ICE virgin!!

[elinchick]

Hei peeps! Im an ICE virgin and I wanna get a decent sound system for my car- but I havnt a clue where to start and I mean seriously! :-\ just wanna improve the sound quality a bit, not fussed on getting a whole boot build cos there will be no space for my shoppin :-\ Anyone got any ideas where I can get some reasonably priced upgrades from?

[Tim]

Hei peeps! Im an ICE virgin and I wanna get a decent sound system for my car- but I havnt a clue where to start and I mean seriously! :-\ just wanna improve the sound quality a bit, not fussed on getting a whole boot build cos there will be no space for my shoppin :-\ Anyone got any ideas where I can get some reasonably priced upgrades from?


you looking for 6x9's, sub etc? or just wanna replace the standard speakers?

[James.G]

i would just replace the standard speakers chick, thats what im doing.

how much you looking to spend?

[James]

im sure our ice guru Plush-Automotive could give you plenty of options elin

[Dan C]

Surely you start off with a new Head unit?! unless youve already got one of course

[Jonnyh]

one bit of advice please dont buy 6x9s save your money and spend it on some decent front speakers :)

[elinchick]

Thanks for the advice guys :) Yeah I think just replace the original speakers I wanna do? Bout how much would a decent set of alpines go for? Anyone got any pics of theirs?
Thanks :-*

[Tim]

erm well all i did to mine was jbls in the front, 6x9's and sub n amp, sounds a hell of alot better :D

[Dargs]

I had a set of Alpine components in my last 106, sounded nice and they were just running of an alpine headunit, think they were about £70

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/Dargs/Old%20Pug/INSTALL_QUICK_REVIEW2.jpg



one bit of advice please dont buy 6x9s save your money and spend it on some decent front speakers :)


Agree fully with 8)

[NikkiGTi]

ive got a range of alphasonik in my car, its good stuff :)

[plush-automotive]

Hi why alpine speakers? What sort of budget are looking at spending? Have you changed your headunit?

All the best
Luke

[James.G]

hey luke, wonder if you could help me out aswell :)

if already got a head unit, just want to upgarde the compoents like elin,

i was thinking about type S front and rear?

anything bad about them or what would u choose for the same price range? looking at paying around £100ish for both..

cheers :)

[pugginquik]

one bit of advice please dont buy 6x9s save your money and spend it on some decent front speakers :)


Def agree, waste of money.

spent on a decent set of components will make so much diff.

[Tewkes]

Dont buy alpine, its crap. Too expensive for what it is. Alpine you just paying for the name.

Infinity is awesome for its money, cheap and very good speakers.

If you wanna spend some good money, get some lanzar, lanzar opti drives - vibes, MTX. All awesome, reasonable price. Lanzar are built for quality and not bass - I have a set of lanzar speakers in the front of my car and the quality is outstanding, no sub, but the rear speakers give enough bass.

[hugh_106]

I know over on the SSC they worship Boston Acoustics Components, which are about £90 from CAD IIRC.

[pugginquik]

I love vibe stuff for value and quality of sound, but heard a set of rainbow components before and think i may have been converted!

[plush-automotive]

Hertz or rainbow comps and you can't go wrong, for £110 i'd hoenstly fit the herz high energy coaxials they fit in stock location, i fitted a set for ben at fast car magazine when he did the product test on them and they were the first set of coxials ive fitted in a long time that i was blown away.

[James]

really? quite impressed with that if your recomending them over a set of comps they must be good!

ive heard nothing but good things about rainbow , dont they have some really high end gear like 2k for some comps? lol

[plush-automotive]

yeh they do have comps for that they also have comps for 6.5k lol hertz do comps for £1.5k.

I'm saying the hertz coaxials would be good for some one of that budget, installation will be simple aswell, they really are worth every penny

It all depends where you want to take your system in the future if you were to amp the fronts id probably run comps. but then i'd save that little buit extra and get a better set in the front it's the most important part of a system you sit in the front so thats where the money should be spent ;D

[pugginquik]

I got recommended to listen to a set of hertz coax, thought the chap was after commission or summat lol, but if they areas good as that then ill have a gander when im next down the ice shop.

U ever fitted the rainbows in a 106?

I was so impressed by them for around £170 wouldn't even need to touch the rears.

[elinchick]

Thanks all for ur help ;D those Hertz coaxials sound fab for the money! Defo bargain! You got pic of em by any chance Massy