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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 05:39 AM
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Im gettin a new headunit for the formula,Pioneer Premier Deh-p860mp. I plan on purchasing a new amp undecided as of right now. I wanted to rewire the entire car cuz im sick of the frieken monsoon. I was going to replace the door with alpines and new tweeters. As for the sail panel instead of subs, I wanted to throw basically another set of alpines in there which have highs and bass what would I be lookin at? will this sound good considering sail usually means all bass? I was going to leave the hatch with the stock speakers that are in there now and also wire these to the amp but these speakers arent a big issue to me should they be? Instead I was thinking of throwing 2 10" subs in the trunk saying screw the stock ones in the hatch? I havent decided on how powerful the subs should be yet i like my bass but I really just want to get 1 amp for all of this am I looking at a 6 channel amp? If so how powerful of an amp/ how many channels? Am I better off gettin a 4 channel amp and a mono amp? Advice on this system would be greatly appreciated also recommendations on amps/subs/speakers I kno the brand names but I wanna hear what you guys recommend and what you think i should do with my faceplate (cuz im def gettin that). I really like my bass and i like my music loud soo what could you recommend for me for the best prices and the best quality from the info given thankyou in advance
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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- ~$200 head unit, must have three pairs of RCA's
- ~$100 pair of components or 6.5" coaxials up front
- ~$200 single 10" sub in a stealth box
- ~$150 4-channel amp bridged to two channels driving fronts
- ~$150 single channel amp class D driving sub
- Disconnect factory subs and sail panel speakers

If you want rear fill... add
- Another $50-100 pair of coaxials in the back
- Run 4 channel amp above in 4 channel mode driving all four

If you want more bass...
- Go with a dual 10" or 12" box in the hatch but lose your t-top storage.

All prices are fairly relative. Scale them all up or down depending upon your budget. A post like this is really a mess to answer which is why you have no replys. You need to be more specific about your price range and wants.

List your price range: XXXX
List your priorities such as: lots of bass, MP3 playback, sound quality, ease of installation... blah blah blah
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