BestBuy Shopping Spree- What Car Audio to Get??

[TRAFFICBLOWS]

I know someone at BestBuy that gets 5% over manufacturer price as employee discount and only $50 installation (I'd install myself but if it's so cheap why not). So I was going to upgrade my '99 JBL system with parts from there, thinking it would be the cheapest way to go. How is
this BestBuy (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=cat03064&type=category) setup:

Amp:
Rockford P4004 (50W RMS) x 4 @ 4 Ohm
-or-
Rockford P4002 (75W RMS) x 2 @ 4 Ohm (and use H/U for 2nd set of speakers- don't want 2 amps in car right now)

6.5":
Rockford P162S 120W (60 RMS) 2-way

6"x9":
Pioneer TS-A6981R 420W Peak (80W RMS) 4-way
-or-
Alpine SPR-69LP 275W Peak (55W RMS) 2-way
-or-
Sony XS-V6941H 400W Peak (100W RMS) 4-way

Sub:
I have a POS 70W self-powered mono Alpine sub... enough for now. May upgrade later.

H/U:
Any suggestions from BestBuy stock? I don't know if I can part with a double-DIN so I might be forced to go without a discount for an Eclipse AVN or Kenwood DDX. Are 1-DIN a pain in the @$$ to work when you're driving... I dunno if I could switch??

Thanks!!

[cam2Xrunner]

I would see if they could order you some Alpine spx-177r(type-x) it shows they only stock the type-r.

For the headunit's I'd get the best Pioneer or Alpine you can afford.

Not much else I'd get from there.

[Aotoyota]

im with cam. but im all for alpine, sounds better than pioneer especially from the selection avaliable at best buy

[TRAFFICBLOWS]

Not much else I'd get from there.

Yeh, they dont have much of a selection. Probably gonna have to look into the special order.

On the Alpine SPX-177R, the specs say the "System" is 70W/300W (RMS/Peak), but the "Drivers" are listed as 40W RMS- what should I match the amp to: 70W or 40W?

[Aotoyota]

70w for at the crossover if you are bi-amping then about 40~50w

[cam2Xrunner]

Not much else I'd get from there.

Yeh, they dont have much of a selection. Probably gonna have to look into the special order.

On the Alpine SPX-177R, the specs say the "System" is 70W/300W (RMS/Peak), but the "Drivers" are listed as 40W RMS- what should I match the amp to: 70W or 40W?

They can handle more power than that. I'd run anywhere from 85-120 watts rms.

Do you have a sub amp yet too? If not check out the DLS A5. You can run the front components off the 85 watts RMS X 2, and 300,500, or 700 watts RMS depending on what ohm load is used(4,2,1)

http://www.dls.se/english/fstark/a5n.htm

These sell for around 475 online, but retail is alot higher.

If you want to spend almost half that you can get a JBL GTO755.6

http://store.yahoo.com/yhst-17990866913 ... 755-6.html

http://www.jbl.com/car/products/product ... TS&cat=AMP

[thatdamngood777]

Yeah, working at Best Buy had its advantages. I got 1/2 off ALL mobile audio stuff. I have a $1500 system for $750!!! (2 900w Rockford Fosgate speakers, 2100w RF amp, 1 Farad RF cap, Pioneer stereo) It killed my little 88 Corolla but its great in my 00 solara! Pioneer makes excellent stereo systems. They look good too. I never had a problem with Pioneer. The speakers set off alarms from parked cars so you know its loud! Amp had a problem but I sent it back and they fixed it no problem. Just a few ideas for a pumping system!

[Jackass-Jeff]

WHen you plan to upgrade the sub, look into REAudio (Resonant Engineering) RE SE subs. They are clean, cheap and a well kept secret! You can try the XXX or MT if you're crazy.

[JAYDEE23]

why not install yourself? ill tell you why. guys at places like best buy generally do not do that great of a job

no disrespect to best buy employees but if you know what you are doing you will take much better care of your own care than a best buy install "kid"

also these installer are generally not that knowledgable. they can get it done and have all the parts they need but believe me i would never let anyone install in my car unless i absolutley had to

my opinion anyway..and as always there are exeptions to the rule

[B_Master_Flash]

I think they have Pioneer deh-p8mp decks there, which I would recommend. or deh-p80mp or deh-p770mp (pretty much the same deck under a different model #). If they have a deh-p860mp and you have the $$ i'd definitely go for that.

[TRAFFICBLOWS]

Wow- recent interest in this thread! Yeah at the time I had stopped looking at BestBuy for two reasons: 1) my friend quit so the hookup went with him and 2) they didn't have a great selection 4 months ago.

I just looked at the website again, and they have the Kenwood DDX7017 Double-Din, 6.5" screen, 5V pre-outs, & crossovers for $1299. If they had that 4 months ago I def would have chosen it. Man, they also have a 24-bit DAC Alpine, too.