deanmpereira

Well honestly I havn't put alot of thought into the amps yet. Im still not sure on what speakers im going to go with. I figured i might as well wait tell i know exactly what im going run before looking into the amp world. But yes i realize i need to give the amps just as much thinking and money as the speakers. I just figured id kinda look into it after I came to a concrete choice on what speakers im going to run. but all of this will hopefully be done asap. I have the funds just trying to learn as much as possible before making my choice. and as for the comment on the subs.. as you know im doing all of this to a silverado, and ill have to take some more accurate measurements but i believe 2 12's ported is going to be a little bigger than the space im going to have available. so i could easily do two 10's ported, but 2 12's might be a problem? whats your input on that? and thanks for the companies i will definitely be taking some time looking into them, should I be looking at the three way systems more so than the two ways? it seems like your a fan of the hybrids personally? and thanks alot mjmarovl your really helpin me out so far im liking the clarus, and im liking what hybrid has to say about there product. but i also like the Zapco- competition set for 650, and the morels...

yes I apologize for not responding to that, but honestly as long as its a good investment im not to worried about price. obviously the lower the better but I wouldn't be to worried spending 600 or so? maybe even higher if its something that catches my eye. Im only 20 and listen to alot of varieties of music, from rap to country to rock. I told one of my buddies "who is slightly more knowledgeable than I in audio" that I was contemplating just doing a front stage, and he looked at me like I was stupid. Basically my future goals "as of now" is to get the Premier Double din Navigation system. A pair of FI Q's not positive exactly but I believe 12's sealed. and new components. Iv been looking around on the sound dampening forums and am currently Dynomating the majority of the cab and will try a few other things that caught my eye when it comes to mounting the mid drivers and deadening my doors further more. so long story short Im not necessarily looking for a strict SQ setup. (If my understanding of SQ is correct) Basically Im looking to find a set of components that sound really good but can be cranked up at times as well. "basically me and my buddy have been messing around with car audio since we started driving in high school, and he outdid me with a BL 15 and some "ok" components so now its my turn to kinda catch up." And as for the install A passive setup consisting of Drivers in the doors, and tweeters on the dash up against the front windshield, is what seems to be doable for my knowledge range. Obviously if i get a 3 way set up I can throw the midrange wherever need be. My truck seems to be the one everyone rides in when going out. My personal goal is to have a setup that sounds great to me and the average listener in my truck. "and if this helps, I do prefer the sound of the silk dome tweeters from the cheaper brands that I have heard.. I like the more mellow sound compared to the more bright and sharpe metal domes"

oh really? and I suppose now you are going to tell me the best sounding cars in the world are active and not passive? haha sorry, but I have some strong foundations on this stuff, maybe you would like me to grab a couple world class SQ guys to chime in? oh, and I would also love for you to tell Scott Buwalda, the godfather of Sound Quality (before Hybrid even existed) that the car that won back to back SQ world championships with kick-panel installs has problem with stage height! LOL I would love to see you try tell him that. Kicks work great because they are further away from you, and the distance difference from left and right drivers is very minimal, so sound waves hit you at the same time resulting in the affect of the drivers sounding as if they are far in front of you, and present a beautiful stage that is at eye level (ear-level) and also great stage width as that is also the widest spot in the vehicle. In SUV's many times kicks are even that much better because the dash overhand doesn't interfere. however, trucks are much wider than cars and usually a couple m/s t. corr. fixes the problem where it feels as if you are sitting on the left side of the stage from the driver's seat. Well im glad that my post is getting people fired up. but back to suggestions on what you would do if you had a silverado and wanted to put new components in it? thanks for the help guys. it would just help if there was somewhere in the sacramento area i could get some more help, or at least listen to some high end components, cause like i said, I like the premiers... but i havn't listened to anything of higher quality, or something with just a front stage..

so should I look into these three brands and look into a three way system? and yes I think a passive system would be a better option for me.

So for those of you that are running a single pair in a silverado where are you placing the tweeters? I was thinking on the top of the dash/front columns, up against the bottom of the front windshield? the only thing is that would be pretty far from the drivers. is there a better location that im missing? the stock location doesn't seem very optimal either? And I can see how 4 tweeters in that small of a cab would be overkill... what speakers would you guys recommend then? the only reason I like the Premier 720's is because thats one of the better products "local" audio shops have and those are the ones i like out of the ones iv heard.. Compared to speakers such as alpine type x's. the only reason i was going to go with 2 pairs is because iv never really heard a setup up with a good front stage. I am very interested in just doing a front stage, but not exactly sure on what i need to focus on? any ideas on some good component sets? price not a huge issue.

So to start things off I have a 2000 Silverado ext. Cab. And would like to get away from the Coaxials I have now and put in two sets of Components. My plans are to put both sets of drivers in each one of the doors, two tweeters in the dash, and two tweeters in the back columns. I Personally am a Fan of Pioneer Premiers line of products when it comes to speakers. and this is what im looking to do. Front 6 3/4 Pioneer Premier TS-C720PRS 50w rms 200max Back 5 1/4 Pioneer Premier TS-C520PRS 30w rms 150max For the most part I will be fading the music to the front speakers, the reason i am getting the back is for a little bit of a rear fill, and because I often have people in the back seat of my truck. Now here comes the question. I currently have a 2 channel 60w rms amp, Can I run this to my Fronts? and run my rears off the head unit (22w rms) ? does this make sense? If not what does?

Thanks for the fast and helpfull info guys!

sounds like its going to be two 12's then thanks for the help guys, and yes it will be my first FI speakers. I was debating between the FI Q and the ICON the deciding factor being the amount of space availbable in my truck. will .8 cuft "after displacement" be suffiecent? I have heard a few people say "as well as in the recommended enclosure thread" that 1.2-1.3 is really optimal. and theres a pretty big difference between .8 and 1.2 cuft and also would 1000rms to each sub make since? that is what there rated, but i was just curious if less would be equal or more would be better? feels like two really stupid questions... but thanks for the help...

I am looking for Sound Quality, I would also like to be as loud as possible while sounding good, but i do understand that you cant really have both

So to start things off I have a 2000 silverado ext. cab. I am very interested in the FI Q series subs but have a quick question for those of you that are more knowledgeable than I. I would like to keep my back seat and put two subs underneath the seat, now my question is. which would be a better setup for a daily driver? I have approximately .8 cuft available for each sub. would two 12's sealed or two 10's ported be a better option? I understand that .8 cubs fits in both categories but have also heard that the 12's really need somewhere around 1.2-1.3 cuft. I listen to huge varieties of music at all different levels. and am not so much interested in hitting 145 db at one tone than having good sound and some hard hitting throughout the spectrum. My second question would be, Since i would be running somewhere around 1000 rms to each sub would the BP option be helpfull? or is that strictly for you crazy guys doing things way out of my knowledge? thanks for the help -Dean