SilverGS

I think it will be a good idea (especially for newbies - like myself) to see what other seasoned SQ guys have installed in their cars so that they can get a feel for various options.

Moderators, I think it would be a good idea to make this a sticky and moderate it so that useless (with respect) posts are deleted and only system specific info is saved. This will save people reading through ten thousand useless replies.

The template for answers (use the reply with quote function to save re-writing the text) within this thread (in order to keep it uniform) can be this:

System Cost:
Source Unit(s):
Processor(s):
Front Speaker(s):
Center Speaker(s):
Rear Speaker(s):
Sub(s):
Amplifier(s):
Other:
Cable:
Sound Deadening:

Feel free to take out any that are not applicable (for example center channel).

[ March 06, 2005, 07:57 AM: Message edited by: SilverGS ]

SilverGS

It has been a difficult journey for me personally, however I now feel I am almost there.

System Cost: Roughly US$5K
Source Unit(s): Pioneer Premier DEX-P9
Processor(s): Pioneer Premier DEQ-P9
Front Speaker(s): Focal Utopia 165W with the NeoCD3.0 3" Ribbon Tweeters
Sub(s): Focal Utopia 27WX (still need to buy one more)
Amplifier(s): Zapco C2K-2.5X for the fronts and Zapco C2K-2.0X for the subs
Navigation System: Pioneer AVIC-88DVD with the Pioneer AVD-6210 6.5 inch LCD monitor
Cable: None yet
Sound Deadening: Second Skin Audio, Cascade Audio

System has not been installed yet.

It has been a difficult journey for me personally, however I now feel I am almost there. It has taken roughly over 2 years to source the hardware together mainly because I bought stuff, got rid of it and bought other stuff till I settled on the above.

Just need to find a very competent (as in having installed a winning SQ system) and affordable installer to put it together.

[ March 11, 2005, 06:07 AM: Message edited by: SilverGS ]

Brandon

iTrader: (1)

I don't consider myself seasoned but I've been around the competition scene and had a few systems.

System Cost: $3000 or so.

HU: Denonford 8250Ti

Processor: Audiocontrol 4XS(no eq currently being used)

Speakers: Phase Linear 5.25's with Kicker Resolution tweets(Focal Utopia 165W2's next week)

Subs2) Kicker Solobaric 15's(round)

Amps: Xtant 2140C(front) and Rockford 301(subs)

Cable: Scosche EFX and DB Link

Sound Deadening: not yet.

JPSpecial

For this season I´m going to use the following setup, price is hard to say, cause i use some older used gear, and also i don´t like counting every cent i spent on my hobbies

System Cost: don´t really know
Source Unit(s): Alpine CDA 9813R
Processor(s): none
Front Speaker(s): Helix RS6 Competition
Center Speaker(s): none
Rear Speaker(s): none
Sub(s): Image Dynamics IDQ10
Amplifier(s): Blade SE2250 for sub, Blade SE4100 for front
Other: only some "toys" like illumination and remote
Cable: Monster and Oehlbach
Sound Deadening: Terodem and Brax ExVibration

The system isn´t installed completely yet, atm only front ist running, still working on the sub. Guess I´ll be 100percent finished in about three weeks...

zzzzzzz

iTrader: (5)

System Cost: not yet done if i say my wife will kill me more than $1
Source Unit(s):Eclipse
Processor(s):
Front Speaker(s): focal k2p
Center Speaker(s): n/a
Rear Speaker(s): maybe ,not yet
Sub(s): focal 27h but looking a 27kx 21wx
Amplifier(s): u-40xs v2 amp (u-dimensios amp)and an PG 500.2 for the sub
Other: 10f cap
Cable: PG
Sound Deadening yes need to look
i just got the SUV so i'm just starting the set up looking at the f-glassing work i need to do i just booked 2weeks off to do it but my wife think i'm doing all the things she would like me to do LOL

Miluni

iTrader: (1)

System Cost: $7738
Source Unit: Pioneer Avic-N1 ($2795)
Processor: AudioControl DQS ($1045)
Front Speakers: MB Quart QSD 216 ($1400)
Center speakers: Stock Bose
Rear speakers: Stock Bose
Sub: MTX 9500 ($650)
Amplifier: Rockford 1501BD ($900)
Other: AudioControl EQX ($499)
Other: AudioControl Epic-160 ($449)
Cable: Variety, mainly phoenix gold
Sound Deadening: none

Westec

iTrader: (1)

System Cost: $4599.99
Source Unit(s): $799.99
Processor(s): $600.00
Front Speaker(s): $800
Center Speaker(s):
Rear Speaker(s):
Sub(s): $600 (3)
Amplifier(s): Macrom 460/Macrom 2120 $1800
Other:
Cable:
Sound Deadening: B-Quiet

See my sig. for my model number...

veeman

iTrader: (3)

System Cost: about 4000-4500 cdn
Source Unit(s): Alpine cda-9827-don't like fold downs
Processor(s): alpine era-g320-love spectrums
Front Speaker(s): jbl power p650c-6.5 comps
Center Speaker(s):g320 takes care of that
Rear Speaker(s): jbl power p953 6x9-my boy is too little to ride up front and needs his tunes!
Sub(s): jbl power p1020d(2ohm)x 2
Amplifier(s): Rockford Fosgate power T10001bd(subs) and T8004 front/rear
Other: my own labour and box
Cable: esoteric audio
Sound Deadening: Just turn up the volume and all the noise goes away! too lazy to rip everything out...maybe in the next car?

PT-Chris

iTrader: (1)

This is what I am doing this year. Finnally getting all the equipment that I have wanted for so many years!!!! Not totally SQ but I think it will sound pretty good.


System Cost: I dont want to know!!!
Source Unit(s): Alpine CDA 7998
Processor(s): Orion Concept 97.2
Front Speaker(s): Image Dynamics HLCD Comps. Including CD1E Compression Horns, and CX62 mids
Sub(s): Three Image Dynamics ID MAX 12"
Amplifier(s): Treo SSX 75.4, 2 Treo SSX 750.1's
Other:
Cable: Scosche
Sound Deadening: X-Terminator