i'm starting to do some research over the next month to put 2 subs and an amp for subs and one for mids and such. what is a good brand bang for your buck? last time i bought an audio system was 03 so im wayyy out of the loop. i was using kenwood back then and wanted to know what is the best brand to look at without breaking the bank.

 

whats your budget?

 

figuring 500-600. i dont want cheap, like i said im looking for something that wont break the bank but is good bang for the buck.

 

alpine r series are good, and they wont break you

 

So wait... what exactly are you looking for? Headunit? Front/rear speakers? Subs? Amps? Do you want just plain loudness or sound quality?

 

well im going to start w/ the subs and amps and a head unit of course, but i didnt include head in the est. im going for quality.

 

just my .02, get an alpine type x sub and a 1000w amp. that will be more than enough and you can buy on ebay brand new for the price range you mentioned.

 

The vendors here will be able to help you out with some not-so-well-known high-quality SQ subs.

Can't go wrong with MB Quart or JL Audio.

 

agreed, you will learn that some of the stuff you have never heard of will sound hands down better than any name brand stuff

 

for sub/amp combos it wouldn't hurt to check out Elemental Designs (edesignaudio.com)... I think they even sell a loaded box that fits under the strut bar

 

sorry to sound stupid. but how does hits unit look?

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113KDCX...3.html?tp=5684

i see 6 outputs, front, rear and subs so this should work for having my two amps right?

like i said its been a couple years since i did any car audio, is kenwood still a good brand? reviews look good...

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also how many watts should i look for in the amps. i want 1 for the 2 10s and 1 for the mids and highs.

 

kenwood alpine and pioneer are all good quality ive been through all three (change my system 4 times) as for subs if you just want something to hit hard i recomend kicker cvx with a nice amp. I bought mine from the flea market brand new for 120$ as my first set and i didnt have an problems with them. Now i have alpine type R's with a kenwood 1800 watt mono amp.

as for amp watts i would get one with atleast 1000 watts for the subs and 200 for the mids. you can always adjust the power on them, better to have more than enough juice than not enough because it will sound horrible.