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Rich
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 10:12 am: | 
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Can I get a decent sound replacing the speakers, adding a small amp and bass tube while keeping the stock head unit? I have a 2001 SD with 6 speakers and the sound quality is seriously lacking. I really don't want to spend too much (my wife might hurt me). I looked through the archives and read many posts regarding stock stereo replacements, but it seems like most have replaced the head unit (I'd rather not). I don't need a "stupid-fat-crazy-dope system"(lol)
, although I'd like one if I had the cash. I just need something with better clarity.
Thanks an advance for any help.
Rich |
Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 11:07 am: |
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Rich... the speakers are actually good ones if you give them enough power... Instead of spending money on replacing the speakers, you might want to consider getting a Head Unit in the $100-$150 range...yes, they're out there. You'll be surprise with the difference. I really think that the stock head unit is a weak unit. Get one of them 30 x 4 watts (or higher) and you should see a big difference...
FWIW...
-glenn |
Will Roeder (Will_Roeder)
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 11:28 am: |
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Yea in my disco 1, I have a alpine head unit with stock speakers, and there is a big difference in sound. I also have one of those bazooka tubes which is good for the money, but a pain because it takes up room in the cargo area. I plan on doing a 12"sub in one of those cargo bins.
Will |
Evan
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 11:59 am: |
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I have a DI and replacing the head unit seemed like a pain since I would lose CD changer controls. Also I thought having to re-wire the headunit so as not to interfere with the stock amp under the seat might be more trouble than I wanted. I put in a decent set of component speakers up front and left the rear ones alone and it sounds fine with the stock unit. Just look for speakers with a high sensitivity rating to get the most bang out of your stock unit. Using the stock setup means you don't have to worry about a crossover for tweeters either since they are built in.
I'd say you can most certainly get decent speakers for less than the price of a decent head unit too.
Both of my rear cargo bins now house subwoofers for some nice thump, they take away almost 0 space outside of the cheap plastic bins. I have wired remotes for the subs mounted in my center console so I can constantly tune the bass so it can be obnoxious rap on a saturday night and smooth classical on the way to work in the morning. I'd be happy to post pics and more info on the subs if you want.
The DII setup is a little different, but the same ideas still apply. The only major reason I see to replace my head unit is the horrible radio reception I get with it. |
Evan
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 12:04 pm: |
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I forgot to mention one other thing you need to look out for when putting in new front speakers. You don't have too much depth to work with so make sure you get speakers with shallow magnets or get the depth measurements of the new speakers before you buy. Speakers that require big thick magnets will not fit. Also depending on the speaker the grilles may have to be modified to work, not a big deal. |
Will Roeder (Will_Roeder)
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 12:13 pm: |
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the thing i like about my head unit is that it is a CD player unit, and there is no CD changer now. Personally, i prefer the CD in the dash cause its easier to change than the 6disc changer under the seat(easier to me at least) |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 12:24 pm: |
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I agree with Will. To me the 6-disk changer is a pain in the ass. Therefore, I never use it.
Will, what head unit do you have and what Bazooka tube? I am thinking of selling the 6-disk changer and using that to finance the purchase.
Tom |
Chu
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 02:18 pm: |
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That's why I went with an MP3 player. 1 disk, and I can get almost 200 files.
chu |
Angelos Loizou (Angelos)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 03:34 am: |
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Chu, what kind of an mp3 player did you get?
Can you post some details?
ALso, anyone's got an mp3 player while keeping the stock unit too?
Angelos |
Robert Sublett (Rubisco98)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 07:58 am: |
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I agree with Chu, MP3 is the way to go. I mounted a small amp underneath the passenger seat in place of the changer, and have a 15" cube box that houses one JL 12W6 sub. It is absolutely amazing sounding. Hours of music from one disc. You can find these units on eBAY at reasonable prices usually. But definitely go with the Premier, it looks great in the dash.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pioneer/CDA/CarProducts/CarProductDetails/0,1429,21409,00.html |
AsphaltGypsy
| | Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 08:55 am: |
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I went with a Sony explod fm/cd in-dash and four 4" infinity in stock locations, adding two Kenwood tweeters and last, but not last, an 18" Infiniti BassLink - a 200 watt built-in amp unit. If fits perfectly in the right rear jump seat mount. It rocks and rolls! |
Evan
| | Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:30 pm: |
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Infinity makes an 18" basslink? |
Will Roeder (Will_Roeder)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 13, 2002 - 11:32 pm: |
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Tom - ill try to dig up the model #s for you |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 11:11 am: |
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Angelos, I have a Neo Jukebox 2200 which is a portable MP3 player about the same size as a portable CD player only it's a little thicker. It fits great in the cubby box between the front seats. It has a 20gig laptop hard drive in it, which can be upgraded to any size laptop hard drive that will fit in the case. I currently have about 250 cds on it and they were all copied at an above cd quality (take more room on the hard drive but, sounds real good) and I still have about 6-7 gig free space left on it. You can walk around with your whole music collection. I use one of those cheap tape adapters and the stock head unit and it sounds pretty good. Not very loud though but, that is due to the stock system. I plan to replace my stock stereo at some point in time with one that has an aux-in so that I won't need the tape adapter and would also get better sound (even though it sounds good right now). I really like the Jukebox and if you are like me and can never figure out what you want to listen to this is great since you have all your music right there. Plus, you can take it with you when your out of the truck and anywhere you go just plug in some headphones or a seat of speakers or even contect it up to your home stereo. The battery is rechargable and last about 4 hours. They make a car charger for it, sell extra batteries, and they also make a in-dash MP3 jukebox as well if you don't like the portable under the SSI label (actual maker). It also doubles as a 20gig portable hard drive for you PC so you can store anything on it, doesn't just have to be just music files. All around it is a very good solution to large music storage in a small little package. |
AsphaltGypsy
| | Posted on Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 05:00 pm: |
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My bad - it is a 12" Basslink unit
Don |
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