelevent, but there's stuff out there that gets REALLY exspensive.
Also alot of how well your system will turn out depends on the installation. One of the most noticeable things that will make any sound system sound better is Sound Deadening. Stopping all the panels from resonating and rattling will make it sound better by stopping unwanted rattles and distortion, and putting in sound barrier foam, it will help to block out road noises. This is very labor intensive but dramatically improves the overall sound quality of the system, as well as making the car more comfortable and enjoyable.
I take it you're not into modifying the car for pure speed, so you probably won't be too worried about adding weight to the car right? If so look into getting some deadening mat. My favorite is edead V1.se(also known as Dynamat Extreme) But it's like 1/4th the cost.
http://www.edesignaudio.com/product.php ... 25&cur=USD
http://www.edesignaudio.com/forum_discount.php
^20% off discount codes
As for what equipment to buy, it's kind of hard to reccomend what equipment to purchase without knowing what the actual budget is. Throw a number at me(the total of what you are willing to spend) and I'll give you some suggestions as to what to buy first, piece by piece.
As a reference point my sound system will end up costing me a total of around 4k not including the CD player(planning on doing an in car computer with a 10.4" screen instead of a CD player)
Now you don't need to spend that much to get a great sound system, I can put together a very good sound system for about 1,500 including cd player, amps, front components, subs, enclosure, wiring and deadener. Of course figuring you are installing everything yourself.
I do install on the side if you'd like, but I do very good work, and not exactly cheap, but I can guarentee you an excellent install.
Here's some more info on sound proofing, to get an idea of what you'd be dealing with.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t64909.html
by 04SolaraGirlie » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:54 am 
, and pay my down payment for my insurance (around $300) 
dang milt you shure are a $hit talker...
hehehe
I found one on ebay brand new for $250 I'm gonna buy it next week prolly, now that my last $1000 for my down payment is done... Then I'll buy the head unit, maybe around the 20th of next month, then the amp following not to far behind...