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  1. I do have an mono amp with a 15" sub, but the front speakers i have are stock. and i think it will be much more louder to buy a 6.5". and if im going to replace my 5.25" with another 5.25", do you reckon any brand which has a very good SQ (sound quality) but yet powerful.. thanks :)

    Look into brands like Rainbow, DLS. Remember that a properly installed 5.25 will play lower and sound better than a poorly installed 6.5.

    I have to recommend against using Driving Sound Mt Eden. The stunt they pulled on a friend bordered on fraudulence. They put those JVC FS60 components in his car and I would rate them as some of the worst speakers I've ever had the misfortune of listening to.


  2. Think Paul's bought out the leftover Focal stock.This was posted by them on another forum.

    SB27V2 - 11" Polyglass V2 sub box - $300

    SB21V2 - 8" Polyglass V2 sub box - $250

    33V1 - 13" Polyglass V1 subwoofer - $200

    40V2 - 16" Polyglass V2 subwoofer - $250

    27V2 - 11" Polyglass V2 Subwoofer - $230

    46KX4 - 16" Polykevlar 18" Quad 1 ohm coil subwoofer - $850

    BENo6 - BE No6 component set - $3500

    BE21WX - BE 8" subwoofer - $1000

    BE13WS - BE 5" subwoofer - $350

    5WS - Utopia 5" subwoofer - $150

    165K3P - Polykevlar 3 way component set - $800

    210CV1 - Polyglass 8" coax set - $200

    130KP - Polykevlar 5" component set - $350

    165KP - Polykevlar Power 6" component set - $400

    100VSLIM - Polyglass 4" shallow mount component set - $300

    SB27V1 - 11" Polyglass V1 sub box - $200

    13KS - 5" Polykevlar Subwoofer - $150

    SB40V2 - 16" Polyglass V2 Sub box - $400

    27V1 - 11" Polyglass V1 subwoofer - $100

    165V3E - Polyglass 3 way component set - $450


  3. Guessing you're amping fronts and sub and running rears from headunit. So 2 pair RCA will work for you if you wanted to go even cheaper. You're running a basic system with reasonable quality components and any of these midrange headunits will provide sufficient sq that the differences between them won't really be noticeable on your system

    The JVC R816 is a good unit; BT works well and ipod control is fast. I've only had a little play with one and can't remember how well the interface worked (ie how easy is it to search the ipod, or dial a call). I'd expect the Pioneer to be on a par in terms of sound quality but haven't played with that unit so can't comment firmly.

    I run a higher end JVC in 2 of my cars and they've both gone well. The interfaces could be improved, but otherwise I'm happy to recommend them.

    Drop into your local Repco or the like and see if they've got one on their demo board. Have a good play with it and see how easy/difficult it is to use. Seems that illumination colour is important to you, if so look at the r816 with has the varicolour illumination. Otherwise the r716 is cheaper, has 2 pair rca and only basic illumination.


  4. Check whether you've got a blue wire, and a blue with white stripe wire coming out the back of the headunit.

    As a general rule, the blue with white stripe is the remote on wire which is 12v+ whenever your stereo is on. This is the one that will be connected to your aerial at the moment. The solid blue wire should be your electric aerial which is 12v+ only when you're listening to the radio. If you find the solid blue wire on the back of your headunit then don't just assume it's an electric aerial, get a multimeter and test it for certainty.

    note, if you have an amp then make sure the amp is still connected to the blue with white stripe.


  5. Must have been a blond moment.

    You mean a senior moment?

    If I had to get a people mover my money would be going on one of THESE

    I've driven one and they are excellent in terms of grunt (same engine as VW Touareg R5) and build quality.

    I bought the peoplemover that was 3rd last on the TG satisfaction survey :D , has the Nissan VQ35 engine.


  6. Was up at wrecker Ray's and he reckoned it was tu because it's straight across the front of the engine. I'll see what I can find out and change the auction if it isn't.

    Won't miss it too much, the people mover is pretty zippy and alot more practical


  7. You don't really want to put the tweeters into the vents or where the door winders are. Good idea is to minimise the path length difference between the tweeters and the listener, so in a nutshell put them as far away as possible (I'm not going to get into reflections cos it'll complicated things)

    If you've got time, have a read of this (page 7 onwards):

    http://hybrid-audio.com/downloads/Hybrid%2...rs%20Manual.pdf

    It's an indepth, but not too hard to read, analysis of speaker positioning. Focusses on the HAT L3 but is applicable to all speakers.


  8. Figure out where the tweeters go last. get the rest of the system sorted and then try the tweeters in a variety of positions using blutack to hold them in place. Get Michael Jackson Thriller and listen to where the footsteps are - he should walk across your dash.

    Every tweeter has different on / off axis response so try them and see where they sound best to you. Also try inverting the phase of both tweeters (ie wire the negative tweeter wire to the positive crossover terminal and vice versa) to see what effect this has on the apparent height of your sound stage.


  9. Should be able to do something decent with that budget. What headunit is it (make and model).

    What sources do you need ipod / iphone / mp3 etc and is BT a must have?

    What are you wanting from the system, as much bass as possible or sound quality or something street that sounds good put can put down a big bass line if required?

    Also what type of music do you listen to?


  10. What's your budget?

    For $220 you can get an 8 month old Image Dynamics IDQ12 v3 dual 2ohm sub in a sealed enclosure from a guy in CHCH. Those subs retail for $650 and will seriously outperform what you're currently looking at in both SPL and SQ. It would need an amp that will do between 500 and 800rms to do the sub justice.

    (Note Sony rate their stuff in max watts which is misleading. Their 1300w subs equate to about 350rms)

    Don't bother replacing rears, with good fronts and a sub you just use the rears for ambience and the factory speakers will suffice.

    Don't buy a capacitor, complete waste of money. A decent battery will supply more than enough power.

    In all honesty the Sony Xplode gear is pretty rubbish. It's reasonable bang for buck but if you hunt around you can do way better. Fusion's has gone downhill a bit too but some of their older amps are good (Jonah Lomu, FP series).


  11. For installs in Wellington, get in touch with a guy called Dave. He's on nzicemag forums and goes under the name of DeeCee. There's alot of DIYers down there who down excellent installs.

    That Fusion PP amp is a 4x125rms and isn't a great deal for $400. Average but you're not getting a bargain.

    What's your entire budget? And what are you looking for out of it? Do you want big bass or more of a sound quality focus

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