hi, im currently putting a semi decent stereo in my mud truck (jeep half ton std cab). what i have are 2 pioneer 250watt truck rider enclosed 10" 3 way (have 2 tweaters at the top of each box) speakers for behind the seat, 2 pioneer 4X6 150 watt 4ohm speakers for the doors. i have a JBL amp 100 watt 2 channell, a pioneer amp bridgable 120 watt 4 channel. i also have a brand new decked out 250 watt alpine tape deck (not going to use). all i know about this stuff is that it was the top of the line (maybe 8 or so years ago, but they had good stereos then 2 lol.) i recently bought 2 4X6 kenwood excelerons (told they were top of the line) but they arent as good as my pioneers so i read. i plan on purchasing a 250 watt clarion deck DXZ265. i also whant a speaker or 2 for the middle of the dash, im thinking top of the line something. not sure what size to use there. what would i need to hook this stuff up? what kind of speakers should i put in center of dash? will this set up sound ok? im not sure what i need for amps but thought i'd let u guys know what i had. please excuse the noob lol. any help at all would be much apreciated. thank you.
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swez on 07/25/2006 04:53:36
Where's Mr. Brownstone when we need him to put clarity and a touch of pithy comments on the board?
Hummm, sounds more like a 1/2 ton juke box on wheels here bud.
This is all pretty much a hodge-podge of various audio gear one can buy at any good flea market. (The Kenwood Excelon's not withstanding)
Better think this one through a bit, before doing anything else.
1. That Clarion player only has 1 pair of RCA outputs for amps (You'll need a line driver/EQ to turn 2 channels into 4-6 RCA channels to pull this one off, or a better Radio with more outputs)
2. The Pioneer 3-way boom boxs will be the primary source for music for this application (Can use one of your 4 channels amps, bridged to two channels, to power them)
3. The Kenwood 4x6's can be used up front in the dash or upper door panels for front stage speakers. If you can visualize mounting 6.5" woofers in the lower door panels, (or kick panels) this might turn out pretty well. (These should be amped as well)
4. Realize that this is not going to be much more than pounds of sound from the front speakers and tons of sound from the Pioneer boom boxes in the rear channels (Be realistic about expectations here, this is bass-ackwards to what most people do for quality audio installs)
Do you have make & model #'s for all the gear you have on hand right now? (Speakers, amps, Pioneer boxes etc.?) With that we can give you some ideas on what to do here.
Frankly, (in theory) you can get plenty of sound from what you have mentioned so far. But it's going to be pretty much a red-neck contraption, unless willing to put some serious cash in this plan and consider some customized speaker pods for the front stage of the vehicle.
Where would you like to take this plan next?
Swez
PS When posting a grouping of semi-related info, break things up into readable paragraphs. The intial post is very hard to read, sort out the key points and break things down into managable snippets of information. (Thanks in advance, for you future cooperation)
Ash on 07/25/2006 21:09:07
I'm with Swez. In building a system; the first rule is keep it simple as possible. You can eliminate a lot of overhead and get better performance when money is concentrated into what is truly needed.
The sub box is a no-no. Having tweets, mids, and subs in the same enclosure only serves to be a tailgate music provider. For in-vehicle sounds, it is a waste for all will have to sacrifice something for each other. You would get better sound with a good quality HU/amp running the 4x6's and some amped subs located in rear.
It won't look like much, but it will sound much better than mix matched speakers.
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swez on 07/25/2006 04:53:36
Where's Mr. Brownstone when we need him to put clarity and a touch of pithy comments on the board?
Hummm, sounds more like a 1/2 ton juke box on wheels here bud.
This is all pretty much a hodge-podge of various audio gear one can buy at any good flea market. (The Kenwood Excelon's not withstanding)
Better think this one through a bit, before doing anything else.
1. That Clarion player only has 1 pair of RCA outputs for amps (You'll need a line driver/EQ to turn 2 channels into 4-6 RCA channels to pull this one off, or a better Radio with more outputs)
2. The Pioneer 3-way boom boxs will be the primary source for music for this application (Can use one of your 4 channels amps, bridged to two channels, to power them)
3. The Kenwood 4x6's can be used up front in the dash or upper door panels for front stage speakers. If you can visualize mounting 6.5" woofers in the lower door panels, (or kick panels) this might turn out pretty well. (These should be amped as well)
4. Realize that this is not going to be much more than pounds of sound from the front speakers and tons of sound from the Pioneer boom boxes in the rear channels (Be realistic about expectations here, this is bass-ackwards to what most people do for quality audio installs)
Do you have make & model #'s for all the gear you have on hand right now? (Speakers, amps, Pioneer boxes etc.?) With that we can give you some ideas on what to do here.
Frankly, (in theory) you can get plenty of sound from what you have mentioned so far. But it's going to be pretty much a red-neck contraption, unless willing to put some serious cash in this plan and consider some customized speaker pods for the front stage of the vehicle.
Where would you like to take this plan next?
Swez
PS When posting a grouping of semi-related info, break things up into readable paragraphs. The intial post is very hard to read, sort out the key points and break things down into managable snippets of information. (Thanks in advance, for you future cooperation)
Ash on 07/25/2006 21:09:07
I'm with Swez. In building a system; the first rule is keep it simple as possible. You can eliminate a lot of overhead and get better performance when money is concentrated into what is truly needed.
The sub box is a no-no. Having tweets, mids, and subs in the same enclosure only serves to be a tailgate music provider. For in-vehicle sounds, it is a waste for all will have to sacrifice something for each other. You would get better sound with a good quality HU/amp running the 4x6's and some amped subs located in rear.
It won't look like much, but it will sound much better than mix matched speakers.
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