Car & Home Audio Autopians?

I am here.



One car has an alpine head unit, focal speakers, 10w7 sub and 500/1 & 300/4 amps

other car has alpine head unit Mb quart speakers, jl & mtx amps, HSU 12"subs

Home has 3 Hsu subs, NHT/HSU speakers and pioneer receivers. I got the receivers in place of Parasound separetes. Too many cables everywhere. :)
 
My car:

Pioneer 7700MP

CDT EF-61 front stage

TC sounds TC1000 sub

Hifonics and MA audio amps

Knukonceptz wires.



My budget system^



And I dont have a home to put audio in so I guess that is out.
 
All focal utopia around (2 sets of 6.5"+tw.,11" sub, micro demension power(1k, 10.4) + cap bank, digital orion deq-30, and phen. digital x-over, factory HU with digital out.
 
Pioneer DEH-P880PRS

CDT CL-A60S Front stage

Kicker DS-60 for rear fill (run off h/u power)

ED SQ10" sub in .6cf enclosure

MRD-M300 sub stage amp

MRP-F240 front stage amp

Kicker wires
 
My wife and I have similar cars with identical Infinity stereos from Chrysler. They're ok as far as factory systems go, what I'm focusing on at the moment is subs. I installed an Infinity Perfect 10 in mine with an Audiobahn amp putting out 400 watts at 4 ohm. We decided to kick it up a notch for my wife's car, so I'm getting two 12" TC Sounds T-1000 subs, building a sealed 4' box, and a yet-to-be-determined amp with ~1000 watts.



At home I don't have my home theater set up because I know what my teenagers would do to it. I did just pick up a set for my bedroom from a yard sale, simply because I couldn't pass up the deal. I got an old Denon AVR-1000 receiver and two Cerwin-Vega VS-120 floor speakers. They cost a whopping $2 per component. Yes, $6 for the whole system. And they all work great. I have my Sirius boombox plugged into the Denon through an adapter.



Not a lot, I know, but it's fun to play with. BTW, TC Sounds makes some great subs (for home or car), they OEM for a number of other companies, and for the present they have great prices. They also recently posted a notice on their home page that within the next couple of weeks they're changing their pricing structure to raise all their prices 30-50%. If you want one, now would be the time to pull the trigger.
 
I guess I could have posted what I had LOL



Truck: (My Home Theatre On Wheels)



Front Stage

Canton Pullman Metal Dome Tweeters

Canton Pullman 4" Midrange

Dynaudio 8" midbass

Image Dynamics IDMAX 12"

(2)US Amps USA-200X (1 one midrange, 1 on midbass)

US Amps USA-50X on tweeters

US Amps USA-600 on sub



Head Unit/Processor

Alpine W200/PXA-H701



Deadener

125 sq. ft. Raamat/7 yds Ensolite foam





Home

(The TV and Sony Speakers are the only things that are mine)

32" Sony Wega Flat Screen

Sony 100x6 receiver

Accurian 6 1/2" 2 way flush mount wall speakers

Sony Bookshelf speakers w/ 8",3",1" (I disconected the midrange and tweet and am using for subs



I'm not living in my own place right now so I didn't really buy and good stuff to go here because it will pobably stay when I leave other than the tv. I will end up buying a really nice receiver and probably a plasma and building my own caibinets for my speakers
 
Car-

Head Unit-Clarion pop out DVD/cd/mp3 player

Amps- Kicker x 2 (800watt-sub, 200watt-component set)

Highs- Kicker co-axils. Kicker SS Component set in the doors.

Sub- Kicker L7 sub pre-fab box.



Home-

TV- Toshiba 54in DLP TheaterWide

Reciever- Denon

DVD- Sony single disc-upconverts

VCR- Mitsubishi - its kinda old (hehehehe)

Klipsch LC Series front and center channels

Klipsch LC Series rear dipole speakers -speakers in the front and rear of the box

Subs- 2 Cerwin Vega powered 12's



Bedroom-

TV- Toshiba 37in LCD -got it yesterday

DVD- Sony 5 disc player



The Klipsch speakers are kinda old but they dont have much usage on them. I got them from a friend. He paid $4000 for the Klipsch speakers and the subs. He sold them to me for $1000. I couldnt pass it up.
 
I've always felt that a car was too noisy, variable, and funny-shaped inside to bother with real high-end audio. Loud? - Sure. Good? - It's a losing battle. To each his own - flame away.



Home, on the other hand...



Home Theater room:

Zenith 36" HDTV (tube - I have a big entertainment center, and a flat panel wouldn't work)

Denon amp

Acoustic Research mains

B&K center

Design Acoustics passive sub powered by a Nakamichi amp

cheap rears

Denon cassette

Systemdek IIX turntable

Fischer CD



Music room:

old-school Nakamichi TA-3A

old-school Nakamichi CD-3

old-school Nakamichi BX-100 cassette

REALLY old-school Thorens TD-124 turntable

Magnapan MMG mains
 
My Jeep audio system is a work in progress. I really need an amplifier and I am hoping for a subwoofer eventually. However, as of right now, I have a Kenwood MP-4032 head unit and Polk Audio DB650s all the way through. The sound quality is already impressive, but I am wanting more power.
 
Definitely into both



Navigator:

Kenwood Excelon head unit

JL Audio 500/1 & 300/4 amps

Kef speakers

Oz 12" Matrix Elite



Mustang:

Kenwood Excelon head unit

Phoenix Gold 300/2 Amps

Kef Speakers

Oz 10" Matrix Elite



Home:

50" Pioneer Plasma TV

Denon AV Receiver

Denon DVD

M&K speakers and sub
 
Been into car and home audio for a long time. Ran the IASCA circuit back in the late 1990's. The current car setup is pretty basic, but it's a vast improvement over anything stock...



Head unit: Pioneer Premier DEH-P880PRS

Front stage: MB Quart QM216.01

Subwoofers: Tang Band 6.5"

Amplifier: Xtant 603X (old school)
 
'99 Eclipse

Head Unit Kenwood Excelon X990



Front stage: MB Quart Premium PCE216 6-3/4" Component System

Rear fill: MB Quart Premium PCE213 5-1/4" Component System

Amps: JL 450/4 and JL 500/1

Sub: Had a MB Quart Premium 12, but the people at the tint place killed the VC's. Now I'm running a Kicker L7 in a pre-fab, but liked the Quart so much better!!



'03 Neon R/T,



H/U JVC AVX1

Front: A/D/S 6 1/2" components

Sub 12" Infinity

Amps: JL 300/2 JLS 250/1



Home - Pretty simple

42" Sylvania HD Plasma

HD receiver

Onkyo 5.1

Panasonic DVD Recorder.
 
MatrixXRS said:
Been into car and home audio for a long time. Ran the IASCA circuit back in the late 1990's. The current car setup is pretty basic, but it's a vast improvement over anything stock...



Head unit: Pioneer Premier DEH-P880PRS

Front stage: MB Quart QM216.01

Subwoofers: Tang Band 6.5"

Amplifier: Xtant 603X (old school)
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How do you like the TB's? I have been looking at them for quite some time, just to play with. What kind of box do you have them in? Any opinions on them?
 
I hope it is ok to post this here and if not I guess a mod can just delete it, but Ijust started up a forum where we talk about home and car audio as well as some other things. You should come check it out if you get a chance at Southern_Ridez :: Index
 
corvettecrazy said:
How do you like the TB's? I have been looking at them for quite some time, just to play with. What kind of box do you have them in? Any opinions on them?
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I'm using them IB in the rear quarter panel of my Matrix. I tested 6W0's and eD's Eu-700's in the same configuration and preferred the TB's to both of them. The extension is pretty impressive for a pair of 6.5" subwoofers, but if I had the space, I would have probably preferred a larger woofer.
 
Ex IASCA competitor and judge here also. Mostly in the late 90's as well.



Still have the competition car too... with same equipment from '98/'99.



The front speakers are Dynaudio and Morel's. The 6.5" midbass is the Morel MW166... The 55mm softdome mid is the Morel MR55... and the Dynaudio D260 1" soft dome tweeters. These components are being driven with Dynaudio X360 crossovers. I am running a Kicker ZR600 in stereo on the front set.



The JL 15W6 subs are in a sealed enclsoure, white laminate interior, neon, and 3/4" plexi rear for show. I am running a ZR600 amp running in stereo on each 15W6 which will be a 3 ohm stereo load.



I have (2) Audio Control 30-band 1/3 octave EQT's and am using the Kicker crossover modules that plug into the amplifiers.



Picture from finals...



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On to Home A/V.... started with my first HD ready set in '99 with a Toshiba 61" set (which is still down in the family room!), with an HK receiver and Infinity Kappa 9.1 mains.



The current Media room is quite a bit nicer.... 106" DLP front projection, full light controlled room, media reclining seating, acoustically treated walls with fabric, etc.
 
What fun is a car without good tunes? They go hand-in-hand! :woot2:



88 Mustang weekend cruiser/occaisional track car



Clarion Head Unit w/ MP3/CD, etc. Model 655MP from '05 I believe.

Older Kenwood tweeters and door speakers, 6x8's in the deck

RF P3 in 'glass enclosure in the spare tire spot w/ RF 325.1 to power it. Just finished it up not too long ago. Its wrapped in a black vinyl/leather material. Also made a 'glass spot in the ashtray for the RF dB booster knob thingy (thats a technical term) and an iPod.



The bad part of all of it is that I really can't hear much anyway with the windows down and a .550 lift cam. :lol
 
MikeN said:
Ex IASCA competitor and judge here also. Mostly in the late 90's as well.



Still have the competition car too... with same equipment from '98/'99.



The front speakers are Dynaudio and Morel's. The 6.5" midbass is the Morel MW166... The 55mm softdome mid is the Morel MR55... and the Dynaudio D260 1" soft dome tweeters. These components are being driven with Dynaudio X360 crossovers. I am running a Kicker ZR600 in stereo on the front set.



The JL 15W6 subs are in a sealed enclsoure, white laminate interior, neon, and 3/4" plexi rear for show. I am running a ZR600 amp running in stereo on each 15W6 which will be a 3 ohm stereo load.



I have (2) Audio Control 30-band 1/3 octave EQT's and am using the Kicker crossover modules that plug into the amplifiers.
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Ahhh....those Danish sure do know how to build some nice equipment :) I have the Dynaudio System 360 but am only using the 8" right now. The whole set was incredibly clean, powerful, and loud, but I couldn't get the MD140's to image properly in my truck.
 
Merche said:
I've always felt that a car was too noisy, variable, and funny-shaped inside to bother with real high-end audio. Loud? - Sure. Good? - It's a losing battle. To each his own - flame away.
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Well there's a lot of truth to that. Good speakers and a sub, along with a factory headunit often work for me. My system CAN outdo my Borla muffler at 80 mph (3300 rpm), but listening that loud for too long takes away from the driving. Plus then I can't hear the radar detector.



Merche said:
REALLY old-school Thorens TD-124 turntable
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I love it!! Haven't seen one of those in years!
 
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