Stereo Setup Budget Of 1200

[Savtraxx]

So I have a 33 with no stereo at all.....I need to buy everything to get some abba pumping.....okay maybe more dubstep....My price limit will probably be no more then $1200 ..of course I love loudness and bass but I really appreciate crisp clear sound...can anyone point me in a direction of brands or setups? Thanks

[Carbon 34]

what does the car have now , anything ?

depends on if you want to go further , after the 1200 , if so it changes the plan a lot

from scratch and not including labour

buy a double din deck , unless you have a pocket or cherish the little radios, stear clear of sony IMO the quality has slipped on the car audio stuff , Pioneer, Clarion, Kenwood , Alpine, are my first choices then the rest

buy some good splits, , Pioneer, Kenwood, Jaycar, Morel low end, Blaupunkt has some decent ones for 99 bucks I think,

so thats about half of the money already ? give or take the brands and features and install items

buy a sub , 10 or 12 inch, , , depending on your skills you can build a box , or buy prebuilt, but they sound average compared to custom box.

buy amp, depends on what your ultimate goals are , but start with sub amp, run fronts off deck power for now in most cases. Option Audio has some decent cheap amps, fusion, Boss mid series, Soundstream has some , Orion Cobalt, Rockford, Jaycar old heatsink type. US Audio is ok, on the cheap. as well as kenwood, pioneer, clarion, just no sony on anything

that would eat up the rest of your budget easy, dont forget 4ga amp wire kit as well, most mono amps draw a fair bit of power.

skip the back speakers at this point or use factory faded way out if you must

your kinda in a weird price point for a whole system unless you go cheap. and nasty . you can do it but you must hagle, and shop wisely to fit the price point

and if you want to upgrade later dont buy the wrong stuff the first time around

sound deaden the front doors, always !!!!! so budget that too, makes a huge difference in skylines

[Savtraxx]

Wow I know nothing haha how do I sound deaden them? So in short am I going to be able to get a descent setup for this?

[Carbon 34]

depends on what you call decent, ? you can if you shop right. and do most of the install or fabrication ,

and it depends on what you want in the end ? show car, sound off car or just music that sounds acceptable ?

1200 can buy you the last one , spent wisely and you roll up your sleeves and do as much as you can yourself . you can end up with a pretty damn good sounding system , wont be fancy brand names or mega loud , and crystal clear, but should beat the pants off any factory high end system and some" slap happy" higher dollar installs, expensive parts just slapped into a car for a quick buck

sound deaden doors is cover millions of times on here, MEA car audio, youtube, etc. google it and read and watch the videos

in this case order from usa on some of the parts now to save some cash, dollar is high now, and US markets are dumping stock after CES new stuff just came out, so bargains can be had , just watch out fro shonks and radios with features that wont work here. and shipping costs.

no GST or duty on things under 1000 bucks either

or buy OZ your call , save oz jobs if you can afford it

[Savtraxx]

I want the clearest sound I can get , should I buy a second hand system? I heard a system in mums friends celica which was 3 grand and the sound was so clear and crisp....love it , maby I should go second hand?

[Carbon 34]

Second hand can be risky, and can die the next day without warranty ? plus installers hate old stuff missing parts or not fit to the car

your not going to get the clearest sound you can get for 1200 bucks. buy some expensive headphones and audiophile cd player and disk if you want unreal clear sound. or sit live at studio

your idea of clear might be way different to mine,

clear bass ? or tight bass ?

clear voices ? could be titanium tweeters to hear the highs loud and clear, but hissy other times

cimbals clearly heard as the brushs sticks hit them, as above , or high end speakers, 5k a pair or more in perfect install,

silent system with no noise between songs is clear as well? super clean audiophile amp

or just the ability to get loud as hell and still be undistorted , different cars sound way different even with the same gear in it

you can get a parts a little at a time to build up to a outstanding system ? seriously you can dump more then 1200 on a deck alone

I've put in 50k- to damn near 100k system in parts and labour , so you do the math ?

I've put 500 bucks in cars too and they sounded pretty damn good, basic but decent, enough and still loud and clear