This is the system I am getting installed in a few days. I'm going to put a deposit on it tomorrow. YAY!!!

Apline IVA-D300 7" in dash flip out pulse touch monitor-$1500
Alpine I-pod interface-$100
Eclipse pa5532 5 channel amp-$400
Pioneer rear speakers-$140
Diamond audio component front speakers-$380
Diamond audio 500w subwoofer-$170
Various wires, connectors, small parts-a bunch more cash...
Install-$360
Tax-$190
Total price for EVERYTHING-$3,340.65

Boo yah

Any comments b-4 I order everything?

P.S. If you haven't seen the stock Bose amplifier...IT IS SO SMALL!!!!! The shop I was at showed me one they took out of another Z. It is apparently under the tire surrounded in styrofoam. It is like 6"x8"x2". This is the amp that supposedly puts out 240 watts? Yea...ok. If anyone has a pic. post it. If not I'll post a pic. when I get mine taken out.

 

I have not heard the DA before, but I'd stick with all of the same brand speakers, ie DA rears.

Also, if you're gonna run a 500 watt sub, throw close to 500 watts to it. It looks like the Eclipse puts out only 200 rms. You might blow your sub.

Other than that, looks fine.

 

Santacruzslick,

Like stu just mentioned, you will need more power to the sub. I recently bought a Diamond audio M6 k2 10". I am powering it with a xenon 600.1.

Anything below 400 watts for the sub is not enough.

Btw, the sub really hits hard. I have it in the stock location, but like to move it to the hatch (sounds much better in the hatch).



Tony

 

Nice Headunit! (must be nice to have a touchscreen device in the car.

 

Not only can I touch the screen. It touches me back. It has the pulse touch technology that makes it feel like you are actually pressing a real button! It's incredible how realistic it feels. Supposedly it has 8 different types of feedback when you touch different types of buttons.

 

I talked to several different people and they all said this amp puts out close to 300 Watts, which according to them, is fine. I just put a deposit down on my whole system. The total is $3,182.37. It will take them about 2 days. I went with this shop because I feel very comfortable leaving the car with them overnight and they said if for any reason I do not totally like what I have I can bring it back and change components.
Thank you all for your help through my decision process.

 

WOW!! i'm jealous I wish something could touch me back! (I have a fiancee anyway. )