Car audio set up help

[whiteballz]

+1 for self humiliation - stupid rabbit - cobalts are for turd burglers

[Turbo.Jenkens]

I think the bass that the standard speakers are gunna offer will be enough. My cars pretty old so all that a subwoofer will do is make alot of annoying rattles I suspect, and I don't really listen to overly bass intensive music.

I don't listen to bass intensive music either, and I understand why you don't want a rattling trunk. I have 1 10 in a sealed box and find it adds a certain dynamic quality. I hope you enjoy your new stereo.

[crisis]

I've heard an amp improves the quality so I thought I'd buy one. Dunno if its thats true or not but meh...

Umm I'm just getting round entry levelish 6x9's for the back and some similar 4 or 6 inch speakers for the front.

Car audio 101
1. Get an amp if you can.
2. Look for RMS outputs for Watts not the advertised max power/peak power etc.
3. A 50 watt head unit will most likely put out half that RMS. It will be enough to power the speakers but more power is better. Not for loudness as such but for an undistorted sound.
4. It is safer to power speakers with low power handing with a high powered amp than it is to drive a lower powered amp into clipping speakers with high power handling ratings. I.e. drive speakers rated at 50watts with a 100 RMS amp is better than driving 200 watt rated speakers with the output of a head unit into clipping.
5. Buy known brands however understand almost everything will be made in China!
6. Contrary to item 5 check out JayCar for cheap but good quality speakers, amps, cabling etc. You can trust everything from that my store (car audio) in my opinion and I don’t work there.

[crisis]

Um do you have Jaycar in NZ? doh!

[#1 Mustang Fan]

Um do you have Jaycar in NZ? doh!

I'm pretty sure we don't. Maybe in Auckland or something.

We've got Super cheap auto and Repco?

[crisis]

I'm pretty sure we don't. Maybe in Auckland or something.

We've got Super cheap auto and Repco?

Cancel my comment re Jaycar then and revert to #5

[Spastik_Roach]

Don't listen to mustang fan, we do have Jaycar here. (Jaycar Electronics) They don't seem that focussed on car audio tho. I think I'll not worry with an amp as I've got bugger all money right now and I'm only planning on having my car right now for another year or so. I'll put a amp in the next car I buy I think.

Bought this yesterday anyway. Looks like a decent head unit, got it for a good price too.

[#1 Mustang Fan]

Wow, never heard of it here -.-

Do you know where they are based? Or have stores?

[Spastik_Roach]

Dick smiths in town is a jaycar now.