Sound system upgrade for a newbie :)

[tazman888]

Hi,
I have a 2008 vti civic and looking to upgrade my sound system.
Is there any recommendation as which store I should go in Sydney(in term of their advice, price, and quality wise). I’m totally clueless about what kind of stuff should I go for (been to ryda – pretty friendly), therefore a good advice and an honest shop would be my first option (as some of the store will be trying to rip off as much as they can from a newbie like me).

Budget wise maybe around 2.5 (looking to get a double din with the screen as well ;p)
Most of the sub taking a lot of spaces, is there a better way to solve this issue as I need the spaces some time.

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Pendy

[its_ish]

Im assuming that you want a balanced sound system installed in your car as you dont really want to sacrifice the entire boot space. From experience and personal preference, I tend to purchase my car audio gear from Jaycar Electronics. Jaycar's range of car audio gear is great bang for your buck. Offering great performance, good quality at reasonable prices. Not to mention that the sales people in jaycar are very knowledgeable, technical and helpful.
Their range of amplifiers are well built, greater power, performance and features over branded amplifiers four times their price. They are also made in Korea as opposed to China where most amplifiers are coming from nowadays.
Their speakers are also great performers! The Venom range for budget and Response for high fidelity sound. The subs also offer amazing bass response. The only downside is that they do not offer suitable boxes so you will have to be handy with the jigsaw and make up your own or you can find a suitable pre-made box elsewhere.
They are also selling a Touchscreen Double Din 7" DVD Player for $399.00. An absolute bargain for the features included. e.g. 4 x 40WRMS, front, rear, sub RCA pre-outs @ 4V, multi-video inputs for reverse cameras, etc.
So my recommendation to you is as follows:
QM3784 - 7" double din touchscreen DVD $399.00 on special
AA-0458 - 5 channel Amp (4x60WMRS + 340WRMS for sub) $449.00
CS-2329 - 6.5" front splits $79.00 on special
CS-2374 - 6.5" coaxials for the back $119.00
CS-2354 - 12" dual voice coil sub $249.00
This system will cost you less than $1300.00! Amazing for the sound quality and performance that you will get.
So if your a sensible person who purchase products for their value rather than brands, then i strongly recommend heading down to your local Jaycar store.

[tazman888]

That's pretty sweet, but i'm totally a diy retard. Do they provide installation as well?

[its_ish]

they do not do installations, however they should be able to recommend you to a local auto electrician as like yourself, not everyone is a DIY person.

[Muzzy]

Don't forget you need to buy a 2 din dash kit to fit the double din into your dash...

[tazman888]

Yea I'm aware of that.. I think it cost around 200.

[its_ish]

why dont you just buy a single din touchscreen?
I have some audio gear for sale...
single din touchscreen DVD player, mtx 4 channel, mtx mono block and front & rear speakers and a sub. Let me know if you are interested.

[tazman888]

thanks for the offer, but i have set my eyes on the pioneer head unit :)

[TGS79]

I have dealt with Ryda a couple of times, Cronulla Car Sound and also FHRX Studios. All these guys have given me great support over the years. FHRX do some good custom work I am sure they could do something to minimise the sub taking up boot space.

[ej20i]

pioneer....nooooooooo dont

[tazman888]

Any bad experience with pioneer? :) mind to send me a pm hehe.. Looks nice and not too costly as well...

any other recommendation?

[kman2k]

Focal ... VB series .. you can't go wrong!

[tazman888]

That's looks pretty cool. Will definitely give it a thought. thanks kman2k

[TGS79]

Yeah Focal are real nice. I am using the focal 165KR up front, the 165KRC coax in the rear and a 27KX 11" Sub all running of an Alpine PDX5 5 channel amp. And an Alpine CDA9887 head unit and Stinger Accessories. Big thumbs up for FOCAL, Stinger & Alpine product's.

[pair08]

+1 9887 hu it's awesome :D

also check out some other brand of speakers (hertz, german mastero, rainbow) all good stuff. see FHRX, not cheap but one of the best in the business

[tazman888]

Hi guys,

it this a good deal Sony - XAVW1 DOUBLE DIN AV MASTER WITH 7 INCH SCREEN in JB for 642 while ryda is still selling it 1100++

Anyone has any comment with that HU?

Cheers

[ej20i]

nope, because that HU is basically useless. u can grab something beter than can do much more things for a price nearing that or even add a couple more hundred bux u can actually get something decent.

that HU was first launch at around 2006. so u know how old that crap is.
they just trying to run it out because its practically crap and no one wants to buy it once u look into it.
i used to use it but i sold it after 2 months for 300 LOL!

[tazman888]

Yes i guess you are right, they dun even have a bluetooh , divx playability and etc

[ej20i]

no usb tooo!

[Stig]

Hi guys,

it this a good deal Sony - XAVW1 DOUBLE DIN AV MASTER WITH 7 INCH SCREEN in JB for 642 while ryda is still selling it 1100++

Anyone has any comment with that HU?

Cheers

lcd quality isnt that great compared to the alpine and pioneer one (feels like the image on the sony is buzzy and static), but it is a fraction of the price

[tazman888]

Looking for a double din for civic vti 2008. Can anyone pm me where i can get those stuff.

I have set my eyes on the Alpine 502 $1k from ebay :)

Thanks

[tazman888]

Hi guys, Do i need to buy an antenna adapter if i want to change to double din facia? Or that already included with the double din facia.

Thanks

[ej20i]

u need to buy it again
i just came back sony launch for 2010 product line up
its some thing that u might want to wait for

[kawai]

A noob question, if I where to change driver n passenger side speaker how do I take the cover off? Or is it like half of the door I'll have to take apart. Thx

[ej20i]

front door trim has to come off

[tazman888]

To all the music expert. Anyone has any experience with Helix Precision Speakers? Are they any good compare to Focal?
I have audition helix precision already, but not focal. Sounds allright to me (since I'm not an audiophile). And one more thing, is 10" sub enough for normal daily music or i should go for 12"?

I have been to Crankin, he is very helpful and patient in explaning stuff. Since he is the helix distributor so I will need a second opinion before i jump on the wagon. They are pretty well price either.. Set of precision 2 way speaker, 10" precision sub, DB4 ampli and installation set me around 2k. What do you guys think about it?

Thanks

[tazman888]

So no one has any idea what i'm talking about here?

[TGS79]

Sorry Tazman I am not familiar with this brand. I would suggest tring to find a product review.

[ej20i]

yup not familiar with the brand sorry

[tazman888]

That's what I'm worry about :( I think I should go with a branded stuff if that is the case:

Alpine W502E (on the way),
165KR Focal
Focal Solid 4
Focal 27V1

Hopefully I will get a good sq with those combination.