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How good is sony Xplod stuff
- Thread starter klmillard
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I would hold off for the JBL mate. Or get the Infinity Basslink-X with the 10" live sub and the passive radiator, as its excellent value and would come in cheaper than the sony subs and amp by the time youve bought boxes for the subs, etc. To be honest its worth the difference to go to a better brand. Either that or go for Pioneer or Kenwood for the same money as the Sony stuff, as it really isnt that good.
Not sure about their new pentagon-shaped subs and amps tho, to be honest havent had any experience of that yet, but knowing what their previous stuffs been the quirky shaped gears likely to be basically just a gimmick, and the pentagon-shaped design gives absolutely no acoustic advantage over round subs!! (just like the old 6x9s/square solobarics vs round speakers debates!)
All of the above is just my own view, and Im certain evilice, john and many others will all have their own opinions to contribute as well!!
Definately hold off on the Sonys they are terrible subs..what kind of budget are you working to? I might be able to sort something out for your price range.
If you are on a very tight budget at the moment then you could save up for a bit longer and go for a couple of better subs like you said. Possibly something from JBL or Alpine etc.
Russ
Evil I.C.E Car Audio
Well i have always had JBL speakers so was thinking i cant go wrong on there stuff, so thats an option.
I dont really know what my budget is as i always get a little more tempted by new things and so my spending goes up. I want a cheap gear as possible but want the best quality for the money.
Basicly the ice am looking for:
Screen/screens for sunvisors.
Amp to power 2 subs and maybe my Vibe 6x9s
2x 10" or 12" subs
All wires i need to connect an xbox to the screens and to power it.
Box for the subs.
Accustic shelf for 6x9s.
If anyone can get prices for this stuff it would be great.
Kev
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my R5 is decked out in xplode... and the sound quality if excellent....
the only things that aint xplode are the rear parcel shelf speakers... which are 300w pioneers
the front door speakers are 150W xplode, and theres rockford component tweeters in the side of doors too
900W xplode subwoofer
2 xplode amps
I got a MP40 headunit as a stopgap - it plays MP3s (main purpose) and runs the standard (and very very mailto:cr@p">cr@p) speakers. It only cost £125 new so in comparason I would say that it is very good value for money compared to the other MP3 players for £125. It actually looks good in the flesh (plastic) unlike its pic online.
If your going to do a proper install then 80% of people in all the car audio forums I checked said similar to most of the guys on here - it aint as good a similarly priced stuff. But the sound of something is purely down to what you hear and what you like - not what is supposed to be good. Im into Home Cinema a bit and most people wont advise you too much - they tell you to go and listen for yourself as you may like what they dont - thats enough drivel from me
sony and jbl are a bit pants - they offer brand name and thats about it - they are reasonably reliable but if u want to actually enjoy your music (or feel it in your chest) then you really need to be looking at kicker or other american brands, they simply represent better value for money - if you look around you can get stuff even from companies such as jensen that wil out perform JBL/sony in a good set up.
You dont need to go to many sound offs,both SQ and SPL to realise that SOny is a brand to steer clear of, or the big manufacturers only Kenwood and Pioneer seem to get a look in, and even then its rarely for the amps/sub/speaker area more like the EQ and head unit side of things.
you should really just go down to a local shop and have a lsiten to as much stuff as u can, and when i say shop i dont mean a halfords with them all in a big display (plus the people there talk from their bottoms), and then based on what u liked the most make a purchase - after all it is u that is the one whos gonna be listening to it the most.
i love kicker (and to a lesser degree jensen) so i am biased but deffo not sony
BSNC
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i can only speak from experience and peeps in all the sound offs i have been to (andi did do a season last year) i cant recallseeing one sony headunit being used in anything other than a sony sponsered car, all kenwoods, alpine, and clarions mainly - oh and the odd nakamatchi for the big money bastids - lol
BSNC
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